Winter cycling safety tips / advice
- Thread starter Bimble
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Bimble
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summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Okay, I'm not sure I dare ask, but what to you mean by "buff" - do you mean naked?
No - naked is what your head is without a buff in wintertime...
A buff is a small tube of material that looks quite expensive but does a great job. Because it is thin it is easy to wear under a helmet or round your neck etc... there are numberous ways to model it... (you could try naked but it doesn't cover a large enough area for me to be seen only wearing one
).You can get loads of different designs ... its a good present to have on a Christmas list...
http://www.buffshop.co.uk/?gclid=CNS4gtGfuaUCFUxO4Qodui24Yw
I only wear mine in winter time but my husband wears his in summer as well to soak up sweat. Easy to wash too.
quidditys_shore
Senior Member
- Location
- Middlesbrough
this is my first winter cycling need some advice!
i only do 5 miles to work (10miles a day). the only thing i need at the minute is warmer legs! i'm just wearing primarks cheap £3 tracksuit bottoms! LOL
i'm just thinking some long johns would help but any advice would be helpful! also the cheaper the better!
i only do 5 miles to work (10miles a day). the only thing i need at the minute is warmer legs! i'm just wearing primarks cheap £3 tracksuit bottoms! LOL
i'm just thinking some long johns would help but any advice would be helpful! also the cheaper the better!
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
No - naked is what your head is without a buff in wintertime...
A buff is a small tube of material that looks quite expensive but does a great job. Because it is thin it is easy to wear under a helmet or round your neck etc... there are numberous ways to model it... (you could try naked but it doesn't cover a large enough area for me to be seen only wearing one
You can get loads of different designs ... its a good present to have on a Christmas list...
http://www.buffshop....CFUxO4Qodui24Yw
I only wear mine in winter time but my husband wears his in summer as well to soak up sweat. Easy to wash too.
They have these in one of the outdoor shops in town for £20, and also in Pound Fever for £1.50! The only difference is that packaging.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
this is my first winter cycling need some advice!
i only do 5 miles to work (10miles a day). the only thing i need at the minute is warmer legs! i'm just wearing primarks cheap £3 tracksuit bottoms! LOL
i'm just thinking some long johns would help but any advice would be helpful! also the cheaper the better!
woolly tights?
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
this is my first winter cycling need some advice!
i only do 5 miles to work (10miles a day). the only thing i need at the minute is warmer legs! i'm just wearing primarks cheap £3 tracksuit bottoms! LOL
i'm just thinking some long johns would help but any advice would be helpful! also the cheaper the better!
ron hill bikesters are nice or get some of these under the jogging bottoms, very toasty
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CYCLE-BIK...07?pt=UK_Cycling_Clothing&hash=item2a0bc8ecb7
this is my first winter cycling need some advice!
i only do 5 miles to work (10miles a day). the only thing i need at the minute is warmer legs! i'm just wearing primarks cheap £3 tracksuit bottoms! LOL
i'm just thinking some long johns would help but any advice would be helpful! also the cheaper the better!
I saw some guy cycling in shorts this morning, only minus two.
decca234uk
New Member
- Location
- Leeds
Watch out for ice. I literally come off every year because of ice. Earlier this year when it was freezing I was cycling to work at 1.40 in the afternoon, it was cold but the sun was shining. Going along some back roads in an industrial estate and I hit a patch of black ice and was kissing the floor in seconds. The thing about coming off in ice is the speed which the bike it taken from under you, there's no time to react. I've decided I won't use my bike if there's any frost about. Dellzeg is right, sometimes the safest thing to do is leave the bike at home and pray for spring.
Paul_L
Über Member
- Location
- Shipley, West Yorks
i went out for a steady hour yesterday on the MTB, just to get out. The roads were ok where they had been gritted, but i kept in primary most of they way to avoid the slush in the gutter. The tow path was covered in snow / ice and i reckoned the sections where grip was better was when the snow was being picked up on the tyres. When the tyres weren't picking anything up that correponded to more icier conditions so that's something to look out for.