Unpadded winter bib tights - recommendations?

Anthony.C wrote:

Winter shorts and leg warmers is the answer.

Not necesarily. I use unpadded winter tights for commuting, since the journey is quite short, and they aren't in contact with sensitive areas, I can wear the same tighs for 4 commutes, especially, if it warms up during the day and I don't need them on the way home.

quick research suggests they aren't widely available anymore, but if you take castelli small you could be in luck http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/castelli-velocissimo-bib-tights-no-pa...

or any size except large here https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-velocissimo-2-no-pad-cycling-bib-t...

I guess most people want a proper pad in their bibtights

ChrisS9 wrote:

I'd forgotten the Howies ones, not sure how warm they are compared to the other roubaix options?

I wore mine today.

They were very, very comfortable. The fit is lovely. I wore waist shorts underneath, and was warm enough while riding at a comfortable pace.

However, the fabric isn't fleecey - I can't say that my legs were overly warm, and when the knees got damp on my way home, they felt cold. Anything colder than today and I would have struggled.

dottigirl wrote:

However, the fabric isn't fleecey - I can't say that my legs were overly warm, and when the knees got damp on my way home, they felt cold. Anything colder than today and I would have struggled.

this weekend may just have been more exceptionally colder than the mercury was telling us,as that wind was almost arctic cold it felt like, certainly my stock goto winter tights which in previous winters have been totally adequate even at freezing temps, just werent hacking it all, I had too many cold bits not enough warm bits, and then chuck in the rain and I still havent properly warmed up yet.

Awavey wrote:

dottigirl wrote:

However, the fabric isn't fleecey - I can't say that my legs were overly warm, and when the knees got damp on my way home, they felt cold. Anything colder than today and I would have struggled.

this weekend may just have been more exceptionally colder than the mercury was telling us,as that wind was almost arctic cold it felt like, certainly my stock goto winter tights which in previous winters have been totally adequate even at freezing temps, just werent hacking it all, I had too many cold bits not enough warm bits, and then chuck in the rain and I still havent properly warmed up yet.

You could be right. I've been out in colder temps, but that wind was biting. I was leading the ride so was on the front or near it for the whole time, and it was relatively flat so no shelter. 

I seem to feel the cold more as I get older too - I'm planning on wearing 3/4 under the Howies on my next potentially cold outing. I'm missing my winter boots, and I think that makes a difference too.

My first cycling winter, I was told if your legs aren't sufficiently protected/warm, your feet are more likely to get cold. I think this goes the other way too - if your feet aren't warm enough, you'll feel it in your legs too. I recommend winter boots to everyone who's doing decent-length rides in the cold.

ConcordeCX wrote:

These are good:

 

http://www.howies.co.uk/mens-cycling-bib-tights-163.html

They certainly are, my thoughts for what they're worth - http://road.cc/content/review/106177-howies-bib-tights