We have a winner for the Vulpine autumn clothing bundle worth over £500

A winning comment
In the form of a haiku
I await the stuff

Bring on the padded gonks.

The crisp air and those first few lung-busting cold breaths as I hit the Staffordshire countryside and get up to speed.

Autumn, love it.

Coming home soaked through and still feeling great

Simple...riding my bike. Not matter what time of year, just ride.

The best thing about autumn biking is the slowly widening gap between being cold at the beginning and the warmth of hard work spreading throughout your body.

The novelty of cold mornings and layering up!

Merino Nights ...boogie on down the road

Mmmm toastie

Autumn is a chance to wear my 3/4 length leggings & long sleeve Jersey for three weeks before winter kicks in and the long tights and merino Jersey comes out!

Crisp mornings. Not having a sunburnt neck. The chance to get a little bit dirty.

Being able to exert myself a bit more without being soaked in sweat.

Crisp evening air, stars, moonlight, misty sunrises and sunsets. That and getting piss wet through.

Overtaking Rapha victims in £200 rain jackets

Looking good!:)

Crisp, clear mornings

Cool kit!

I've just started cycling again after a 20 year break, some might say not the best time of year. However as I cycle to work in the whipping wind and spattering rain I smile at the freedom of being able cycle along the river Derwent with sheep and cows as company.
At the end of the day I can get back into cycling gear and get on my bike and smile again as I make my way through the falling leaves and follow setting sun, these are my favourite things.

I have the joy of biking through the forest in the early morning light on the way to work and returning in the dusk. Good clothing is an essential ingredient to make this as enjoyable as possible

I have the joy of biking through the forest in the early morning light on the way to work and returning in the dusk. Good clothing is an essential ingredient to make this as enjoyable as possible

Not punctures. They're not my favourite thing. Or getting wet. Not that either. Or the cold. Or wind. Don't like those things. I do quite like leaves. And cross. I LOVE cross...

The cooler temperatures so you don't get so sweaty

Cold mornings, brilliant leaf colours in bright sun light, warm cafes for cake and coffee!!

Cold mornings, brilliant leaf colours in bright sun light, warm cafes for cake and coffee!!

who said anything about autumn. with the right gear it feels like summer all year round

Having the bike path to myself again...

Let's not beat around the bush. I hate Autumn. Don't give me all that fluff about the wonderful colours, crisp air etc., it doesn't wash. Autumn is cold, dark, wet and windy. The only good thing about riding in Autumn is that it makes you appreciate spring and summer more. Roll on April and the spring classics.

Setting off in the dark on my 26 mile commute along the Northumberland lanes and riding through the dawn and the sunrise, then flying home with a westerly breeze on my back - Who cares if you have a crap day at work when it starts and ends so well.

Riding through wooded country roads while rays of golden and auburn sunshine bounce of the side of your eyeballs at acute angles.

When it's over!!!!