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What to wear when it’s freezing

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  • November 30, 2010 at 10:51 am #12902
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    What do you wear on your commute when it is zero degrees outside? Is it different to what you wear out training in the same temperature? The difference for me is in footwear and that depends on what bike I choose to ride.

    here is what I wear:

    woolie boolie socks
    merino pants
    rapha 3/4
    merino base
    merino track top
    soft shell jacket
    specialized sub zero gloves

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  • December 2, 2010 at 10:15 pm #639227
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    Simon E

    Ground Effect Submerino
    Aldi
    Ground Effect Submerino
    Aldi gilet
    Buffalo windshirt
    Endura coolmax undershorts
    Altura Winter Cruisers
    Altura Neostream overshoes
    Pearl Izumi amfib gloves (not great but better than the alternative)
    Ground Effect bandana for my ears
    central vent of helmet covered by masking tape

    It’s a bit cold on the arms at first, as the windshirt is unlined pertex, but anything much more snug and I’m too hot after 20 minutes.

    December 2, 2010 at 11:09 am #639225
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    workhard

    merino socks
    mtb
    merino socks
    mtb shoes
    overshoes
    dhb winter tights
    ranchsliders
    altura overtousers
    schutt vr merino ls top
    arm warmers over
    merino gilet
    altura night vision jacket
    merino gloves
    altura gloves over
    buff
    gore face mask to start with
    merino hat under helmet (don’t normally bother with lid)

    December 1, 2010 at 11:46 am #639223
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    dave atkinson

    that’s wonderful. somehow it
    that’s wonderful. somehow it couldn’t be any other hairstyle, could it?

    December 1, 2010 at 10:31 am #639221
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    bazzargh

    I just put on my 94 Castorama
    I just put on my 94 Castorama kit and I’m flushed with embarassment all the way to work

    December 1, 2010 at 9:00 am #639219
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    andyfryer

    I’ve cycled in temperatures
    I’ve cycled in temperatures as low as -8 degrees Celsius and felt super-toasty when wearing:

    • Bridgedale socks under dhb M1 MTB Shoes (plus Endura overshoes if it’s Baltic)
    • Endura Stealth Tights over Gore Bike Wear Bib shorts – fleece-lined tights, windproof outers
    • Gore Bike Wear jersey over Icebreaker Merino wool base layer, both under Altura Night Vision Waterproof Cycling Jacket. Merino wool FTW
    • Altura Night Vision Waterproof Gloves – very very warm; too warm in warmer conditions
    • Gore Bike Wear Helmet IV Cap under my lid to keep the ears nicely covered

    And a buff if my neck feels particularly exposed.

    Andy
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    http://andyfryer.blogspot.com
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    November 30, 2010 at 5:52 pm #639217
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    Chris

    It’s not highly technical,
    It’s not highly technical, but I wear an old hoody under my Endura Jacket.
    The hood is big enough to go over my helmet (fnar) and drawstrings tied in a bow keep my mouth covered if necessary.
    If it gets too hot I can pull the string and – Hey Presto! – no more head covering.

    I also wear 3 pairs of gloves at once and thermal bib tights under 3/4 baggies for maximum windproofing to the knees.

    November 30, 2010 at 5:22 pm #639215
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    winprint

    Rapha Begian Hat (the daddy
    Rapha Begian Hat (the daddy of hats!)
    Craft Zero Extreme WS Long Sleeve Base Layer
    Bib shorts from Ciclos Uno
    Shutt Winter Tights
    Shutt Signature Jersey
    Rapha Winter Jersey (best piece of clothing in the range)
    Rapha Paul Smith Rain Jacket or Shutt Soft Shell
    Shutt Buff
    De Feet Woolie Boolie
    Endura Road Overshoes
    Craft Bike Siberian Glove

    The only thing that can stop me now is ice.
    Come on Winter. Do your damndest!!!!
    B-)

    November 30, 2010 at 4:26 pm #639213
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    northernrebel

    A good thick layer of Vick
    A good thick layer of Vick and a duvet cos some evil monkey has passed their cold on to me!

    Otherwise a pair of DHB Merston bib tights and an Endura BaaBaa base layer under a Gore Phantom jacket is a good starting point.
    Merino wool socks, Shimano winter MTB shoes and Endura overshoes just about keep my toes toasty despite my laughably poor circulation.
    A couple of buffs or a berghaus mountain cap under my helmet to stop my ears falling off.
    Silk liner gloves under sealskinz MTB gloves on my hands.

    November 30, 2010 at 4:22 pm #639211
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    Stefan

    a couple pairs of socks, a
    a couple pairs of socks, a vest, a pair of thin gloves, normal fingerless cycle gloves and a high vis jacket, otherwise, as normal… 😀

    November 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm #639209
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    dave atkinson

    i wore my jeans and a coat,
    i wore my jeans and a coat, some thick socks and some fleece gloves. and a buff. had to windmill my arms along the towpath to get some blood in my fingers but i was okay apart from that. I was riding the electric Ute, so bibs and overshoes would have looked a bit weird 🙂

    November 30, 2010 at 2:41 pm #639207
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    timbola

    Yesterday was roughly -4/-5
    Yesterday was roughly -4/-5 in Gloucestershire …

    Rapha merino baselayer (the old thicker one)
    Rapha short-sleeved merino jersey
    Castelli long-sleeved wool jersey circa 1980 with Campagnolo on it (multicoloured CLASS !)
    Rapha Classic softshell (sooooo good !)
    Endura bibshorts
    Pearl Izumi AmFib P.R.O. softshell winter tights (no pad)
    Rapha merino socks
    Endura Luminite overshoes (seen better days !)
    Specialized cheapest shoes (about time I invested in some more expensive ones (Father Christmas, please NOTE)
    Icebreaker merino neckwarmer
    Rapha merino hat (the business under a helmet)
    Merino inner gloves (only a fiver !)
    Specialized Radiant gloves

    Oh, and some seriously hot embrocation on the achilles/ankles, knees and lower back – that is invaluable, especially when I reach the station after 13 miles or so – really kicks in then !

    I have to say that my Christmas list includes a Rapha Winter Jersey and some replacement overshoes – cannot make my mind up which ones, though – any suggestions welcome. 🙂

    November 30, 2010 at 2:26 pm #639205
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    stuke

    for the commute I go
    for the commute I go for,

    Sugio merino winter hat
    Sugio merino long sleeve base layer
    Altura Night Vision evo jacket
    night vision gloves/liners
    Gore bibtights
    night vision overshoes
    craft neoprene toe covers

    yesterday was -9 degrees when i left so I did stick some leg warmers under my tights and a balaclava under my hat.

    on a training ride i normally where the same but a winter jersey as opposed to the hi viz jacket. As long as my hands, feet and ears are warm I’m happy

    November 30, 2010 at 11:49 am #639203
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    Tony Farrelly

    Yesterday it was…
    wooly
    Yesterday it was…
    wooly socks
    Sealskinz waterproof socks
    Shutt bib longs
    Howies merino baselayer
    Craft Xtreme arm warmers under
    Raleigh (I think) Long sleeve jersey
    Freestyle gilet
    Endura jacket
    wooly hat – hate wearing hats
    Endura jacket
    Altura night vision winter gloves

    Ride starts off with a long climb and the jacket was open by the top, all toasty except I forgot my overshoes would have been spot on with them.

    Today it was all of the above + overshoes and some old Freestyle overtrousers – the latter really kept the windchill off my legs and the overshoes wrapped round the bottom of the overtrousers to stop the mashed up bits getting more mashed up in the chaingring. Looked a bit weird. Plenty of reflective bits, but an all black outfit on an all black bike. I’d like to say that black is slimming, but not with that many layers on it isn’t.

    November 30, 2010 at 11:22 am #639201
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    2WheelsChalk

    Shutt VR winter jersey
    DHB
    Shutt VR winter jersey
    DHB Hunston jacket (until I was properly warm)
    Old skool Curve l/s jersey as baselayer
    Rapha belgian hat
    Endura Luminite overshoes
    £3 pair of thinsulate gloves
    Shutt VR standard bibs
    Kalas bib tights
    Buff styled by Shutt VR

    November 30, 2010 at 11:03 am #639199
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    Jon Burrage

    when the weather gets like
    when the weather gets like this I wear…

    Balega socks
    Pearl Izumi (normal) shoes
    Castelli windproof overshoes
    2XU full length run tights
    Sugoi RSE bibshorts
    Endura BAABAA merino base layer
    Road.CC jersey
    2XU membrane jacket
    Altura Ergofit gilet
    Altura Ergofit gloves
    Reflective buff under my helmet

    I get to work and Im very warm!!!

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