Winter Riding - Again

Saint said:

Aha - legwarmers - but they look silly and I'd feel like a pervert.

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Tights, you'll still feel like pervert though but you'll soon get to like it. :-)

Saint said:

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Don't know. I looked on Wiggle too; and all I found were leg warmers, which are more suited to
spring/autumn as they can be quickly donned or taken off and stowed.

I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib tights made by Briko (£40).
They also stock the Lusso (UK) brand, which felt flimsy and were expensive by comparison, with poor
padding. Briko stuff is made in Italy; so you have to go up a size to get something which fits. I
had the same problem with a Briko jersey (I am Briko XL!)

Simon

Saint said:

Thanks to everyone who responded to my thread of a couple of weeks ago re: winter riding. I took
the advice and got myself some decent waterproof gloves and something to keep my head warm.

However my head and hands are now kept so warm that my legs are bloody freezing. I had a look at
Wiggle.co.uk today with the intention of buying some decent leggings and learned something about
cycling - the terminology is sometimes as baffling as computer terminology.

For example, I want some trousers to cycle in the winter in. Just something warm and preferably
waterproof.

So I looked for 'trousers'. Nope.

So I looked for 'pants'. Nope.

Leggings? Grrr.

Legwear? Oh for God's sake....

Aha - legwarmers - but they look silly and I'd feel like a pervert.

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Ron Hill Bikesters. (1) They dry out as soon as it stops raining, or if it doesn't, in about an hour
draped over a convenient filing cabinet. (But surely there are radiators where you work?)

And in v. cold weather, TWO pairs of bikesters. (honest!) (assuming a comute of <20miles)

(1) Similar to Ron Hill Tracksters, but cut lower in the front and higher at the back to suit a
cycling posture.

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Quoted message said:

Aha - legwarmers - but they look silly and I'd feel like a pervert.

One of the joys of cycling - you look like a pervert but really you aren't ;-)

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What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

I wear Ronhill Bikesters (currently £11.99 a pair from www.wiggle.co.uk) - not waterproof, but light
& excellent wicking properties so they dry in seconds. If it's cold I wear a pair of longjohns
underneath.

So I look like a perverted Nora Batty in fluorescent yellow & black ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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MSeries said:

Quoted message said:

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

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Tights, you'll still feel like pervert though but you'll soon get to like it. :-)

And - most importantly - you'll feel like a *warm* pervert :-)

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MSeries said:

Tights

Completely missed this one; I must be dim.

Simon

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I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib tights made by Briko
(£40). They also stock the Lusso (UK) brand, which

felt

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flimsy and were expensive by comparison, with poor padding.

I've had a couple of Lusso tights, the first had ridiculously long legs so I had to give them away,
but my current pair are great. I actually have a problem with padding so don't automatically assume
it is a good thing.

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

One of the joys of cycling - you look like a pervert but really you aren't ;-)

Yes, we bloody are! (oops, I think I just said that out loud.)

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I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib tights made by Briko (£40)

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.... another Mr Muscle reject to convert :-D

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I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib tights made by
Briko (£40)

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.... another Mr Muscle reject to convert :-D

It's OK for you Fat Birds on Bikes. You go in in the middle, and tights and shorts stay up by
themselves. Too many of us Fat Blokes on Bikes go *out* in the middle, and we need bra-straps to
hold our nether garments up.

So I'll give up bib-tights (and bib-shorts) when you give up your bra.

Now there's a thought....

Hey - Fat Blokes on Bikes - anyone up for slabbing anyone seen riding a bike wearing a bra?

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Hey - Fat Blokes on Bikes - anyone up for slabbing anyone seen riding a bike wearing a bra?

A bra wouldn't fit my bike - it has around 70 nipples
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Saint said:

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Tights! Ron Hill do some good ones, but I prefer the Altura winter cruisers as they have zipped
pockets in the top. Really handy for commuting!

Try here:

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cheers, tom.