Arm warmers.

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All the ones I've found so far appear to be some kind of lycra,
still... I'm pretty tempted by these if I do decide to get arm
warmers ;-)

Yes, they're lycra, but they come in unlined and fleece-lined versions.
I haven't tried the unlined ones. If you have an aversion to lycra, I guess
you could cut the ends off long hiking socks :-)

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Bleve said:

ear warmers.

The people I ride with seem to fall into two distinct groups - those
whose ears hurt when they get really cold, and those who don't
notice. I'm in the latter group; those in the former save up for those
Assos skull caps with ear covers :-)

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Tragic? Best thing since hub gears? Opinons please.

When it's really cold I've been starting off with t-shirt a jacket
zipped up to my chin, two layers of gloves and track pants. The zip
on the jacket comes down in stages as I warm up until it's eventually
completely unzipped and flapping in the breeze, then I slide the
sleeves up/down as required. But this makes my jacket (which I also
wear during the day unlike the rest of my riding clobber) sweaty and
stinky. I'm thinking arm warmers + t-shirt might be sufficient or
perhaps I should be looking at a long sleeved thermal undershirt for
those sub-zero morning commutes?

I like 'em. They keep my arms warm and can be taken off and stored
in jersey pockets if/when it gets warmer.

I'm also a convert to knee warmers. Keeping the cold wind of exposed
knees increases comfort significantly. If it's really cold, I also
were a Netti skull cap under my helmet.

DeF

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MikeyOz said:

Bean Long said:

Bean "off the bike for a while due to a hard as concrete ITB"

You have a bad ITB from riding ??? wow.... I thought that was a
predominantly runners injury, mine flared up a couple of years ago, the
only thing that solved it for me was rest, rest and there is a really
good stretch you can do... hard to describe though.

Income Tax Bracket?

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As for Arm warmers.... geesh get some! during Winter for me it is
mainly.... Arm Warmers/cycling jersey over Thermal top and if it is
REALLY cold, then i will put on a third layer until it warms up some
more.

Bloody! It must have been 10 degrees on my way home today - I was
sweating like a pig!

BTH
....who starts thinking about wearing long pants at -4

On 2007-07-03, Zebee Johnstone (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

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Apparently another way to help a tight ITB is riding a bent 🙂

....

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Zebee
- who will convert someone one day!

Ha! Skeptical.

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"On a clear disk, you can seek forever..."

yes, still alive.....

hi folks, been O.S & I.S for the month of June (nothing fab tho)...

but if you are looking for low cost warm under thingys......
before I left last month, I was down in Mentone and browsing opposite the station in the sell everything import shop...(not the Honey House, the other one)...they have ( in black and also white) merino (yes merino!...real merino) singlets, long sleeved tees and short sleeved tees, and long legged duds, from $5 to $8.95.... sizes S to XXL...while they last...

ok so Ive given out the secret of my stash of low price black merino undies for freezing outings on the bike, but well ...share and share alike....

leKnicks have great Polarstat skivvies but at $75+ a piece I settled for only one last year, but these merino long sleeves go well under a shirt, or long sleeved light jacket, and keep you toastie, breathe , wick and being good old merino never go stinky ....

good to be back... hope all are well and riding your treads to shreds...

R

[QUOTE=Bleve I ride in almost any weather, and this is what I wear/carry in winter : thermal short sleeve t-shirt (polypro) cycling jersey arm warmers windproof full length gloves windvest if it's really cold, I have a longsleeve windjacket and windstopper ear warmers. armwarmers are good. Cotton sucks.[/QUOTE]

Melbourne winter - windvest, ss jersey, Cannibal superroubaix arm warmers, gloves, occasional earwarmer use, occasional cheap rain jacket use

London - same as Melbourne winter but with warmer jacket and/or jaggad undershirt.

If I'm just commuting rather than a long road ride I often swap undershirt+jersey+windvest for a cheap t-shirt and the jacket. Hypothermia isn't a concern and I'd rather not wear out my expensive cycling kit.

hippy

BT Humble said:

Income Tax Bracket?

Iliotibeal band. I'm no physio, so google it if you want to know more.

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Bloody! It must have been 10 degrees on my way home today - I was
sweating like a pig!

This rain is keeping the temperatures a little higher. Unfortunately, as
I'm off the bike I have to suffer the throngs on the buses which seem to
be stuffy infectious boxes this time of year.

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BTH
...who starts thinking about wearing long pants at -4

I think I've seen you from a distance... I thought they were purple leg
warmers!

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Bean Long said:

BTHumble said:

BTH
...who starts thinking about wearing long pants at -4

I think I've seen you from a distance... I thought they were purple leg
warmers!

Purple you say? I usually arrive at work after a frosty morning ride
with a nice pink belly. ;-)

BTH

Fractal said:

i reckon arm warmers are more use in summer, to keep the sun off. Make your
own from side panels from a pair of old lycra nicks or poly shirt sleeves or
whatever you can find. Bad luck the Cancer Council only sells single arm
covers for car drivers, cyclists have to buy two. Attach homemade ones via
small velcro patches sewed on to jersey arms. In winter I reckon wind
stopper vests are the best invention ever, worn with long sleeved jersey or
thermal.

I don't worry while commuting in summer since it's so short, but for
longer out of town rides I bought a fluro yellow long sleeve council
worker type shirt. Supposed to be 100% UV and it's got a collar to
flick up for the neck. Surprisingly it's not hot, I found it had good
airflow plus I fervently hope the offensive yellow colour prevents me
getting mown down from behind.

Michael Warner said:

Quoted message said:

All the ones I've found so far appear to be some kind of lycra,
still... I'm pretty tempted by these if I do decide to get arm
warmers ;-)

Yes, they're lycra, but they come in unlined and fleece-lined versions.
I haven't tried the unlined ones. If you have an aversion to lycra, I guess
you could cut the ends off long hiking socks :-)

I've got nowt against lycra, I just don't have any. I'd thought about
using explorer socks, you could even leave them intact, maybe just cut
thumbholes! I don't look silly enough on my bike, and some sock
mittens/armwarmers could be just what I need.