David Parry
Active Member
- Location
- Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Gosh, I'm sorry to hear about that . . but good no cuts and hopefully nothing broke . . Was it road surface conditions?
Bare Legs
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Gosh, I'm sorry to hear about that . . but good no cuts and hopefully nothing broke . . Was it road surface conditions?
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
10 degrees for me before it's shorts. It's been too warm all winter for the thermal bib longs, so it's been bib shorts and leg warmers.
I have a nasty feeling that the cold knee damage thing will be one of those things that creep up and bite you later on in life
I have a nasty feeling that the cold knee damage thing will be one of those things that creep up and bite you later on in life
The Horse's Mouth
Proud to be an Inverted snob!
Shorts all year. Only feel the cold on my ears, which I cover when its really cold, but not even doing that atm.
NorvernRob
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield
If cold weather knackers your knees I'm buggered, I'm a postie and wear shorts all year round!
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
What does 'cover' mean? My bib-longs aren't that thick, so although my knees are covered, they're not that much warmer than having shorts. Should I have a thicker knee warmer over the top? I'm also quite slim, so I guess my skin is thinner (less insulation) than some people. Does anyone actually sell knee-warmers for cyclists? I've never seen anyone wearing anything like that.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I don't "do cold". What's the point? A pair of merino LJs under my jeans make me very happy. I just hate a cold wind blowing up my trouser leg.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Then when you get inside somewhere warm, it feels like your legs are in an oven, and long-johns are kind of difficult to take off underneath jeans.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I have never had that problem. By the way, I am reliably informed that "hot legs" was a method of craftily attacking a rival football supporter standing in front of you on the terraces in the early 1970s. You roll up your copy of The Sporting Times into a cone, gently and discretely insert it into the pocket of his overcoat, and empty your bladder into the appliance. "Hot Legs".
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
There was a bloke I'd pass most days on a Edinburgh cycle path no matter what the weather was he was always wearing shorts.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
Depends on the temp. At 7-10 you should be good with thin ones. 4-7 I would wear a slightly thicker 3/4 length and under 4 I would wear something thermal covering it,
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Thanks for that. I don't usually do leisure rides below about 5-6 degrees, and I'll always be wearing bib-longs at that temperature (although mine are rather thin). Commuting I ride whatever the weather in normal trousers, but only half an hour each way, so hopefully not too much time for my knees to get really cold.
I'll look into getting some knee warmers to protect my cartilage.
maltloaf
Senior Member
- Location
- Gloucester
Bib shorts all year round for me. I have some bib tights but they have only been out about 6 times this winter. That said I have tree trunks for legs and they never feel cold.
My hands and feet are where I suffer
My hands and feet are where I suffer