Cold commute

[ACS]

-6 in NE Fife full winter rig, the knees and quads never really got warmed even with winter weight bib longs on.

Trek man (nutter: shorts and t shirt all year round type) described it as 'a bit bracing' NO sh1t Sherlock

 

[Col5632]

-6 in NE Fife full winter rig, the knees and quads never really got warmed even with winter weight bib longs on.

Trek man (nutter: shorts and t shirt all year round type) described it as 'a bit bracing' NO sh1t Sherlock

I was the same, got into work to find the office was just as cold as outside

Just wondering when the snow is going to hit

Anybody recommend some decent cheap-ish gloves cause my hands were like ice after 5 mins

 

[fee]

It's my feet that get the worst even in winter boots and fluffy thermal socks, got some Altura night vision gloves with inners hey are not bad.

 

[ACS]

I was the same, got into work to find the office was just as cold as outside

Just wondering when the snow is going to hit

Anybody recommend some decent cheap-ish gloves cause my hands were like ice after 5 mins

Got some Sealskinz Thermal Liner Gloves - Merino Wool recently. I think they are the dogs danglie bits.

 

[Herzog]

Got some Sealskinz Thermal Liner Gloves - Merino Wool recently. I think they are the dogs danglie bits.

Agreed, these are the ones I use. The only thing is, the joint inbetween the fingers started to come away slightly. However after using Fraycheck it's got no worse.

 

[Col5632]

Got some Sealskinz Thermal Liner Gloves - Merino Wool recently. I think they are the dogs danglie bits.

Just them on their own?

 

[ACS]

Just them on their own?

Cooler conditions

below -10

 

[jonny jeez]

I set out this morning and foolishly chose not to put my beanie and over shoes on (weather girl said it would be sunny!). My head and ears were painfully cold as I got up to 30 odd mph on the hills. By the time I got to work my toes were numb and really hurt as the warm water from the shower hit them!!

Now I'm all showered and sorted but my work shoes dont fit...they are really tight where my feet have actually swollen up.

As an interesting point, my ride warms up hugely as the sun rises (another reason I chose not to layer up today) but as I rode past the serpentine in Hyde park...it was like a chiller. The path drops to a low point and the mist from the water settles in the dip. I could literally feel it drop by a few degrees.

brrrr

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

-5 this morning first time my hands felt it. The roads weren't to bad. We are very lucky here we've had no rain. If it had the roads would be very dangerous!

 

[jugglingphil]

Don't know the temp, but it's bloody cold.
Usual work clothes with softshell jacket, warm enough. Gloves painfully inadequate, was hoping to last out the winter with my old pair, may need to revise that thought!

The only cyclist I pasted had no gloves on!

 

[Vikeonabike]

It's only OFFICIALLY COLD when my beard freezes. It hasn't yet. So it's not cold here in Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Anyone who says it is, is a wuss!

 

[fossyant]

-7.4 here, according to Met Office Local Observation Centre. Tropical !

 

[Rancid]

The wife got me a couple of pairs of heat saver type long sleeve tops and long john's from primark.
Very thin and made of some cotton mix. The packet was orange and silver if i recall.
Only £4 a peice.

really do the job of keeping me warn when i set off at 7.30am