Cycling in the wrong type of clothes

[Accy cyclist]

Out today i saw a cyclist wearing a waterproof type jacket, under helmet hat, full fingered gloves, longs/leggings and overshoes. This was in 23C ! It takes a lot to warm me up but i was sweating in just a short sleeve jersey, shorts and mesh shoes. Why was this fellow wearing winter clothing i wondered? I imagined what it'd be like to wear that tackle in such heat. I reckon i could do it but there'd be no reason to do apart from a bet maybe. Could you and would you ride so wrapped up on a warm or hot day, and on a flip side could you, would you ride in summer cycle clothing in say 5C?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Early mornings can be very cold and he did not have a change of clothes for the ride back?

 

[johnnyb47]

Blimey .He /she must of been roasting. I had a pair of shorts , and a short sleeved shirt on today and was soaked through with sweat. I never feel hot whilst out on the bike. It's around 5 minutes after the ride I start to over heat. I think the cool air rushing over you whilst cycling keeps at it bay

 

[Accy cyclist]

Early mornings can be very cold and he did not have a change of clothes for the ride back?

I don't think he was a commuter. He was hammering it up a hill like he was training. Maybe he was trying to lose weight by sweating loads?

 

[classic33]

Wear much the same in summer as I do in winter. Even when it drops below zero.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Blimey .He /she must of been roasting. I had a pair of shorts a short sleeved shirt on today and was soaked through with sweat. I never feel hot whilst out on the bike. It's around 5 minutes after the ride I start to over heat. I think the cool air rushing over you whilst cycling keeps at it bay

Are you about 6 foot 3 inch with a 35 inch inside leg Johnny?

 

[johnnyb47]

Na. Just 6ft and getting shorter as the years pass by lol

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Wear much the same in summer as I do in winter. Even when it drops below zero.

Aye, but you have no blood!
(according to avatar lol)

 

[Accy cyclist]

Na. Just 6ft and getting shorter as the years pass by lol

I was going off the size of the bike in your avatar. It looks like a 62cm frame.

 

[classic33]

Aye, but you have no blood!
(according to avatar lol)

Get cold to the bone quicker then!

 

[ayceejay]

I have one of those passing by here occasionally, or we are are lucky if he does pass by sometimes he sleeps in the ditch opposite and that scares the dogs.

 

[johnnyb47]

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johnnyb47 said: ↑
Na. Just 6ft and getting shorter as the years pass by lol
I was going off the size of the bike in your avatar. It looks like a 62cm frame......
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It's a 23" 1/2 inch frame in old money, I think that's around 62 cm..( I may be wrong )
I feel really suited to it though

 

[classic33]

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johnnyb47 said: ↑
Na. Just 6ft and getting shorter as the years pass by lol
I was going off the size of the bike in your avatar. It looks like a 62cm frame......
..,.........
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It's a 23" 1/2 inch frame in old money, I think that's around 62 cm..( I may be wrong )
I feel really suited to it though

Just under an 1/8th of inch out.

 

[ColinJ]

I have been riding in southern Spain in March when it was about 23 degrees C. Everybody in my group was wearing summer kit and feeling very warm. We saw a few groups of Spanish riders out wearing full winter kit. Tights, armwarmers, scarves and woolly hats - they clearly felt that it was still mid-winter! We rode up through some hilltop villages and most of the villagers were still wearing heavy jumpers or jackets to fight off the cold.

Mind you, if I went to Spain in August I would melt! The locals would probably just be putting their jumpers away for a couple of months ...

I took this photo over 1,000 ft up in the Pennines in winter. I was wearing heavy-duty winter kit. While I was standing there, a young rider went by wearing lightweight summer kit. His legs were bright red with cold ...

 

[Goggs]

We spent last winter in a small mountain village in Almeria. The local cyclists would come up from down on the playas all wrapped up no matter the temps. It's only around May that the shorts are on. All the clothes they wear doesn't seem to hinder their climbing abilities though.

Now we're living in France & I have the opposite problem. It's really far too hot for someone of my poor fitness levels to cover any real distances during the day. This afternoon it was 36C and not a breath of wind. I mean, there's only so many clothes I can take off.