Dealing with the cold .

[Cuchilo]

No I don't warm up before hand and have winter gloves . Thinking about it after reading whats been said I think its probably my head loosing the heat . Before I used to wear a cap but now I am wearing a helmet so loosing heat that way .

 

[Dusty Bin]

No I don't warm up before hand and have winter gloves . Thinking about it after reading whats been said I think its probably my head loosing the heat . Before I used to wear a cap but now I am wearing a helmet so loosing heat that way .

If you have 'winter' gloves, then why do you need two pairs? Also, losing heat through your head doesn't make your feet cold...

 

[vickster]

No but it'll help with being cold generally.

Sounds like the old gloves aren't good enough

 

[Cuchilo]

If you have 'winter' gloves, then why do you need two pairs? Also, losing heat through your head doesn't make your feet cold...

Because on the first day my feet and fingers got cold so I put a pair of wool gloves on as well .
As both the Jo's said , when you loose heat your extremities are the first things to go cold . So loosing heat through my head would explain why my fingers and toes feel like blocks of ice .

 

[Cuchilo]

No but it'll help with being cold generally.

Sounds like the old gloves aren't good enough

Well they are Aldi ones . I did go into the Giant store to get a nice pair but put a deposit down ...... you know the rest

 

[steveindenmark]

I do 15 minutes or so of steps at the bottom of my stairs and finish off with a few squats and sit ups. I'm then fired up, toasty warm and ready to go.
Fingers and toes stay warm with suitable protection.
Not rocket science just common sense.
Of course if you have a turbo trainer or rollers...................................

Joe, your giving us old people a bad name, you fit bugger.

Steve

 

[ScotiaLass]

I do 15 minutes or so of steps at the bottom of my stairs and finish off with a few squats and sit ups. I'm then fired up, toasty warm and ready to go.
Fingers and toes stay warm with suitable protection.
Not rocket science just common sense.
Of course if you have a turbo trainer or rollers...................................

If I did that I'd have to go lie down and forego the ride

 

[Biker Joe]

I wouldn't say I was that fit. But I am enjoying good health at the moment.
The way I see it, if you are going to go out in the cold to go cycling then it makes sense to do a bit of preparation before hand.
Sports people prepare well before an event, getting warmed up etc. It shouldn't be any different for the average person to follow their example. It gets the body ready, avoids exercise related injury and gives you more time to enjoy the 'event' rather than spending time warming up during the 'event'.
Anyway it's what I do and I enjoy my cycling the more for it. At my age I find it beneficial.

 

[nickyboy]

If you have 'winter' gloves, then why do you need two pairs? Also, losing heat through your head doesn't make your feet cold...

You're right that losing heat through your head doesn't make your feet cold other than in extremis where the body will reduce blood flow to the extremities to maintain core temperature. However, what we're talking about here is hypothermia, not a chilly ride.
Hands and feet don't have big muscles that get warm when cycling. That, combined with contact with cold metal and wind chill causes them to get cold.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I wouldn't say I was that fit. But I am enjoying good health at the moment.
The way I see it, if you are going to go out in the cold to go cycling then it makes sense to do a bit of preparation before hand.
Sports people prepare well before an event, getting warmed up etc. It shouldn't be any different for the average person to follow their example. It gets the body ready, avoids exercise related injury and gives you more time to enjoy the 'event' rather than spending time warming up during the 'event'.
Anyway it's what I do and I enjoy my cycling the more for it. At my age I find it beneficial.

Yet it begs the question, why do it at home in the warmth, to go outdoors into the cold? Why not dress to be warm enough when moving,do it outside, and specifically?

 

[Banjo]

Yet it begs the question, why do it at home in the warmth, to go outdoors into the cold? Why not dress to be warm enough when moving,do it outside, and specifically?

If I dress up enough not to be cold initially I am too warm after 15 minutes or first hill. In cold weather I often put the bike by the front door ready to go warm up on the exercise bike indoors while the blood is still pumping around warm jump on the bike and away to go.

 

[vickster]

I never said a skullcap was the answer to cold hands and feet! He perhaps needs better gloves and tootsie protection. However, if generally feeling the cold, it seems sensible to keep the head warm, especially as the op has gone from beanie to helmet, especially if follically challenged

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

If I dress up enough not to be cold initially I am too warm after 15 minutes or first hill.

Eh that's not what I said.

In cold weather I often put the bike by the front door ready to go warm up on the exercise bike indoors while the blood is still pumping around warm jump on the bike and away to go.

So you wear too much, warmup indoors then go outside and get warmer?

 

[Banjo]

Eh that's not what I said.


So you wear too much, warmup indoors then go outside and get warmer?

You dont need to warm up,could do with chilling out though.

 

[Andy_G]

I wear liner gloves under neoprene ones and i put them on the radiator until im ready to leave and that keeps my fingers warm for long enough.

I do the same with with my feet but with socks of course.