How hard are you?

[Glow worm]

Its' shorts and T shirt year round for me. I need gloves though when it drops below 40 deg F. If it's areally hard frost I'll bung on a sweat shirt too, but I'm always hot after a mile or two. I don't know why but Cambridge cyclists generally seem to wear amazing amounts of layers. The coats come out in August and I saw a bloke in jumper, coat and gloves back in mid August when it was 70 degrees, Almost like Geordies in reverse!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Fab Foodie - a thong??? What a wuss. Bare butt on a razor saddle me and with clothes pegs attached to my nipples for extra hardness!!

Oooh, you're to hard for me! But I am on a Brooks.

 

[potsy]

Out of shorts here now - prefer warm legs.

Me too already got the bikesters on,1st season of commuting by bike so will last as long as I can.

 

[harryhead]

 

[gavintc]

It was a gilet and leg warmer day today - the first day for the leg warmers this winter but quite a few on the club run were in shorts.

 

[BentMikey]

Oooh, you're to hard for me! But I am on a Brooks.

LOL! I took the langster for a ride last night for the first time since winter. Ooooh my arse! And the crick in my neck. Back to the comfy deckchair for today's commute, thank goodness. I suppose it's not fair to expect a huge amount of comfort from a track geometry frame with straight alu forks.

 

[gaz]

I just bought some bib tights and base layer.. it's been getting a bit nippy in london at 7am!

 

[downfader]

Went down to about 12 the other morning here, always feels a few degrees colder on a descent. I actually quite like it when it starts to get colder like this.

I think its right to keep your joints warm though

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I'd rather be warm than hard.

 

[purplepolly]

Me, I'm soft.

Well sort of. I'll go out cycling or walking whatever the weather but I insist on being warm and dry, particularly when it comes to hands, feet and head. Contrarily I do prefer cold weather because I don't like getting too hot.

 

[GrasB]

I'm in 3/4 length bib-shorts now & once it gets close to freezing I'll add longs to that, I need to keep my knees nice n' warm else they'll cease up & cause all kinds of grief. For the top I use a thinner top & thin arm warmers or move to a thicker long sleeved jersey much below 10C down to around freezing. When 0C is reached I go back to the thin stuff but with my shower/wind proof jacket over the top. Windproofs are a great way to keep the cold out without bulk & are easy to keep on your jersey pockets, they also double up for rain protection too.

For hands, feet & head I have various thin gloves & layer up to keep my hands nice n' warm, I also have a balaclava & will often have a hat over that once frost is in the air. Shoes, decent waterproof shoes are what you need, have yet to need to add over-shoes to that even on the coldest days.

 

[ComedyPilot]

It's nothing to do with being hard. Human biomechanics dictate a temperature range at which the body performs well. Ride unprotected in low temps and you could open yourself up to all sorts of muscular aches and pains.

 

[Crankarm]

It's nothing to do with being hard. Human biomechanics dictate a temperature range at which the body performs well. Ride unprotected in low temps and you could open yourself up to all sorts of muscular aches and pains.

The voice of bitter experience?

 

[yenrod]

So who sticks to lycra shorts, and a jersey with one more layer on top of that throughout the whole of winter? I'm thinking of grimacing through the winter and doing this, purely for the space saving aspect for when I'm walking around at uni, and the fact that it may be refreshing
I think hands, and head are gonna be the one's to keep warm - seeing as I have a number 2 up top, and also need the dexterity in the hands.

When I 1st started (cycling when I was 16 (now 37) ) around this time of year...I thought nothing of going out in hail - IN SHORTS !

 

[ed_o_brain]

low temperatures stop the knees from producing the stuff that naturally lubricates them.

I've always erred on the side of caution and kept them covered.

Cotton wool me.