Need to give up winter commuting ...

[Andrew_Culture]

I've got a winter jacket going spare, just taking up space so you can have it for nowt if you like. What size are you?

 

[mjr]

Feet keep slipping so need clipless pedals/shoes.

What pedals have you got and do they have any rubber on them?

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Mudguards - £25
Jacket - £60
Neoprene Overshoes - £25
Keeping cycling through Winter to keep you one step in front come next Spring - Priceless

 

[subaqua]

Pick up a metro/daily rag to pad out shoes overnight/after each journey. This will do a good job of drying them out

Tights filled with cat litter. Absorbs some of the whiffs too.

 

[vickster]

Anyone know if these (wide version) will fit a Whyte Suffolk with 32c tyres?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-chromoplastic-road-mudguard-set/

I wish I knew more stuff.

Take it to a bike shop to get the mudguards, evil things to fit. I have bontrager ones on the cambridge

I think whyte do their own so go to a dealer

 

[classic33]

Ha ha

23 mph wind, peeing rain and cold today. Is there worse to come??

Yes

 

[ChrisV]

I've got a winter jacket going spare, just taking up space so you can have it for nowt if you like. What size are you?

I'm a large. Definitely not medium, could be XL.

 

[ChrisV]

What pedals have you got and do they have any rubber on them?

Just standard that came with bike.

 

[potsy]

Or spend some serious money on kit!!!

Learned the hard way today of the perils of not having a mudguard. Would not have had wetter feet of I'd walked through a river. So mudguards required for 32c road tyres. Man!!!!

Also need a proper jacket or I'll go from healthy through ill to dead in about 3 - 5 days. Was cold and wet today - not a great combo!

Feet keep slipping so need clipless pedals/shoes.

And need some degreaser/disc cleaner/lube etc to keep my bike in condition through winter crud.

There's at least £200 in the above!

Oh, more bib trousers

You may also need warmer gloves/socks, a buff to keep your face warm, a skullcap for under your helmet (if you wear one)
I love commuting in winter, once the initial shock of stepping outside into the freezing cold has gone

 

[I like Skol]

I stepped out of work tonight at 7pm and stripped of the fleece so I could just ride home in shorts and short sleeved cycle top. It was balmy and warm. I have had rides home like that in February before now, got halfway home and had to stop to remove layers.... HERE

 

[slowmotion]

If you buy some waterproof over-trousers, you don't have to waste money on mudguards. They keep the bottom half of your body dry too, not just the spashes on your bum etc.

 

[mustang1]

Lovely dry and warm day here 18c... Nearly went short sleeves! What winter? oh and the evening light was fantastic, sorry late afternoon light was fantastic....

Seriously though, only every used toe clips and straps and just like clipless there is a knack to it and it takes a little practice, plus I never ever use the ones that come with the bike as new. They are always too small to use.

Hi I have no idea what you wrote but I'm only replying because I like your avatar.

 

[clid61]

Is this an advert for aldi ?

 

[Crankarm]

Winter is the best time of year for commuting.

No it's not.

 

[clid61]

I enjoy winter however it is,not th best time