Pissed off with jacket !!!!!!

[Tynan]

shorts and ss tops for months, the very odd day with a gillet on top, usually regretting it later

 

[jefmcg]

I'll swap you some of that cool weather for the heat we're getting over here (Texas). It's already 84f at 8am, 95f by noon and it may nudge over 100f this afternoon. I love the early spring weather we get here, reminds my of those few Cornish summer days, but the summer just gets nasty.

+1

I'm of anglo-celtic descent from Australia (now a Londoner), and remember cycling home on a day of 40C+ and lying on the kitchen tiles for half an hour or more to cool down enough to drink some water to cool down enough to have the beer I'd just picked up at the drive-thru bottle shop to reward myself for cycling in 40C+ weather.

I much prefer colder cycling weather as I can always pull on a fleece - and my celtic blood means that I don't think it's that cold if I am moving and the temperature is in double digits

joan

ps Buying a six-pack of beer from a drive-thru bottle shop amongst the cars is pretty cool, though.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Half the time I don't know what to wear, most days I need a long sleeved top, some days I can ride in shirt sleeves and some days it starts cold then warms up, or it starts warm and cools down, I'm just wishing it would make its mind up.

 

[edindave]

All you need for summer are :-
Short Sleeve jersey
Arm warmers
Overshoes
Waterproof jacket or Gilet.
maybe add a Merino (or similar) base layer.

Mix and match as appropriate.

What's the big mystery?

 

[mcshroom]

I've got a good few SS days in so far this summer, even up here, but over the last week I managed to move from SS shirt and shorts on the Monday to Full winter Waterproofs on the Friday.

Oh, I also found out that a SS shirt and gilet is no match for heavy hail last week. Can we have some consistency with the weather please?

 

[martint235]

All you need for summer are :-
Short Sleeve jersey
Arm warmers
Overshoes
Waterproof jacket or Gilet.
maybe add a Merino (or similar) base layer.

Mix and match as appropriate.

What's the big mystery?

No, no, no and thrice no!!!! Arm warmers are just a way of getting cyclists to part with more money. They serve no purpose. If it's cold, wear a long sleeve top, if it's not, don't! UK temperatures don't vary that much eg today starting at 11C and rising to 19C, short sleeves.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

All you need for summer are :-
Short Sleeve jersey
Arm warmers
Overshoes
Waterproof jacket or Gilet.
maybe add a Merino (or similar) base layer.

Mix and match as appropriate.

What's the big mystery?

I'm commuting, 13 mile round trip, in steel toe capped boots, work trousers, polo shirt and a cycle jacket on top, I save the full cycle gear for the Sunday club rides.

 

[SportMonkey]

Man up, I've been in a vest for the last month - and I cycle in Manchester.

 

[Twizit]

Shorts and t-shirt here for the last couple of months at least. Occasionally a bit chilly first thing in the morning but you soon warm up.

 

[perplexed]

Depends what shift I'm on at the time.

If I'm out at 0500, then a long sleeved top and gillet, and I come home in the late afternoon minus the gillet. If I'm off to work in the late afternoon or in the evening, then it's the other way round.

 

[MacB]

No, no, no and thrice no!!!! Arm warmers are just a way of getting cyclists to part with more money. They serve no purpose. If it's cold, wear a long sleeve top, if it's not, don't! UK temperatures don't vary that much eg today starting at 11C and rising to 19C, short sleeves.

Yes, yes, yes, they are one of the most useful bits of kit you can get, great for early starts, Summer night rides, as an extra layer on any night ride. I actually agree with Edindaves list totally, we'll all have minor preferences but that's the gist of it, flexibility and a lack of bulk for stowage.

 

[potsy]

Martin will see sense one day, we just need to keep working on him.

 

[SportMonkey]

Martin will see sense one day, we just need to keep working on him.

I reckon a few hits with my pump will see him right.

 

[DrSquirrel]

If its a bit wet, don't bother with a water proof unless its chucking it down - you will just sweat inside and get just as wet.

Get some thin arm warmers for the morning, and put them in your back pocket for the return home.

Cycle harder - seriously, if you're feeling cold, push harder.

Get a smaller jacket - I have the Aldi equivalent to a Montane Featherlite, its the size of a tennis ball packed, and lives in my saddle bag. They won't keep you totally dry but are slightly wind proof enough to take the chill off - the above has a wind proof limit of something like 14mph, but that is 14 less than you currently have, also stops you sweating too much. I have used this top down to a -17c start with a base layer and aldi winter top(not the soft shell pap) without any issues

You will feel colder when you start, don't dress for this - dress for how you will feel in a few miles.

Certain parts of the body warm up at different points - legs obviously are one hot area, hence why you will see a bunch of us around here cycling in shorts in winter (another option here is to get leg warmers, that are small and can be put in your pocket on a return journey). So I might be out in shorts, but be wearing wolly gloves and (light)overshoes Saying that, Im actually wearing a long sleeve atm that I push the arms up on.

No, no, no and thrice no!!!! Arm warmers are just a way of getting cyclists to part with more money. They serve no purpose. If it's cold, wear a long sleeve top, if it's not, don't! UK temperatures don't vary that much eg today starting at 11C and rising to 19C, short sleeves.

A dim and misty 9C rising to a 20C+ in the direct sun is quite a difference.

Arm warmers can be had for cheap (£6.50 for elasticated/rubberised grippy ones, £1 for cotton).

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

All you need for summer are :-
Short Sleeve jersey
Arm warmers
Overshoes
Waterproof jacket or Gilet.
maybe add a Merino (or similar) base layer.

Mix and match as appropriate.

What's the big mystery?

Do you go naked down below?