Snowboarding Salopettes on a bike?

[l4dva]

Dose any one use Salopettes for snowboarding/skiing on there bike?? I went to the snowdome yesterday for some snowboarding lessons absolutely loved it.

The Salopettes that I hired from them were brilliant keep my dry and warm for the whole session. Woundering if they would be any good to me on my commutes to work? I ride for half hour so not having padded seat and the flapping around dosen't bother me a great deal as its only a relatively short journey. I'd only use them in extream cold/wet days ( like the weather now ), But I guess they may have a boil in a bag effect?

 

[Globalti]

Yes, you will melt and dribble onto the road. Get some proper shorts and tights. If you want a cheap solution buy cycle shorts and Ron Hill Tracksters or Bikesters.

 

[BrumJim]

+1

Waaayyyy too warm for cycling.

 

[thegrumpybiker]

I'd imagine that the protection and dryness from the elements would be countered by the sweating you'd do in them.

 

[Theseus]

+1 to the above. Also arn't they a bit baggy, I would be concerned about getting them all caught up in the chain.

 

[l4dva]

Lol ok that was a pretty rubbish idea then.

Thanks for the feedback though!

 

[davidg]

no way would that work...

although the other way round, a pair of bibshorts works a treat under your snowboard kit...padding for when you are sitting on the lifts as well!

 

[l4dva]

I was thinking a bit of padding would of been nice after all those times I landed on my ass lol