This Weather Concerns me

[Tharg2007]

i wear shorts, nowt wrong with it, if it gets cold though some knee warmers for the joints help

 

[Downward]

Shorts ....... no gloves....are you nuts !!! You'll do no good to tendons, joints, muscles not keeping them warm...

It was about 7 degrees ish when I left but after leaving town 1 1/2 hours later I think it must have been about 2 degree's !

Only decided to meet the Wife in Town at the last minute else I would have been home and warm. I did do that last 1.4 miles in about 6 minutes though and that included a short uphill jaunt !

 

[hackbike 666]

Shorts ....... no gloves....are you nuts !!! You'll do no good to tendons, joints, muscles not keeping them warm...

After this winter and with my commute taking 5 minutes longer im now tempted to get some tights and ditch the shorts and short sleeve in freezing weather.It may look tough but im beginning to think it's unnecessary.

 

[fossyant]

7c......that's still too cold....

As a wee club rider..... I was always told.....shorts only when racing or when the tarmac starts melting......

I hate cold legs......warm legs = more speed...... more blood in muscle rather than keeping the skin warm.....

 

[marinyork]

I thought it was pleasant out in the late evening both of the last two nights.

 

[BentMikey]

I reckon listen to fossyant, he knows what he talks of.

 

[hackbike 666]

Agreed with BM for once.

 

[fossyant]

Wahhey

TBH, anything under about 3c is my thermal bibs - they have a windproof bit over the thigh and knee - nothing worse than cold legs fellas (and gals) ...keep those legs at optimum temps. It's your back that will act like a radiator if your body get's too hot.

 

[hackbike 666]

Yes I learn't a lot this winter.

Always learning about cycling,next I'll be riding primary.

 

[BentMikey]

I'm in roubaix biblongs under 8 or 10 degrees celcius, but then I feel the cold very easily. Bit short on natural insulation I am.

 

[hackbike 666]

You are probably not as overweight as me.

 

[Downward]

Seems a nice night out there currently - Gales and Rain

 

[HLaB]

Seems a nice night out there currently - Gales and Rain

It was very nice here til about 1/4 to 4pm, It very quickly turned horrible Gales and Rain); I think I'm cleaning the bike tomorrow .

 

[Plax]

It's horrible here. I nearly lost my car door today to an errant gust of wind, and nearly got blown away myself shortly afterwards. Glad I never ventured out on the bike - slipping on ice is more than enough offs for one month, don't want to get blown over too!

 

[hackbike 666]

Seems a nice night out there currently - Gales and Rain

Just got back from today's episode of gutter hugging and knocking down pedestrians and I noticed that the wind has picked up tonight.I wonder if it's going to be like that on my 5th consecutive commute tomorrow.