Tights over bib shorts?

[hoppym27]

Can I wear running tights over my bib shorts. I already have leg warmers but I'm thinking of keeping my posterior that bit warmer in the winter months.

 

[vickster]

Yes, much better than under

 

[vickster]

To add, it's good to have some reflectives on your legs, ankles, feet when cycling in the dark to stand you out as a cyclist to other other road users (distinctive leg movements). I often wear Altura winter cruisers over cycling shorts or padded tights when it's colder than 5 deg

 

[raleighnut]

+1 for the 'winter cruisers'.

 

[Dan B]

Try it and see. Only downside I find is that running tights often aren't very long in the back and tend to slide down when worn over Lycra. But that probably depends on the particular garments involved

 

[cyberknight]

Yes I have unpadded bib tights over bib shorts in winter,I found running tights ok but back got a bit cold.

 

[wisdom]

To add, it's good to have some reflectives on your legs, ankles, feet when cycling in the dark to stand you out as a cyclist to other other road users (distinctive leg movements). I often wear Altura winter cruisers over cycling shorts or padded tights when it's colder than 5 deg

Exactly the same for me winter cruisers over padded shorts.

 

[GuyBoden]

Spotted two riders still in shorts yesterday, going very fast, obviously to avoid getting cold...................

 

[T4tomo]

you want roubaix / thermal lined tights, like the W cruisers mentioned, not running tights. keep you toasty. I'm still on shorts and knee warmers, but the switch is coming, Sunday morning was a bit nippy on the thighs and nether regions

 

[kingrollo]

Yes I do this.
I find sometime I overheat if full winter bibs. So I have a pair of thin over tights that are fine for just taking the edge of the cold. They do slip down , and get all wrinkled so I look like nora batty ! - but for cold - but not icy cold , they are good.

 

[hoppym27]

Thanks everyone, I'll give it a try and if its not right I'll invest in some bib tights or those winter cruisers

 

[Domus]

Bib shorts with Ron Hill Tracksters over the top. Cheap as chips.

 

[Julia9054]

Ron Hills are nice and long in the back too. Great on the bike - when I get off, I look like Max Wall!

 

[ColinJ]

Bib shorts with Ron Hill Tracksters over the top. Cheap as chips.

Ron Hills are nice and long in the back too. Great on the bike - when I get off, I look like Max Wall!

I have Ron Hills and a pair of warm cycling tights which don't have a pad. I wear bibshorts or padded undershorts under whichever I am wearing on chilly rides. The tights are a bit too warm above 12 degrees and the Ron Hills not quite warm enough below 8 degrees. Between 8 and 12 degrees, either choice suits me.

 

[Ian H]

I have padded bib-tights for use on their own. I have two—one thick, one thin—unpadded bib tights for use over shorts. The thin ones are ragged round the buttocks, but it doesn't affect their function.