numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I had my Ron Hills tights in today 
will that be my last ride (wearing shorts) this year??
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I was so cold this morning. This is the first time I have cycled past September let alone into November. I promptly got to work and have ordered a pair of thermal longs to wear! I am determined that the only thing to keep me off the bike this winter is ice and stupidly heavy rain.
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I haven't worn a pair of long trousers since the beginning of May, on the bike or off it. You're legs acclimatize and when I am forced back into longs it feels like I'm wearing bondage trousers (Not that I know what bondage trousers feel like, you understand 
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CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Ahem! Lady over here.....!
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Ahem! Lady over here.....!
Yes sorry, I should have left it at rugged. Ladies can be rugged too!
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
shorts until 5 degrees, then 3/4 until 2 and then longs....sometimes I go to 3/4 earlier...cos I likes them.It was overcast and cool till 12:00.....the sun came out and I managed to get a 20 miler in......wearing shorts. It really was very pleasant.
Temperature set to drop 4 degrees by Wednesday.
I am so not looking forward to winter cycling
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Shorts till the postman stops wearing them. The bastard isn't going to beat me this year.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I've done three 12.5 recovery rides in the last three days. All of them wearing shorts. I was out till 4,40pm today and i could feel the cold on my legs. Yes i've been wearing cycling shorts but i've also had four or five layers on top!
Onthedrops
Veteran
- Location
- Yorksha
Just had a peep out of the window. Ice formed on the car roof. It's gonna be a bit parky in the morning chaps!
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I've rarely worn shorts on the bike this year, it's generally bib-tights
Conversely, I don't think I've worn tights at all, for running - it's been shorts all year round (be it 'commuting', club-runs, ParkRuns, or racing
Conversely, I don't think I've worn tights at all, for running - it's been shorts all year round (be it 'commuting', club-runs, ParkRuns, or racing
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
A smattering of frost here too, at 06:30 ish
Doubtless, there'll be a few of recent converts/cycle-2-workers still out in shorts/short sleeves (because that's all the kit they have??)
I'm not denigrating them, after all, they are out on the bikes, but, buy some appropriate clothes, guys! (& some girls too)
Yep. As I predicted yesterday. I donned the knee warmers. I also dug out the Night Vision Evo jacket. Though by the time I got to work I was a little too warm. The NVE is only really worth wearing at temps below 4°. It was 5 when I left and got a couple of degree's warmer. And when you are pushing it then those extra couple of degrees make a difference. I suppose though that being too warm is better then too cold.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Monday: Above zero, so still in shorts. Only it was a cold Northerly wind in my face all the way to work, and my eyes stung and watered all the way there. Patches of ice, and met a fellow commuter who had been kissing tarmac just by a bridge over the river. She was OK.
Tuesday: Frost outside, and fairly thick. Still haven't replaced the trousers that I wore out last winter, so bamboo tights and mountain bike shorts, and I was on the main roads keeping off the frosty cycle path. Buff to keep my neck warm, and all was OK.
The problem with main roads is the traffic - difficult to get past. On the other hand, it is a good reminder after you have questioned your sanity on stepping out of the back door into the cold. Hey, I could be in a nice warm car going nowhere!
Tuesday: Frost outside, and fairly thick. Still haven't replaced the trousers that I wore out last winter, so bamboo tights and mountain bike shorts, and I was on the main roads keeping off the frosty cycle path. Buff to keep my neck warm, and all was OK.
The problem with main roads is the traffic - difficult to get past. On the other hand, it is a good reminder after you have questioned your sanity on stepping out of the back door into the cold. Hey, I could be in a nice warm car going nowhere!
swee'pea99
Squire
Think I had my last shorted ride for awhile yesterday. Even mid-afternoon the biting north wind made it feel less stalwart than foolhardy.
