Now i realise!
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I see a lot of people on their bikes, nice tight leathers/top of the range jackets & trousers and freeze their boocks off.
But my god am i glad i don't look cool! I'm warm!
I brought a nice coat (Frank Thomas) and a pair of thick leather gloves (Carl Lewis) for the icey season, and tested them out! better than my other stuff (alpinestars) all in al a good day of christmas shopping, still on the hunt for my trousers though.
Whats everyone else wearing this winter then (if you're not all wusses)
Dan
But my god am i glad i don't look cool! I'm warm!
I brought a nice coat (Frank Thomas) and a pair of thick leather gloves (Carl Lewis) for the icey season, and tested them out! better than my other stuff (alpinestars) all in al a good day of christmas shopping, still on the hunt for my trousers though.
Whats everyone else wearing this winter then (if you're not all wusses)
Dan
Thermal top - Tshirt - Arlen Ness 1 piece - Hoody - £20 hein gericke winter gloves and toureg boots jobs a good un
only thing thats cold on getting to work is my finger tips but i can live with that.
Only thing thats bothering me is the build up of water and grit on the visor thrown up by cars, when i go to wipe it offf it just smears everywhere and i can see even less
only thing thats cold on getting to work is my finger tips but i can live with that.
Only thing thats bothering me is the build up of water and grit on the visor thrown up by cars, when i go to wipe it offf it just smears everywhere and i can see even less
Rukka very thin thermal base layer, leathers, outer jacket with thermal lining. If it's below zero I might add another base layer. On legs I usually stick to base layer, thermal leggings with wind stopper and leathers, if it's wet then add a waterproof outer layer.
I always wear leathers, having come off whilst wearing a textile jacket and leather trousers, textile (even a £350 Dainese fancy job) offers very little protection, it ripped wide open with only a light 30mph spill, the trousers were almost untouched.
I always wear leathers, having come off whilst wearing a textile jacket and leather trousers, textile (even a £350 Dainese fancy job) offers very little protection, it ripped wide open with only a light 30mph spill, the trousers were almost untouched.
HG textiles and thermals. I tried the leaters/thermals/fleece combos for a bit but got too cold. I found I had less moments in the textiles because I had more control both due to the fact that I could feel my fingers and because my brain wasn't frozen to buggery.
Pissing about with separate waterproof layers was always the bit of biking I liked least.
Pissing about with separate waterproof layers was always the bit of biking I liked least.
Edited by dern on Monday 17th December 13:19
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