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Winter Advice

  • 10-09-2010 8:56am
    #1
    mmalaka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    I am enjoying cycling and I do not want to stop it coz of cold...I am still new on this so I never cycled during winter season..Looking for advice about winter gears...

    What should I get to stay warm during the cold winter?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    mmalaka wrote: »
    What should I get to stay warm during the cold winter?

    A car.

    What sort of cycling do you do? Is this for a relatively short commute or for longer weekend spins?


  • #3
    mmalaka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    manwithaplan wrote: »
    A car.

    What sort of cycling do you do? Is this for a relatively short commute or for longer weekend spins?

    I am using this route to cycle to work

    http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/19221128/


  • #4
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    Basically wear extra layers. Depending on how much 'natural insulation' you have it could be anything from 2 to 5 layers. I found the Aldi cycling gloves to be pretty good until the really cold weather when I added a thin knitted underglove that I got from one of the hike / camping shops on Capel Street. Cold and wet are the two issues you face. Layers deal with the cold. Have a look at the rate my wetgear thread for a few wetgear examples...

    Oh, and what's your latest time for the route?...


  • #5
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    mmalaka wrote: »
    Hi All,

    I am enjoying cycling and I do not want to stop it coz of cold...I am still new on this so I never cycled during winter season..Looking for advice about winter gears...

    What should I get to stay warm during the cold winter?

    Thanks

    Get the following.
    Gloves - thin but windproof. www.prendas.co.uk do a good selection.
    Overshoes. Essential. They tend to be rain resistant rather than waterproof.
    Waterproof socks (sealskinz).
    A buff
    A beanie hat
    A good winter jacket (Assos Airjack 851 is great but very expensive - well worth it however).
    Merino wool baselayers.
    Wool socks for cold dry weather.
    Mudguards for the bike.
    Good lights (and carry a spare set of batteries with you).
    That will get you through our winter.

    No real reason to stop in the winter unless the wind gets very high, rain is so heavy that there is no visibility or ice.
    Sonme of the best cycling weather is brisk cold dry autumn/winter mornings.


  • #6
    mmalaka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    cdaly_ wrote: »

    Oh, and what's your latest time for the route?...

    about 1 hour sometimes up to 1:15....


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  • #7
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    Essentials are warm gloves (your hands will tell you this shortly in any case), a decent winter weight sweat wicking base layer or two (merino is a good material for a commute because it doesn't smell as much as synthetic materials and you have to wear it on the way home too), a hat (or winter helmet liner) and a warm windproof jacket. Decent socks and possibly overshoes are important too.

    You probably don't use padded shorts for that length of a cycle so just go for tracksuit bottoms or something in the winter. If you do use cycling shorts, you will need knee warmers or switch to tights.

    Lots of advice on products etc. in this thread.


  • #8
    mmalaka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    Thanks guys

    Any recommended links??


  • #9
    IM0
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    mmalaka wrote: »
    Thanks guys Any recommended links??
    manwithaplan wrote: »
    Lots of advice on products etc. in this thread.

    there


  • #10
    Benbecul97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭Benbecul97


    mmalaka wrote: »
    Thanks guys

    Any recommended links??

    Also worth having a look at some of the Aldi gear next week if you dont want to spend too much - like me!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056024184


  • #11
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    manwithaplan wrote: »
    You probably don't use padded shorts for that length of a cycle so just go for tracksuit bottoms or something in the winter. If you do use cycling shorts, you will need knee warmers or switch to tights.

    I use shorts / tights for my 14km commute and they're definitely worthwhile. You won't be wearing out your tracksuit trousers and you'll have something that's suitable for the wet also.


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  • #12
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    You are probably right. For my short commute (Killester-city centre), I wear ordinary shorts all year round and don't bother with tights or warmers in the winter.


  • #13
    mmalaka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭mmalaka


    I went to the local bike shop and he recommended this for me:

    Crosslite Jacket http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=18787&IDCategory=201

    Inter Base Layer: http://shop.campleaders.com/all-categories/clothing/altura-inter-base-layer.html

    He said those should be enough for the winter with rain trouser....and gloves..

    So what do you think guys?


  • #14
    papac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭papac


    mmalaka wrote: »
    I went to the local bike shop and he recommended this for me:

    Crosslite Jacket http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=18787&IDCategory=201

    Inter Base Layer: http://shop.campleaders.com/all-categories/clothing/altura-inter-base-layer.html

    He said those should be enough for the winter with rain trouser....and gloves..

    So what do you think guys?

    They look grand.
    Rain trousers are sh1te imo. You just get wet from inside out. Good pair of tights and accept that you will get a bit wet in a deluge.


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