Boards Winter Kit Thread

zindicato

zindicato wrote: »

see you around 10 tomorrow Dav

Thanks for this morning Niamh:-)

rollingscone

Collected this morning from Dav. Cheers.

Boards.ie: Niamh

zindicato wrote: »

Thanks for this morning Niamh:-)

No problem at all

Weepsie

Got my Entropa, and actually looking forward to a spot of rain next time I'm out so I can test it. Cheers all

BremoreDave

Thanks Dav. Picked up my entropa earlier, glad I got an XL.

Crocked

Picked up a defender earlier from Dav. It's a bit....snug, I may have added a little too much winter insulation already and it's not Christmas yet!!

Dav

Only 2 left, this is great news.

Good to see you all today, well wear and watch out for busses!

fillup

Crocked wrote: »

Picked up a defender earlier from Dav. It's a bit....snug, I may have added a little too much winter insulation already and it's not Christmas yet!!

I'm glad it's not only me then..... it's as snug as a bug on a rug or as snug as the small area to the front of the bar in Toners

Oryx

fillup wrote: »

I'm glad it's not only me then..... it's as snug as a bug on a rug or as snug as the small area to the front of the bar in Toners

Any snugger it would probably qualify as fetish wear.

fillup

Is that snug enuff for ya?

bcmf

Thanks for Bremore Dave for picking up mine.Thanks for Dav and Niamh for all of your help.
Looks the part.

Weepsie

Must have just missed him as I saw your bag when collecting mine!

Ole Rodrigo

Hi Niamh, I'll be in tomorrow afternoon to collect.

RobFowl

fillup wrote: »

Is that snug enuff for ya?

Is that Assos?

rollingscone

Wore my new kit on Christmas day and Stephens day, with a merino baselayer under the defender each day, on X-mass it was dry and cold and the defender was a little bit less toasty than a winter jersey so worked perfectly. But it really proved itself crawling back with my brother in law on the return leg of our Stephen's day 50k where it staved off first rain and later hail with admirable efficacy.

The chammy on the tights is awesome too. Also I had a bit of a moment of clarity in Strawberry beds on my way out to "Birth of the Letter X'day dinner" in that it was my first time ever wearing fully matching kit.

Thanks again guys.

Oryx

My defender leaked like a sponge

Ole Rodrigo

Garzard wrote: »

If by some miracle you end up with a spare Medium kit, I'll take it.

My medium LS is a bit big if you're interested?

zindicato

Right just a quick review for the Defender LS.... waterproofness is good but you still need a waterproof gillet, if it really gets heavy, used it again today used one merino baselayer, moisture transfer is really good i arrived home and the jersey is soaking wet from the outside but my merino wool is nearly dry on the inside and good warmth from such a thin material.

Garzard

Ole Rodrigo wrote: »

My medium LS is a bit big if you're interested?

PM sent.

rizzodun

Right, a bit late but thought I'd post an actual pic of the MTB jersey in case anyone wanted to know how it turned out.



I'm so 'stoked' on this, it means I can now say things like 'sick edit' when I post vids of myself 'dropping in' etc etc...

Bloggsie

rollingscone wrote: »

Wore my new kit on Christmas day and Stephens day, with a merino baselayer under the defender each day, on X-mass it was dry and cold and the defender was a little bit less toasty than a winter jersey so worked perfectly. But it really proved itself crawling back with my brother in law on the return leg of our Stephen's day 50k where it staved off first rain and later hail with admirable efficacy.

The chammy on the tights is awesome too. Also I had a bit of a moment of clarity in Strawberry beds on my way out to "Birth of the Letter X'day dinner" in that it was my first time ever wearing fully matching kit.

Thanks again guys.

morning rollinscone, is the 4 legged motivator (4 houses aprox past the wrens nest) in the strawberry beds still there, the lil backstard!

Oryx

Can I ask them wot knows, is the defenders weather proofing negated by wearing a layer over it? Should it be the outer layer of whatever you have on?

bcmf

Oryx wrote: »

Can I ask them wot knows, is the defenders weather proofing negated by wearing a layer over it? Should it be the outer layer of whatever you have on?

I would say that it should be the outer/ last layer as the water will need to be able to bead off.If you wear another layer over it it will act to trap the water on the material.
That's what I learned about Gore Tex materials so I would imagine the same applies here.

fillup

Oryx wrote: »

Can I ask them wot knows, is the defenders weather proofing negated by wearing a layer over it? Should it be the outer layer of whatever you have on?

Hi Oryx.
I haven't had a chance to use my Defender yet due to a physio induced lay off from the bike.

I see from your previous post that your Defender leaked like the proverbial spongue and that you're now asking about if it should be the outter later or not.

Are you still having issues with it?

Thanks

Oryx

Yes. Ive worn it twice in wet weather, but both times I wore it with a windproof layer over it, because it is so tight its hard to put enough warm layering underneath. (Cold creature, me!) Both times I wore it the water went straight through pretty much instantly, and I reckoned it might have been the layer over it allowing it to wick through, hence the question.

fillup

Cheers Oryx - thanks for the clarification. I was beginning to think i'd bought a pup

zindicato

Oryx wrote: »

Can I ask them wot knows, is the defenders weather proofing negated by wearing a layer over it? Should it be the outer layer of whatever you have on?

ive tried the defender in showers, strongish rain and to -1 +1 temp the last time
tis is Good for the price of it, its not GABBA but GABBAesque , for heavier longer rains you need a waterproof gillet over it, but for light showers it shrugs it off, not really a cold person so during the last cold spin that i did i used a long sleeve compression plus a fast wicking sleeveless shirt over the long sleeved ,the defender ,my arms were a bit cold during the beginning but after a few minutes you warm up... my core temp was stable during the whole spin and because my arms wasnt really insulated it helped with temp regulation and kept me from overheating or having the need to open up the defender but as ive said you need a gillet over it for longer and heavier rain, the defender should be the outer layer , I dont really use a shell
that much even if it rains hard as im so used to just having a gillet....... dont you think that it was your own seat that made you feel that way?: what was the extra layer that had over it was it breathable enough? . im 5'9, 80 kgs and im using the xl sized one:).

Darkglasses

I'm unsticking this, if people want to talk about another kit order, feel free to make a new thread

godtabh

Darkglasses wrote: »

I'm unsticking this, if people want to talk about another kit order, feel free to make a new thread

Thanks for volunteering

Beasty

godtabh wrote: »

Thanks for volunteering

Mods of the Cycling Forum are exempt. CMods do have the power to appoint though ....:pac: