Cycle Gear

jkiamasnake

Hey guys,

I bought a bike last week and wondering what clothes I should wear and where to buy them?Ones that are not too expensive. I should point out I havent cycled since I was a teenager.

I basically bought the bike because I have a bit of weight to lose so it would be casual cycling. I find running boring so thought cycling would be more enjoyable. I went out for my first cycle last night and am very sore today but hopefully the pounds will come flying down!!

mcgovern

Keep an eye out in Lidl/Aldi, they regularly do cycling gear. Sports Direct also have some cheaper gear

ezra_pound

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-active-padded-cycling-bib-short/

Cee-Jay-Cee

Sorry to disappoint you but cying won't help much with weight loss unless your putting serious effort and miles. Eating less and healthily will aid weight loss considerably more than excercise alone.

smacl

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Sorry to disappoint you but cying won't help much with weight loss unless your putting serious effort and miles. Eating less and healthily will aid weight loss considerably more than excercise alone.

Pretty much true. If you can manage longer cycles and eat a bit less it will eat into fat over time. I reckon about 200k a week gives me a few free beers worth, 300k a week and I can have a kebab after the beers and hold my current weight. Or I can cut the beers, miss the kebab, and lose weight even if I don't get on the bike, but there's no fun in that whatever way you look at it.

sullivlo

Aldi in finglas still have a good range of cycling gear if you want.

ezra_pound

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Sorry to disappoint you but cying won't help much with weight loss unless your putting serious effort and miles. Eating less and healthily will aid weight loss considerably more than excercise alone.

It all depends on how overweight you are and how much you are over eating relative to your calorie burn. If there's only a small margin then doing a bit of regular cycling can turn a slow weight increase into a steady weight loss.

Buzwaldo

First thing, as Ezra suggests, is bib shorts to protect the posterior. Everything else is secondary.

Unknown Soldier

jkiamasnake wrote: »

Hey guys,

I bought a bike last week and wondering what clothes I should wear and where to buy them?Ones that are not too expensive. I should point out I havent cycled since I was a teenager.

I basically bought the bike because I have a bit of weight to lose so it would be casual cycling. I find running boring so thought cycling would be more enjoyable. I went out for my first cycle last night and am very sore today but hopefully the pounds will come flying down!!

Don't go overboard and buy lots of gear. If you are out to lose weight a lot of it might not fit you after a few months.

Keep in minimal.

magicbastarder

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Sorry to disappoint you but cying won't help much with weight loss unless your putting serious effort and miles. Eating less and healthily will aid weight loss considerably more than excercise alone.

according to strava (for want of a better measure), i burn about 200 calories for every 10km cycled. so i reckon i get one pint per 10k.

tomasrojo

You could just wear normal clothes, depending on how far you're cycling. I find them fine for journeys up to about 30km; just bring a change of top. I don't think I've ever cycled longer in one go (though I have in one day), so I defer to people who know better.

As for losing weight, if you tried to walk or cycle most daily journeys (within reason; say, under 20km), I imagine you would lose weight.

drogdub

jkiamasnake wrote: »

Hey guys,

I bought a bike last week and wondering what clothes I should wear and where to buy them?Ones that are not too expensive. I should point out I havent cycled since I was a teenager.

I basically bought the bike because I have a bit of weight to lose so it would be casual cycling. I find running boring so thought cycling would be more enjoyable. I went out for my first cycle last night and am very sore today but hopefully the pounds will come flying down!!

One thing I will say always eat something within a half an hour after your cycle. If you don't you will spend the rest of the day hungry and end up eating a lot and probably a lot of rubbish

jkiamasnake

Thanks for all the info guys!! very much appreciated!!

the world wonders

tomasrojo wrote: »

You could just wear normal clothes, depending on how far you're cycling. I find them fine for journeys up to about 30km; just bring a change of top.

This. There is absolutely no need to splash out on specialised cycling clothes for casual/leisure cycling around the park. Only if you're doing longer/higher intensity rides (>50k) would you feel the comfort benefits of the "padded lycra shorts" type of gear.