Winter Riding - Again
 

Thanks to everyone who responded to my thread of a couple of weeks ago
winter riding. I took the advice and got myself some decent waterproof
gloves and something to keep my head warm.

However my head and hands are now kept so warm that my legs are bloody
freezing. I had a look at Wiggle.co.uk today with the intention of buying
some decent leggings and learned something about cycling - the terminology
is sometimes as baffling as computer terminology.

For example, I want some trousers to cycle in the winter in. Just something
warm and preferably waterproof.

So I looked for 'trousers'. Nope.

So I looked for 'pants'. Nope.

Leggings? Grrr.

Legwear? Oh for God's sake....

Aha - legwarmers - but they look silly and I'd feel like a pervert.

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

;-)

Saint

Winter Riding - Again
 

Saint wrote:

Aha - legwarmers - but they look silly and I'd feel like a pervert.

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Tights, you'll still feel like pervert though but you'll soon get to like
it. :-)

Winter Riding - Again
 

Saint wrote:

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Don't know. I looked on Wiggle too; and all I found were leg warmers, which
are more suited to spring/autumn as they can be quickly donned or taken off
and stowed.

I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib
tights made by Briko (£40). They also stock the Lusso (UK) brand, which felt
flimsy and were expensive by comparison, with poor padding. Briko stuff is
made in Italy; so you have to go up a size to get something which fits. I
had the same problem with a Briko jersey (I am Briko XL!)

Simon

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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:12:27 -0000, "MSeries"
wrote:

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Tights, you'll still feel like pervert though but you'll soon get to like
it. :-)

And - most importantly - you'll feel like a *warm* pervert :-)

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MSeries wrote:

Tights

Completely missed this one; I must be dim.

Simon

Winter Riding - Again
 

Saint wrote:
Thanks to everyone who responded to my thread of a couple of weeks
ago winter riding. I took the advice and got myself some decent
waterproof gloves and something to keep my head warm.

However my head and hands are now kept so warm that my legs are bloody
freezing. I had a look at Wiggle.co.uk today with the intention of
buying some decent leggings and learned something about cycling - the
terminology is sometimes as baffling as computer terminology.

For example, I want some trousers to cycle in the winter in. Just
something warm and preferably waterproof.

So I looked for 'trousers'. Nope.

So I looked for 'pants'. Nope.

Leggings? Grrr.

Legwear? Oh for God's sake....

Aha - legwarmers - but they look silly and I'd feel like a pervert.

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Ron Hill Bikesters. (1)
They dry out as soon as it stops raining, or if it doesn't, in about an hour
draped over a convenient filing cabinet.
(But surely there are radiators where you work?)

And in v. cold weather, TWO pairs of bikesters. (honest!)
(assuming a comute of 20miles)

(1) Similar to Ron Hill Tracksters, but cut lower in the front and higher at
the back to suit a cycling posture.

--
Cheerful Peddling
John Mallard

Winter Riding - Again
 

Aha - legwarmers - but they look silly and I'd feel like a pervert.

One of the joys of cycling - you look like a pervert but really you aren't ;-)

What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

I wear Ronhill Bikesters (currently £11.99 a pair from www.wiggle.co.uk) - not
waterproof, but light & excellent wicking properties so they dry in seconds. If
it's cold I wear a pair of longjohns underneath.

So I look like a perverted Nora Batty in fluorescent yellow & black ;-)

Cheers, helen s



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Winter Riding - Again
 

I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib
tights made by Briko (£40)

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.... another Mr Muscle reject to convert :-D

Cheers, helen s ;-)
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"Simonb" wrote in message
...

I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib
tights made by Briko (£40). They also stock the Lusso (UK) brand, which
felt
flimsy and were expensive by comparison, with poor padding.

I've had a couple of Lusso tights, the first had ridiculously long legs so I
had to give them away, but my current pair are great. I actually have a
problem with padding so don't automatically assume it is a good thing.

Winter Riding - Again
 

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

One of the joys of cycling - you look like a pervert but really you
aren't ;-)

Yes, we bloody are!
(oops, I think I just said that out loud.)

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John Mallard

Gender specific comfy clothes (was Winter Riding - Again)
 

omcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) writes:

I did, however, go to my LBS and found a great pair of fleece-lined bib
tights made by Briko (£40)

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.... another Mr Muscle reject to convert :-D

It's OK for you Fat Birds on Bikes. You go in in the middle, and
tights and shorts stay up by themselves. Too many of us Fat Blokes on
Bikes go *out* in the middle, and we need bra-straps to hold our
nether garments up.

So I'll give up bib-tights (and bib-shorts) when you give up your bra.

Now there's a thought....

Hey - Fat Blokes on Bikes - anyone up for slabbing anyone seen riding a
bike wearing a bra?

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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:05:11 GMT, in
, Simon Brooke
wrote:

Hey - Fat Blokes on Bikes - anyone up for slabbing anyone seen riding a
bike wearing a bra?

A bra wouldn't fit my bike - it has around 70 nipples
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Winter Riding - Again
 

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:59:24 +0000 (UTC), "Saint"
wrote:



What on earth are they called for heaven's sake?

Tights! Ron Hill do some good ones, but I prefer the Altura winter
cruisers as they have zipped pockets in the top. Really handy for
commuting!

Try he

http://www.cyclexpress.co.uk/product...ruiser_589.asp

cheers,
tom.

Gender specific comfy clothes (was Winter Riding - Again)
 

You think we fatbirdsonbikes go in in the middle??? Silly boy! And bazoomas,
by the way, despite the ravages of time and gravity are still not in the middle
;-)

Cheers, helen s


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