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

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. :-)

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

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

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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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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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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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.