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Cold weather gear and icebike any good?
Anyone try this brand of gear. Col d'Lizárd
This is the site: http://users.rcn.com/icebike/Default.htm Or if you know of some good gear? I am listening. I am trying to get ready for fall ...winter maybe? I am in upstate NY so we are cold around this time. I am especially looking for a good jacket. Thanks a lot. |
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chris christanis wrote:
Anyone try this brand of gear. Col d'Lizárd Not positive, but I think they were formerly Gekko Gear. There's a guy on AM-B who swears by (pimps) their stuff. Bill "don't need any extreme stuff here in San Diego" S. |
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On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 03:38:34 +0000, chris christanis wrote:
Anyone try this brand of gear. Col d'Lizárd This is the site: http://users.rcn.com/icebike/Default.htm Or if you know of some good gear? I am listening. I am trying to get ready for fall ...winter maybe? I am in upstate NY so we are cold around this time. I am especially looking for a good jacket. Thanks a lot. Col d'Lizárd used to be Gekko Gear like Bill Sornson wrote. The Icebike site is good but there are different winter conditions and different clothes will work better for each condition. Lots of people push rain jackets for winter but winter weather in southern Ontario is probably more similar to upstate NY than maritime Oregon. Basically there is rain in the fall and spring but the winter itself is snow, not rain. Rain jackets tend to hold perspiration in even when they have large underarm zips. One of my jackets has pretty good vents and zips and passes humidity, but not fast enough for really hard riding. Also the wrists are held in with elastic so no ventilation down the arms. This jacket makes me wet and cold in the winter for my fast 12 mile commute but would be ok for short leisurely rides. When it's not raining, I find a jacket with wind blocking on the front of the body and the arms is best. The humidity escapes out the back and I stay dry. This can be a bit cool at stoplights when there is a high following wind but as I often use a messenger bag that helps keep my back warmer. Heavy snow can cause leg problems as the salt melts the snow and vehicles splash through slush ridges firing the wet slush up at riders. Usually that hits my legs up to my waist so tights that can handle those conditions are best. I usually wear tights that block the wind and rain in front but pass humidity out the back. With long underwear for high energy sports that's a good combo for my wet and dry winter weather, Good luck! Doug |
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"chris christanis" wrote in message ... Anyone try this brand of gear. Col d'Lizárd This is the site: http://users.rcn.com/icebike/Default.htm Or if you know of some good gear? I am listening. I am trying to get ready for fall ...winter maybe? I am in upstate NY so we are cold around this time. I am especially looking for a good jacket. Thanks a lot. Lots of good advice on the Icebike site. I bought a few things from Gekko before they changed their name. Good service, and in one case they sewed me a custom garment at no extra charge becasue the standard size didn't fit right. I have their cycling vest -- a terrifically useful garment -- and it's been great. I highly recommend the cycling vest (windblocking front, open-mesh back) because it most effectively keeps your core temperature from dripping in chilly weather without making your back sweat. The old-school version was to stuff newspapers under the front of your jersey. I have a couple of their fleece cycling jerseys, which have also been very serviceable. Their balaclavas (I have two, a light one and a heavy one) are indispensible. I've been less happy with their arm- and leg-warmers, which are falling apart. I like the ones from Velowear a lot better. I don't have a cycling jacket; even in sub-freezing temperatures I find that layering is more effective. A wicking long-sleeve t-shirt, followed by a fleece jersey, with a windbreaker over the top, with possibly another layer of fleece (a vest) if it's really cold. One or two pairs of tights over my regular bib shorts; one or two pairs of wool socks; a pair of Trek winter gloves with (if necessary) liners under them; an extra ear-band with the balaclava. I'm a wimp, though; I don't ride in the snow. Here in Philadelphia the last few years, that hasn't been much of an issue. It rarely gets colder than 20F here during the day -- and usually it's not even that cold -- so what works for me probably doesn't apply to the dead of a Thousand Island winter. RichC RichC |
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"chris christanis" wrote in message ...
Anyone try this brand of gear. Col d'Lizárd This is the site: http://users.rcn.com/icebike/Default.htm Or if you know of some good gear? I am listening. I am trying to get ready for fall ...winter maybe? I am in upstate NY so we are cold around this time. I am especially looking for a good jacket. Thanks a lot. I highly recomend the "Polartech Powerstretch 100" tights from Col d'Lizard. I bought a pair last fall and they made the Indiana winter much more bearable. They are virtualy wind/water proof and I was able to ride in temps well below 10F. Watch the sizing though, they run a bit small. |
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(Fx199) wrote in message ...
Subject: Cold weather gear and icebike any good? From: (roadieforlife) Date: 10/4/2004 7:40 PM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: "chris christanis" wrote in message ... Anyone try this brand of gear. Col d'Lizárd This is the site: http://users.rcn.com/icebike/Default.htm Or if you know of some good gear? I am listening. I am trying to get ready for fall ...winter maybe? I am in upstate NY so we are cold around this time. I am especially looking for a good jacket. Thanks a lot. I highly recomend the "Polartech Powerstretch 100" tights from Col d'Lizard. I bought a pair last fall and they made the Indiana winter much more bearable. They are virtualy wind/water proof and I was able to ride in temps well below 10F. Watch the sizing though, they run a bit small. What part of Indiana? Indianapolis, although I recently moved to the Greensboro, NC area. Looking forward to much milder winters! |
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What part of Indiana?
Indianapolis, although I recently moved to the Greensboro, NC area. Looking forward to much milder winters! North of Ft Wayne here...arrrgh..may be moving in a couple years to Colorado |
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