winter tights - how to wear?

[JennK13]

Ok, yesterday I picked up a pair or cycling "tights" as the cooler weather settles in on Front Range Colorado. How do I wear them? They don't have a chamois - do I wear cycling shorts over or under them?

[jessmarimba]

I usually wear tights over - but that's because I always overdress and my speed and sweat-factor can vary so much over the course of a ride on the mountain bike. I've been known to stop at the bottom of a big hill and pull them off, only to put them back on at the summit for the ride down :)

I'd probably better off in leg warmers, wouldn't I?

My boyfriend layers them under, I think.

[Eden]

I wear chamois-less tights over regular cycling shorts.

no seams against my skin

can be worn more than once w/o washing if its not wet and dirty out

can be taken off if the weather changes

[ny biker]

I wear tights over cycling shorts.

[Chile Pepper]

Same here--tights over cycling shorts, so you can take them off if need be.

[Chicken Little]

Wear them over, but I had some trouble doubling up. Any two layers rubbing can cause heat build up. and seat discomfort. I ended up dropping the bucks for the lined ones after a single season.

[JennK13]

Thanks! I was thinking over shorts for the seams and over heating reason, but I've seen people wearing them as the first layer - not that I would notice if the shorts were under!

[nscrbug]

I wear unpadded tights OVER a regular pair of cycling shorts. The only problem I tend to have, is that the tights will sometimes slide down on me...which is usually a result of wearing 2 "slick" materials on top of each other. To solve this issue, I bought a pair of cheapo suspenders from the men's department at Walmart, and I use the suspenders to keep my tights from falling down. Works like a charm. :D

Linda

[TxDoc]

Or, you could simply buy some bibtights with a chamois... :confused:

[nscrbug]

Or, you could simply buy some bibtights with a chamois... :confused:

Not sure if this was aimed at me or not...but, yes I have considered bibtights...just not in the budget right now. :( Plus, I haven't really found very many women's bibtights out there. I suppose I could try a pair of men's. Any suggestions on certain brands? I already have 2 pairs of PI women's bibshorts, but I'm not too fond of the chamois in them, so I think I would bypass looking at PI for any type of bibs.

[JennK13]

I have some tights with a chamois in them, but they are for more "severe" weather and temperatures than the new "chamoisless" tights I just got.

[jessmarimba]

I'm too tall for bibtights. And my cold-weather bike tights are actually an old pair of Nike running tights that I got tired of pulling up as I ran. If I was really smart, I would figure out how to put a drawstring in them because they still fall down on the bike - especially over my super-shiny shorts.

Oh, cursed are the athletic hips and thighs that pull tights, hose, and snug pants down. :)

[Susan Otcenas]

Plus, I haven't really found very many women's bibtights out there.

TE sells them. ;) http://www.teamestrogen.com/search.ep?keyWords=bibtight

[nscrbug]

I'm too tall for bibtights. And my cold-weather bike tights are actually an old pair of Nike running tights that I got tired of pulling up as I ran. If I was really smart, I would figure out how to put a drawstring in them because they still fall down on the bike - especially over my super-shiny shorts.

Oh, cursed are the athletic hips and thighs that pull tights, hose, and snug pants down. :)

Try a pair of suspenders to keep the tights up...that's what I have to do with mine for the same reason - tights over shiny, slick cycling shorts. I got a cheapo set in the men's department at Walmart...works great.

[lph]

Forgive me for being silly, but whenever I see this thread title on the topics list I keep thinking it sounds like a fashion article, and I want to reply "why... how about pairing them with a snappy pair of silver boots, a cute little dress and a matching handbag!"

:D

oh, and yes, I wear them over.

[Catrin]

Forgive me for being silly, but whenever I see this thread title on the topics list I keep thinking it sounds like a fashion article, and I want to reply "why... how about pairing them with a snappy pair of silver boots, a cute little dress and a matching handbag!"

:D

oh, and yes, I wear them over.

giggle :)

[AllezGirl]

I'm going against the norm...I wear my tights under my chamois bibs. I like the thermal next to my skin, and if it's cold enough for tights, layering isn't an issue. That said, I don't wear tights unless it's under 35. Until then I wear knickers, smartwool long socks, booties, long fingered gloves, wool base layer, ss jersey, arm warmers, thermal jacket/vest. And if I'm going to be taped and it's sub 30, I throw in hot pink fishnets http://vimeo.com/12587416

Climate and cold tolerance is so different. My winter layering has changed every year. But I did learn that less is more. If you're warm starting out, that's a bad thing. I used to come home freezing, it was because I was too warm starting out.

[buffybike]

My favorite way to wear thermal tights is while lying on my sofa with a beer watching a good movie. That's just me, though.;)