alpinerabbit
03-20-2006, 09:09 AM
Sorry if this has been covered again and again, but if the saddle sore can be discussed repeatedly, so can this.
I am going to stock up on cold weather gear but don't know yet which way to go.
I would like to be able to ride at 10°C or a bit lower, not down at freezing temperatures if that means an added set of equipment, and definitely not in rain or wet roads.
I have a windstopper soft shell jacket, windstopper undergarment and long bib tights so far, which helped me through a ride at about 10 °C but I was cold on the feet, fingers and legs. Also I want to take long flat rides to train basic endurance.
I have thought of buying:
windstopper tights (without chamois) to wear over the bib tights or a pair of shorts/that can double as winter running tights
long fingered gloves - not too heavy but with windstopper fabric
an under helmet cap OR I just saw a hooded top from nike that zips all the way over your mouth - now I wonder if I can keep myself from breathing into that fabric through the mouth, and whether it is warm enough, so a cap will probably make more sense -
and something for the feet: either windstopper oversocks or a neoprene shoe cover.
Any suggestions welcome. Especially regarding shoe covers.
I am going to stock up on cold weather gear but don't know yet which way to go.
I would like to be able to ride at 10°C or a bit lower, not down at freezing temperatures if that means an added set of equipment, and definitely not in rain or wet roads.
I have a windstopper soft shell jacket, windstopper undergarment and long bib tights so far, which helped me through a ride at about 10 °C but I was cold on the feet, fingers and legs. Also I want to take long flat rides to train basic endurance.
I have thought of buying:
windstopper tights (without chamois) to wear over the bib tights or a pair of shorts/that can double as winter running tights
long fingered gloves - not too heavy but with windstopper fabric
an under helmet cap OR I just saw a hooded top from nike that zips all the way over your mouth - now I wonder if I can keep myself from breathing into that fabric through the mouth, and whether it is warm enough, so a cap will probably make more sense -
and something for the feet: either windstopper oversocks or a neoprene shoe cover.
Any suggestions welcome. Especially regarding shoe covers.