Originally Posted by
Karenanywild
This is also my first year of riding and was wondering the same thing. Thanks for all the info here. I live in Florida so it doesn't get THAT cold. But even though I am originally from Canada my blood has thinned and 50 is cold to me now. I'd like to understand a couple of things better. 1. Tights - do you have cycling tights? It seems like I'm reading cycling shorts underneath and regular tights on top. Doesn't that get bulky? 2. How do you handle rides that start out cold and then warm up? What do you do with those layers? 3. Tell me more about knickers, leg warmers, long socks etc. I see comments relating to all of these but what combos do you use? Dumb it down please, all the lingo is new to me. :)