Temperature Weenie Anonymous

[aicabsolut]

I use shoe covers when I use chemical toe warmers. Today, I had 2 pairs of the oversock style shoe covers on in temps below 30 with 20mph+ winds. My feet were warm when I got home after 35mi or so (and so were the warmers). I put the same warmers inside my neoprene gloves, and they were totally cold (so were my hands--which is unusual for those gloves). There must have been too much wind. When I use the chemical warmers, I wear a thin wool sock and keep the toe box of my shoe set a little looser. That seems to block enough cold air but still allow the chemical warmers to work.

[Catrin]

Thanks for the good ideas I am just waiting to place the deposit on my Gunnar and next comes the tights!

I suppose that I COULD wear jeans over the leg warmers, but I suspect that would be difficult to move in.

[aicabsolut]

Don't wear jeans for a few reasons. One is mobility. The second is if you do get sweaty through your base layers, cotton is the last thing you want to be wearing. Until you get tights, you can try doubling up on your shorts with leg warmers for a little more protection. This is easiest with shorts with a thinner chamois.

[Chicken Little]

Catrin-
Big sale at Sierra Trading Post on cycling tights. Could save you some dough.

[indigoiis]

I wear bicycle shorts, long socks (above the knee so sort of like tights) with a pair of pants - either the stretchy yoga style capri pants or I have this pair of stretchy fabric cargo capris - over the shorts. Works well.

I did invest in shoe covers. LOVE THEM!!!

[Biciclista]

a week ago, i did a 100 k ride. For much of the day the temp was in the 30's and a little in the 40's too. I wore 3 layers everywhere except my hands where I wore two. All the tights, woolen undergarments, fleece gloves, etc, etc came in handy. Oh wait, all i had on my head was one little wool hat under my helmet. I was just fine as long as I was moving.
Catrin, you need to just DO IT. it's not the cold, we can make excuses when it's (too) warm out as well.
I'm not suggesting you ride in snow or ice either. but if conditions are safe, you owe it to yourself to just get out and DO IT.