Ugh...it's time to talk Winter riding apparel

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That's the advantage of tights without a chamois, thin knit caps and wool base layers, that you can use for running AND cycling ... and wear a few times between washings.

I sweat like a horse and just can't do it. Even when it's bitterly cold I finish with my gear soaked (and massive sweat-sicles off my hair).

[jessmarimba]

Me too.

Though I prefer sweat-sickles to snot-sickles.

[nscrbug]

I sweat like a horse and just can't do it. Even when it's bitterly cold I finish with my gear soaked (and massive sweat-sicles off my hair).

Count me in as another one who ends up with sweat-soaked gear, even on a cold ride. My DH thinks I'm some kind of "freak" for sweating in the cold...of course, he has trouble breaking a sweat on a warm ride, so go figure.

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This is me after my first outdoor ride of the season...I think I went maybe 15 miles. That's Smartwool. I love their socks, but I don't find their baselayer stuff to wick enough for me. I end up feeling like a wool-covered sponge:


I sweat even more than that when I run...truly nasty.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Zoom, that's the funniest picture I've seen in a long time. LOL!

Did you wear something over that smartwool baselayer top or did you just wear it alone?

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Zoom, that's the funniest picture I've seen in a long time. LOL!

Did you wear something over that smartwool baselayer top or did you just wear it alone?

I had a PI Insulatour jacket on. It was in the mid-30s, IIRC.

[redrhodie]

You're so cute! I get that sweaty every ride. I'm not that cute.

[girlsubobscura]

Zoom,

and I thought it was only me I sweat like that even when I'm underdressed and other parts of me are going numb from the cold.

[OakLeaf]

Me too, on the sweat. Part of why I'm such a huge fan of wool.

Sitting here in wool socks, midweight wool top, fleece pants (slept in the wool longjohns last night...). I'm breaking out the wool bra and winter gloves for tomorrow morning's ride.

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Zoom,

and I thought it was only me I sweat like that even when I'm underdressed and other parts of me are going numb from the cold.

Isn't that just the most frustrating thing ever?!

[bluebug32]

Does anyone wear bib tights? Or have you tried the ones that have a top baselayer built in?

They're sometimes called cycling suits. They look comfy, but not sure how all of that fabric would feel against you. I just ordered some Hincapie bib tights.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I find if I wear wool and then put a wind proof layer over it, the wool will absorb sweat (which it does well) but then it will stay wet. If I wear all wool in whatever layers the temps call for, then the sweat keeps wicking out and dries off but I don't get cold. Wool lets the air filter through and that's why the sweat can dry, but it keeps you warm even when you can feel the air circulating through it. If you layer poly or wind-proof stuff over wool it traps the moisture in and doesn't let the wool do what it does best- which is circulate and vent out moisture and air while still keeping you warm.