fall/winter cycle clothing

[goldfinch]

Buff Go to tubular and scroll down for the merino one. Lots of places carry them.

Yup, these: http://www.buffusa.com/sports/collec...filter/tubular

Got mine at REI probably.

[Catrin]

I see why they are attractive - I will have to consider this - thanks for the links!

[Celeste1013]

Yup, these: http://www.buffusa.com/sports/collec...filter/tubular

Got mine at REI probably.

Very cool!

[Crankin]

Yes, there are winter road shoes. I have a pair of Shimano ones for my Speedplay X pedals. They are women specific and I had to order them from an on line shop in the UK to find a pair in my size! Now, I don't have to wear chemical heaters that often, as I rarely ride below 35 degrees. But, I could. I also have all sorts of booties (3 kinds) and toe warmers, but it's nice to just have to put on a pair of shoes with wool socks. I do use the toe warmers for temps in the 50s.
For some, they won't need women specific, but I wear size 37, so most men's shoes aren't made in that small of a size.

[Megustalaplaya]

I ordered the PI barrier covers for my shoes but gosh, they are tight! I think I may send them back for a medium. The chart said that a small would fit a shoe <39 and I wear a 38.

I went out for a ride today when it was 32 degrees and cloudy. I wore a thermal baselayer, thermal jersey, thermal tight, and a skullcap under the helmet and my core was just fine. For my feet I put 3 layers of newspaper under the shoe liner, wore a thermal wool sock, a grocery bag and then my shoes with a toe cover. My feet were warm enough for the 7 miles I did. I could have ridden farther but my fingers were painfully cold. So cold it was getting difficult to shift. Had to cut the ride short because of it. I am very encouraged that my feet were okay today!! Now I just have to fine a solution for my fingers and I just may be set for winter! So excited!

[Catrin]

The barrier covers are supposed to be very tight - can you get them on at all? I need to use a good amount of force to get them on my shoes...it does get a little easier.

[Crankin]

If your hands and feet are still cold and you are requiring that much to keep your feet warm, you need different booties and different socks. Also, I have used chemical feet and hand warmers when my combination of gloves and shoes weren't warm enough. I know that booties and winter gloves are expensive, but I've been able to get several different, good things by trolling internet sites for sales. Personally, I would not want to ride with stuffed newspaper and plastic bags in my shoes! Now that I have winter shoes for both my pedal systems, it's just the shoe, woolie bully socks, and when necessary, chemical warmers. For years, I used Ibex wool liners under lighter weight full fingered gloves. Now, I have a mid level pair of warm gloves, that are mens' but run small (Mavic), and the PI Am-Fibs that are extremely warm, but don't interfere with shifting. I couldn't handle the lobster gloves; it just felt too weird. I gave them to my son, who has small hands for a guy.

[Megustalaplaya]

Catrin, yes I can get them on but they seemed so darn tight.

Crankin, which winter shoes are you using?

I'll look into the am fib gloves. How do they run size wise? I'm finding that with gloves I'm needing mediums and they are smidgen tight when I first put them on. Larges tend to be too big but they would probably allow for a thin liner and chemical warmers.

I'm thinking that with all I spent on winter cycling clothing I could have just bought a good trainer. But then I would miss the crispness of the air, the sun when it's out, and the smell of the leaves and trees.