Clothing

muddymart

This maybe be a no brainer question, but what sort of clothing do you wear?? ie tracky bottoms/jeans

whats the best leg wear for rides lets say around 10-15 miles.

millster

shorts,shorts ans shorts!!!!! cant beat them, really cant. no restricted movement. depends what type of riding though, if your just messing about round town, then loose jeans or even trackies, but be prepared to look like you robbed the bike lol. for tops, depending on the wether, either a t-shirt or lightwieght breathable thing
hope that helps!

muddymart

Well i will be mainly doing canal paths and tp trails,around 10-20 mile at a steady pace.. ohh and i hate tracky's....
shorts as in cycling shorts or like knee length shorts,as i could easily take a pair of waterproof leggings along.

Cheers Martin

millster

something like these would be perfect :

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=9364

and for a top :

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=11929

and for when it gets windy or wet:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=11936

thats just an idea though

MilitantGraham

Lycra.
But then, I've got the figure for it. 8)

teacherman

3/4 length shorts in winter with a padded cycling short underneath.

In summer just shorter ones - with padded cycling shorts underneath.

Easy.

Pippen33

I go for the endura singletrack for pants and endura humvee shorts they're everything I need, lycra pants look ridiculous and only the freakiest of freaks wear them

muddymart

the shorts are doing it for me , i like the look of them , thanks for the shop link,

muddymart

Pippen33 wrote:

lycra pants look ridiculous and only the freakiest of freaks wear them

i'd look like the welsh gay lad, from little britain,

millster

im welsh but i dont wear lycra. few too many beers for that!

lunaeventer

Ah, but do you approve of girls wearing lycra?? Or does that make us freaks too?!

muddymart

nothing wrong with welsh or gay folk !!!

but i would look like daffyd in licra shorts !!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebrita ... r.shtml#10

millster

personally, nothing better than a lovely lady wearing some lycra! unless your dawn french

Matteeboy

Board shorts when warm, Nike tracky bottoms when under 8 degrees, Regatta waterproofs if freezing and hammering it down.

BlackSpur

Lightweight 3/4 all year round with a padded liner underneath. On top a breathable T-shirt, microfleece and jacket layered according to the weather.

allthegearnoidea

ive got the madison pursuit cargo shorts which have the liner insdie but is detachable and they are a bargain at £30! and a gill base layer and endura jersey with a fleec gillet from my sailing coat, keeps me super toasty, will look at a long sleeve base layer for the winter though! and some knee warmers!

i used to ride in normal tracky bottoms in winter and a windprrof jumper and shorts in the summer but you cant beat the proper gear!

stayhigh65

I've been using a pair of these shorts for just over a year and have found them to be very comfortable all year round, fast drying for those wet days and they don't cling to my legs when pedalling. All of Edinburgh's own brand clothing is made by Endura and re branded as Revolution so its made by a quality company and the shorts come with a removable liner which is very comfy too.

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 700c003698

Endura's own Single track shorts are also very good too.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=13217

Old Git On A Bike

I wear the same things for every ride (washed in between rides), a pair of shiny black tracksuit bottoms, under those I have an old pair of jogging bottoms which I have cut the legs off to make in to shorts, just for added padding on the backside, up top I wear a thick black fleece, makes me sweat like a pig, but good for losing weight through sweat loss.