Lanky legwear for a short coastal commute

ansbaradigeidfran

I'm getting back into the cycling lark having lost my way in my teenage years (autumn puncture, outgrew the bike by the spring, still in my parents' garage), and am planning to cycle with a new bike to my local railway station to get to University. The distance is about 4km (2.5 miles), along the coast from Penrhyn Bay to Colwyn Bay.

My concern is what to wear in the trouser department, particularly in a wet Welsh winter. My wardrobe currently consists of several pairs of jeans, and a few pairs of tailored formal trousers. Why the tailored variety? Because I have a 28 inch waist and a 36 inch inside leg measurement. Oh, and money isn't exactly plentiful either.

Shorts would be the obvious answer for wet weather work (if not all the time!) but I'm not sure if I'd be warm enough. Do any of you have some words of wisdom that could help?

Thanks in advance.

SmellTheGlove

+1 the shorts but take a change of trousers and change on the train if you're wet through and it clears up en route. Just one idea.
And good luck with the commute.

BigLee1

I`d be interested to know about very long legged trousers for cycling too, I`ve a 36 leg but a 36 waist.
Anyone know of any? I use Ron Hill tracksters at the moment but now the colder weather is on the horizon would like something warmer/ more water resistant.

c12345

My best purchase of last year was a pair of legwarmers from wiggle. I'm 6'7", so any kind of trouser is pretty much out, but the legwarmers you can make as long as you need.

They're warm, dry quickly, don't get caught up in the chain, good downto zero degrees, and cheap. What you waiting for?

PS - I want some arm warmers too, but I'm stuck on the size for those. very long arms. very skinny. Anyone give me a size for the armwarmers?