if wearing bib shorts in the wet?
bobpzero
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what do you use to cover the rest of the legs with? if the rain is not absolutely chucking it down.
anyways had a bit of scary moment, part the road on my route home was covered in a mud paste, so the rear wheel was sliding sideways a bit but thankfully after a quick ride over some grass and most of the mud washed off with the rain.
anyways had a bit of scary moment, part the road on my route home was covered in a mud paste, so the rear wheel was sliding sideways a bit but thankfully after a quick ride over some grass and most of the mud washed off with the rain.
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Knee warmers or leg warmers.More problems but still living....0
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Nothng ........ skin's waterproof !0
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amaferanga wrote:Knee warmers or leg warmers.
any specific ones? my knees get real cold too easily. or should i just rub in the warming gel?0 -
Roubaix fleece ones maybe if you get really cold knees. Cold knees = bad.More problems but still living....0
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um right, my assos roubaix leg warmers shouldnt be that worn out already.0
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my skin isnt windproof :roll:0
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If it's warm, nothing.
If it's cold, longer bibs or legwarmers.0 -
now to find out what legwarmers. i think i may have already answerd my question having looked at the Castelli Nano Leg Warmer as i like having no stitching near the back of my knees and no zips at the bottom half.0
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If I know its going to be wet I will wear some Ronhills under my shorts, they are reasonably showerproof and cheap, I think I paid £15 for mine 5 years ago and have used them every winter with no signs of wear.Sunday September Ultegra SL
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i wonder what the pro tour riders put on their legs for cold/wet weather riding0
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Dont bother with the creams.
Knee or Leg warmers are the way forward if its cold. If its just wet and warm - you dont need them.
For winter - you need full length thermal tights.
Escargot - Footballers only play for 45 minutes at a time - and dont descend at 50mph - so why the hell would you dress as they do ??? Dress as a cyclist for cycling.0 -
cougie wrote:Escargot - Footballers only play for 45 minutes at a time - and dont descend at 50mph - so why the hell would you dress as they do ??? Dress as a cyclist for cycling.
Yeah, my bad.
However, 45 mins both ends ultimately results in being outside for around 2 hours. I was coming from it on the basis that I would play footie in temperatures that I wouldn't even consider going out on a bike (I'd play in sleet, frost, downpours etc).
I'm hardly tough but I did a semi tough guy last winter, which was an 8 mile cross country with lake crossings neck high in freezing water. It was cold but once you're warmed up it's not so bad.
I realise this is nothing like cycling but the body is quite resilient and we are talking about wet conditions (not cycling in peak winter). If you're decending at 50mph in the wet you've got to be insane (IMHO
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Most leg warmers are pretty good, you need some that won't slip down, so grippers at the tops of the material should be of good quality.0
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Tough Guy is great fun - the water is cold but if you can keep runninh - shorts are fine. Wind chill is the big difference and also bike rides tend to be longer - its no fun getting caught in winter rain when you are underdreaaed and a few hours from home .0
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cougie wrote:Tough Guy is great fun - the water is cold but if you can keep runninh - shorts are fine.
I've been fancying one for a while now but am not sure if I'm good for it. To be honest the website scares the pants off me and none of my mates will even consider it
Somehow the 'not-so-tough-guy' during the summer doesn't quite seem the same 0 -
Specialized have some great kneewarmers that are thin lycra behind the knee but windproof on the front. Also dual gripper so they stay put. Rapha have some leg-warmers coming out soon!!M.Rushton0
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Escargot - the website is over the top and the guy who runs it is completely bonkers.
Its cold, its muddy, its wet - but its sooooo much fun.
You need the fitness to say run a half marathon and a bit of upper body strength for the ropes and some endurance to the cold - one of our party got pulled out with hypothermia.
BUT its the most fun you'll ever have with your clothes on.0 -
I know a couple of girls who have done tough guy, i'd love to but i hate running...0
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ride_whenever wrote:I know a couple of girls who have done tough guy, i'd love to but i hate running...
Well that sums me up completely
Incidentally the semi tough guy I did was with a girl at work and boy she's fit. To be fair she slowed down for me and I upped my pace so did a reasonable time in the end.
Come to think of it I seem to follow on the tail of women all the time. I did the Suffolk 60 a few weeks back and was following a woman for most of it. I'd like to say that it was because I liked the look of her in lycra shorts but in all honesty I was following her as I couldn't pass her for the life of me and when I did she caught up 5 mins later.
Think I need to MTFU0 -
Leg warmers if you feel the cold.
I don't until about November.
Tough Guy (1992!) was pretty wild and I worked on the principle that you'll be wet from the off so wore shorts and a Helly top.
If I were doing it again I'd be tempted to wear a short sleeve wetsuit...Commute: Langster -Singlecross - Brompton S2-LX
Road: 95 Trek 5500 -Look 695 Aerolight eTap - Boardman TTe eTap
Offroad: Pace RC200 - Dawes Kickback 2 tandem - Tricross - Boardman CXR9.8 - Ridley x-fire0 -
giant mancp wrote:Most leg warmers are pretty good, you need some that won't slip down, so grippers at the tops of the material should be of good quality.
tho which ones? dont suppose you could ask assos to make some leg warmers with their 799airblock material over the knees? just want to avoid leg warmers with stitching behind the knees.0
