Winter Tights

Wally Cobbles

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has any advice as to which pair of winter tights seem to the best buy.

I was looking at getting some that are pretty warm and reasonably waterproof.

I know that Endura Stealth are as waterproof as you can probably get, but they are made from heavy wetsuit type material so wasn't too keen.

Gore do a few that are water repellant but I'm still not sure which ones would do the best job.

All advice gratefully accepted

allthegearnoidea

have a nose on www.cycle-clothing.co.uk as they often have slight seconds for Very cheap prices!
got my speg ones from there, Very toasty!

Wally Cobbles

I'll have a look Timmo, Cheers for that

diy

I'm not that up on my cycling brands but who are "SPEG"? is this some made up brand like "Armanici" or "Hugo Bosse".. There was a link to some Karrimor stuff at sports direct a while back..

I bought some lidl no brand snowboarding/mcycle thermals and sox and they are very toasty under my shorts.

allthegearnoidea

speg do a lot more mainly roady orientated kit, i'd not heard of them before but when i got my winter tights they were a tenner so want too worried!

The Spiderman

I have a pair of DHB Merston tights.Good fit,prettty warm and a reasonable price.Would reccomend.

Wally Cobbles

Thanks for the replies.

Does anybody know of any that are water repellant too but not the really heavy wetsuit type material?

Kiblams

The Spiderman wrote:

I have a pair of DHB Merston tights.Good fit,prettty warm and a reasonable price.Would reccomend.

:shock: Now we know the branding of the spidy-suit. I thought it would have been custom made and have protective properties vs. bullets etc. :P

Do tights really make that much difference to your body temperature? Mind you, I am a human furnace so more clothing is very bad idea for me personally.

The Spiderman

Kiblams wrote:

The Spiderman wrote:

I have a pair of DHB Merston tights.Good fit,prettty warm and a reasonable price.Would reccomend.

:shock: Now we know the branding of the spidy-suit. I thought it would have been custom made and have protective properties vs. bullets etc. :P

Do tights really make that much difference to your body temperature? Mind you, I am a human furnace so more clothing is very bad idea for me personally.

If only I could find them in red and blue........

Dazzza

Another vote for dhb merston, cheap and comfy.

robertpb

Endura thermolite tights are water repellent and can be had for about £40.

bobpzero

Wally Cobbles wrote:

Hi all,
I was looking at getting some that are pretty warm and reasonably waterproof.

I know that Endura Stealth are as waterproof as you can probably get, but they are made from heavy wetsuit type material so wasn't too keen.

i bought these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=18080 awhile back. they arent exactly heavy & the all the seams are sealed because they are waterproof they would have to be a bit stiff. they work the best in cold heavy rain. fleece covering on the inside is quite comfortable with bib shorts tho if you are bit of a stick man like me the shins will get a bit cold in blustery wind. only get a wee bit damp on the inside so id recommend them. went for the medium size so it wouldnt be too tight tho if you can try them on 1st before buying. http://www.thewashingmachinepost.net/endura/endura.html

Wally Cobbles

Thanks for the info everyone.

Still not sure about the endura stealths, I tried some on last week but found them to be a bit restrictive, although was advised that these were the best for really wet weather.

I was thinking about the endura thermolites as I understand that they are water repellant and also at a great price compared with gore.

I guess it's a choice between totally waterproof with the stealths and somewhere near with the thermolites or similar.

Thanks for all your help, I'll be making a purchase soon, especially as the weather has well and truly turned now.

ads4

Don't forget the Tenn stuff for incredible value. I have these and they are very cosy...

http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/shopping ... .asp?id=24

cubby@cartorque

Wally Cobbles, just got myself a pair of THESE water repelent and nice and warm .... bargain at the price too i reckon

kopite1979

i got fleece lined padded ones from aldi which are water repellant too, bargain at about a tenner

40427

just wear fleece lined normal bib tights such as the dhb merstons and get wet much more fun than getting exspensive waterproof, movement restricting tights and recking them in the mud. or if your a bit of a wuss and find that you get cold easily when wearing wet through clothing then just wear shorts they'll save your wife/girlfriend more washing and water drains off pretty easinly.

last week i went out on my bike for 3 hours after there had been 2 inches of rain and most parts of my local woods were flooded i was only wearing my dhb merstons, baselayer+jersey and a waterproof jacket and i wasn't cold at all. this may have been something to do with the fact that i was riding at a very high effort rate and the only time i was cold was when i had to strip off outside and hose down before i was allowed in the house.
so just get urself some regular fleece lined tights and ride harder you'll have the best winter in years.
it's what i did and i look forward to rides in the rain more than in the dry.

grim168

Lusso max repel ?

rowlers

Ads4 wrote:

Don't forget the Tenn stuff for incredible value. I have these and they are very cosy...

http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/shopping ... .asp?id=24

Just some full length bib tights and a Jacket from tenn.
Got to say they are fantastic, incredible quality and fit for the money!

robertpb

40427 wrote:

just wear fleece lined normal bib tights such as the dhb merstons and get wet much more fun than getting exspensive waterproof, movement restricting tights and recking them in the mud. or if your a bit of a wuss and find that you get cold easily when wearing wet through clothing then just wear shorts they'll save your wife/girlfriend more washing and water drains off pretty easinly.

last week i went out on my bike for 3 hours after there had been 2 inches of rain and most parts of my local woods were flooded i was only wearing my dhb merstons, baselayer+jersey and a waterproof jacket and i wasn't cold at all. this may have been something to do with the fact that i was riding at a very high effort rate and the only time i was cold was when i had to strip off outside and hose down before i was allowed in the house.
so just get urself some regular fleece lined tights and ride harder you'll have the best winter in years.
it's what i did and i look forward to rides in the rain more than in the dry.

That's a bit whimpish

I was out Saturday when my woods were deep in water for 3 1/4 hours while it was tipping it down.

All I had on was a short sleeve top, Montane featherlite and Earnley tights non of that mamsy fleecy stuff.

40427

oh yeah it was about 8 degrees and blowing around 25mph

Stevo_666

robertpb wrote:

Endura thermolite tights are water repellent and can be had for about £40.

+1 for these. Keep a reasonable amount of rain off and nicely warm (too warm for the weather at the moment!)

Wally Cobbles

Nice one, Thanks everyone, I've actually gone for the endura thermolites.

Hopefully here before the weekend!

Cheers

turnerjohn

Wally Cobbles wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

Does anybody know of any that are water repellant too but not the really heavy wetsuit type material?

Altura Windstopper ones are pretty water repellant, as are the Demarchi contorPro windproof. Found both nice and toasty. Think you would get pretty hot in full on waterproof ones.