Before next winter I am definitely going to buy...

Mountainboy2465
Mountainboy2465 Posts: 121
edited January 2010 in Commuting chat
A Buffalo Cycle Shirt and a decent set of proper winter cycling boots, feet like blocks of ice by the time I got home again tonight.

What does riding in these conditions make you think you _definitely_ need?

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  • fenboy369
    fenboy369 Posts: 425
    A single speed bike. :D
    '11 Cannondale Synapse 105CD - FCN 4
    '11 Schwinn Corvette - FCN 15?
    '09 Pitch Comp - FCN (why bother?) 11
    '07 DewDeluxe (Bent up after being run over) - FCN 8
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    a CX with studded tyres.

    i already have the winter boots, cant recommend them enough.
    BMC TM01 - FCN 0
    Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
    Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
    Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
    Premier (CX) - FCN 6
    Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN3
  • warpcow
    warpcow Posts: 1,448
    Once you've got all that stuff (and I do, apart from the CX), you'll just end up sitting there in the middle of January buying stuff you won't have a chance to use for at least another three months. Like me :oops:

    It's a vicious circle.
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  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    Winter boots are a must, I've got 2 pairs, one for SPD and the other SPD-SL, I consider them to be essential for me, I suffer badly from cold feet.
  • simplesimoncardiff
    simplesimoncardiff Posts: 37
    Thermometers in South Wales must read lower than elsewhere in the country. I've seen minus 9 *C before setting off for work & all i wear is a few layers with a gillet over the top, standard summer shoes and MTB gloves... I'll be wearing the same kit, just less of it all year round!

    Before next winter i need reliable lighting. I've killed every rear light i've had.
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  • Mountainboy2465
    Mountainboy2465 Posts: 121
    simplesimoncardiff wrote:
    Thermometers in South Wales must read lower than elsewhere in the country. I've seen minus 9 *C before setting off for work & all i wear is a few layers with a gillet over the top, standard summer shoes and MTB gloves... I'll be wearing the same kit, just less of it all year round!

    Before next winter i need reliable lighting. I've killed every rear light i've had.

    How far do you commute?
    I am riding for pretty much 3 hours a day at the moment, wearing insufficient clothing for the conditions (and you are if that is all you are wearing at -9) just adds to the energy loss and I am not fit enough at the moment to spare, or waste, any!
  • guitarguy
    guitarguy Posts: 18
    fenboy369 wrote:
    A single speed bike. :D

    +1, only just got a road bike, but I'm finding it hard to resist...
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Winter boots are excellent, pair them with good winter socks and super toasty dry feet

    layers are also your friends
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    ...and if someone could recommend a pair of Winter boots to buy - it would be much appreciated
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  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    ...and if someone could recommend a pair of Winter boots to buy - it would be much appreciated

    Northwave Celcius or Farenhiet (depending on whether you want spd or 3 bolf fitting), assuming they suit the shape of your feet.
    Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos
  • teticio
    teticio Posts: 107
    Mountainboy2465 wrote:
    What does riding in these conditions make you think you _definitely_ need?

    a session with the shrink
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  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Mountainboy2465 wrote:
    What does riding in these conditions make you think you _definitely_ need?

    A villa in Spain to retreat to in Winter. :D (I wish)
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  • bigease
    bigease Posts: 86
    Slow Downcp wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    ...and if someone could recommend a pair of Winter boots to buy - it would be much appreciated

    Northwave Celcius or Farenhiet (depending on whether you want spd or 3 bolf fitting), assuming they suit the shape of your feet.

    I second that. I have had Shimano, and now have Northwave and the later are definately warmer and drier. Couldn't recommend that highly enough.

    As for what I would want before next Winter, I think new wheels for the Fixie, as mine are getting very tired.
    Specialized Single Cross: FCN +4 IMAGE

    Trek Madone 5.2: FCN +3 IMAGE
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    I have Sidi Diablo winter goretex boots. The trick is to buy this kind of stuff in June when nobody else is, it's cheaper. I paid £100 for the Sidi boots and £50 for my Shimano RW02 boots.
  • soy_sauce
    soy_sauce Posts: 987
    this winter, i realised that my so-call winter gloves is only suitable for winter in Spain!! :shock:

    only keep my hands slightly warmer than my MTB summer gloves in this weather. what a joke!!! :x


    apart from that im fine. wearing thick socks with my MTB spd seem keep my toes pretty warm. :D
    "It is not impossible, its just improbable"

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  • teticio
    teticio Posts: 107
    skyd0g wrote:
    Mountainboy2465 wrote:
    What does riding in these conditions make you think you _definitely_ need?

    A villa in Spain to retreat to in Winter. :D (I wish)

    haha.. i live in spain and it is REALLY cold... my beard had icicles in in this morning. i guess you were thinking more of the canary islands...
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  • hoolio
    hoolio Posts: 139
    The buffalo shirt is exceptionally warm. Approaching excessive.
  • hells
    hells Posts: 175
    Does anyone make womens specific cycling boots? I am female with small and narrow feet, most mens cycling shoes will not fit atall.
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  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    hells wrote:
    Does anyone make womens specific cycling boots? I am female with small and narrow feet, most mens cycling shoes will not fit atall.

    These if the right size:

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=9499
    Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos

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