Still in shorts?
secretsam
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So...it's getting chillier and the warm clothes are out...but who's still a dedicated shorty and who's bottled out?
It's just a hill. Get over it.
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Shorts in the cold is very bad for the knees, why bother?0
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Been wearing 3/4s all the time, only added knee warmers to the mix. Up top is long sleeve or shortsleeve with armwarmers so far.0
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you need another category....shorts sometimes/legs tucked up sometimes.....I'm in that category. it really depends on the temperature outside, and whether I'm having a pootle or whether its raining. mostly I'm in shorts. I've not voted as I don't fall into any of the 3 categories, well not neatly anyway!0
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Always shorts 8) .
Even when wearing tights underneath!!!2014 Planet X Pro Carbon
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Problem is: it's tights on the way in ('cos at 6:15 it's bloody chilly!) but sometimes (usually) shorts on the way home.
However - this week it may well be tights to and from.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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This morning was the first tights day of the year... I am full of cold, and it was very early0
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Might think about getting some unlined tights to wear under the shorts (am currently optoin 2: shorts + knee warmers - but the damn knee warmers keep slipping) - any recommendations? Don't care if I look a total plank, nothing new there
It's just a hill. Get over it.0 -
For the commute I wear work clothes which includes trousers.
But for fun, ie MTB/roadie I wear shorts all year around can't say I get cold to be honest!0 -
Still wearing shorts in Durham, although I wore a l/s jersey and a softshell jacket today.0
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I'm frequently riding in at 4.45am or riding home at 10.15pm. Still in shorts (well, baggy 3/4s over lycra shorts, which is my usual clobber), had one day in tights last week when it was v. cold and wet.Rules are for fools.0
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Always in shorts, I just vary what goes underneath, prefer not to budgie smuggle on the commute0
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Shorts for me, though was thinking it was getting cold enough for knee warmers today. Have cracked and wearing long sleeved t now...http://www.georgesfoundation.org
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The deciding factor me was feeling like I had cramp in my thighs last week. They were really cold in the wind and I kind of got the hint, so dug out the Winter kit in preparation.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Tights in, it was bloody cold at 6am. Shorts on the way home.0
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I pulled a muscle in the top of my righ calf so went into 3/4s last week to keep it warm.
Would have gone into 3/4s this morning in any case as it was proper chilly.
Also went into a softsheel jacket and longsleeved too this morning for the first time this year.
And a snood for my neck
And little toe cap things for my shoes.......Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.
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Yep, 'fraid I went for the tights and l/s merino top this morning.
And the full (i.e. not fingerless) gloves. :shock:0 -
i was in shorts today but my god did i regret it.
buff might be coming out this week as wellBMC TM01 - FCN 0
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I've been wearing kneewarmers in the morning for ages, most of the summer in fact!
If the temp is below 15 degrees I stick the kneewarmers on anyway.
Felt the cold in my quads last thursday but winter tights boil my chest anyway. Might have to get some waist tights for autumn.Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
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Shorts with baggies over the top, winter boots and a Rapha stowaway jacket over my SS jersey, was plenty warm enough despite having to stop and repair a f@cking p@ncture!
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Friday was the first day back into tights, this morning was the first day into fleece lined tights. Looking at the weather forecast I think tomorrow is going to be bib tights! All with baggies over the topFCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0
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Full finger liner gloves this morning - not quite winter glove cold yet. Long sleeve base layer and sportswool jersey. That's the most I've worn for a long time but didn't feel anywhere near cold enough for tights yet - shorts at least until November I reckon. Might try knee warmers this year - any recommendations?0
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Got arm/knee/leg wormers from the on-line CSC shop a few years ago, theyre excellent and are Giordana brand. Light fleece lining so not super-thick but I reckon these 2 items are sufficient to keep the legs sufficiently warm for most of the chillier parts year.0
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Depends on the shorts! Too cold for just lycra for me, but 3/4 length baggies are fine.0
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I thought whether I should have been in tights on the the way in this morning, So may be I will soon.
Not time for the skull cap yet though0 -
Shorts here, fished out the long sleeved top for the first time this morning, though.0
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Actually wearing my ctc cap to stop the comedy pad imprints on my forehead...Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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Wore shorts one day last week & decided it's time to put them away for the winter. 3/4 shorts now out with bibless longs on underneath now for me.There is no secret ingredient...0