what you wearing?

itboffin
itboffin Posts: 20,072
edited September 2011 in Commuting chat
It's now officially cold enough for me to start switching to full tights, I already have early winter gloves and a gore windproof.

How long before we hit morning frosts n ice patches ?

I hate winter
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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Girl.


    Shorts, mitts and a SS Jersey
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    When I start commuting again in 10 or so days i might be adding arm warmers and maybe knee warmers and a windproof gilet. First thing I change is to long finger gloves, usually defeet wool ones.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,935
    davis wrote:
    Girl.


    Shorts, mitts and a SS Jersey

    This. It's not even dropped below 15 degrees. Too much of a climate shock from Florida?
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    t-shirt and some trousers ie civvies, if it does get cold I'll add a coat but normally if I do I have to take it off as it's too hot.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I guess so, 2 wks of 100F then back to this brrrr I even lit the fire at home and placed an order for logs
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    itboffin wrote:
    I guess so, 2 wks of 100F then back to this brrrr I even lit the fire at home and placed an order for logs

    Oh, I retract my "girl", and hereby promote you to "unacclimatized nancy".

    Carry on.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    I had tights on today - got a tad warm on the way home

    admittedly my shorts were drenched after yesterdays soaking
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    rubertoe wrote:
    I had tights on today - got a tad warm on the way home

    admittedly my shorts were drenched after yesterdays soaking

    Why does your username remind me of another kind of toe? EKE show them what I mean :roll:
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    T-shirt and a pair of trousers this morning. Wore my jacket on the way home.
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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Currently wearing knee and arm warmers in a morning but the arm warmers are off after about 5 miles. Just shorts and jersey on the way home.
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  • Applespider
    Applespider Posts: 506
    davis wrote:
    Girl.

    Ahem... this girl was wearing shorts and a windproof gilet over a vest top today

    Admittedly, I did consider the arm warmers but could only find one of them. :oops:
  • Hot Orange
    Hot Orange Posts: 157
    I wore my new gilet over SS jersey and shorts today. I was too hot.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    itboffin wrote:
    Why does your username remind me of another kind of toe? EKE show them what I mean :roll:
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    Is that what you meant?
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    it is but i'm a little worried about that 'stuff' dribbling off the toe :?
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    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • graham.
    graham. Posts: 862
    itboffin wrote:
    it is but i'm a little worried about that 'stuff' dribbling off the toe :?
    Yeah, that was my first thought! :shock:
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,445
    I'm wearing trousers, shirt, tie and a waxed cotton military jacket. Dahling! x
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    I put a sleeveless baselayer on today... roasting hot when I got to work
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  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    shorts and base layer t-shirt

    its still technically summer here in Liverpool, well it is until the frost arrives

    you southern woofters with all your gloves and what not.....MTFU!!
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  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    Bibshorts and a Gore SS top and a thin windstopper gilet is fine for me til it gets down to about 8 or 9 degrees C, then it'll be the Gore Phantom jacket and 3/4 shorts. Below 5degC the tights will come out and another base layer...
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  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,670
    SS jersey, bib shorts, baggy shorts, fingerless gloves.

    Armwarmers + rain legs when I went home on Monday in lots of rain.
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  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Warmers and baselayer. No way cold enough for tights or even a gilet.
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    still just shorts and long sleeve base.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    I'll happily wear 2/4 all through the summer! i am a bit of a wuss and get cold really easily!

    So if there is a nip - i'll happily put on tights, LS jersey and Gilet.
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    funnily enough normally just shorts and ss jersey + mitts.

    no clean shorts so it was bibs today and thus i was sweatier than normal...
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Bib shorts and short sleeves for the way home

    On the way in (6am start) then I've started with Rapha arm warmers, mainly because I only got out of bed 10mins earlier so haven't quiet woken up
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  • Mark Bom
    Mark Bom Posts: 184
    Have to admit to wearing a baselayer vest this morning under a s/s jersey...oh, and arm warmers!
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    Shorts and t-shirt + fingerless gloves.
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • Butterd2
    Butterd2 Posts: 937
    Shorts, mitts and LS jersey
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Shorts are fine down to -5C, below that I "may" consider tights. SS base and long sleeved top with arms mostly rolled up. Lightweight rainjacket in bag to go on and off as required.
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Bibshorts, merino base layer, Gore Xenon Windstopper, Pearl Izumi full finger gloves. Makes me a bit warm on the way home to be honest.
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