How much kit do you have?

spasypaddy

I've gone from riding/running 3 days a week (just training rides) to riding 6 days a week this week and I'm discovering that I dont have enough kit...

In my winter wardrobe I have:
1 pair of endura 3/4
2 pair of gore soft shell full tights both of which have seen 3 winters already and are in desperate need of replacement
1 pair of DHB winter bibs the zip has gone on the front (can they be replaced?)
1 pair of other tights that i can't remember the name of but are italian so are about 4 sizes too small...

2 gore soft shell jackets
1 descent soft shell jacket
1 long sleeve club jersey
1 northwave long sleeve jersey
2 gillets
1 gore packable waterproof

i have 2 merino base layers on rotation for the week so will each get worn 3 times with a day inbetween
i also have 1 polar buff and a skull cap

i have 2 pairs of woolie boolies, again because they are merino im happy to wear them for more than one day with a day off in between. however i have some other lidl winter socks that allow me to use the woolie boolies sparingly and on the coldest days.

i have amazingly warm gore winter gloves

i am also fortunate enough to have winter boots in both road and MTB fitting.

But this is my issue, apart from the merino stuff i'm not comfortable wearing it for more than one day before thinking it needs a wash so come friday and im struggling for kit. Looking at the above would you buy a new pair of bibs? How much winter kit do you have?

I should also add that i live with my housemate so its not like i can shove the stuff in the family wash every night (like i used to).

rolf_f

I just have two pairs of ordinary bibs which I wear with leg warmers or Roubaix tights according to coldness.

Then there are two or three baselayer tops, a couple of Merino baselayers (not needed them yet) over which I wear either one of about half a dozen Aldi long sleeve jerseys or one of three Aldi Softshells. On top of that may be a thin windproof or a thicker rainjacket. Plenty of rotation available!

For socks I alternate between a pair of sealskins if wet, a pair of Woolie Boolies or if it is cold, some merino snowboarding socks.

Gallywomack

I have one of everything and wear the same stuff all week, every week.

il_principe

Quite a lot, but not as much as JonGinge...

Long_Time_Lurker

Not enough...
3 top layers (winter waterproof jacket, windproof top, lightweight/packable waterproof)
2 shorts,
1 pair of waterproof socks,
3 tops (2 ss, 1 ls)
(Although I have loads of baselayers - I snowboard, so already had loads of Helly Hansen kit, which I now use on the bike.

I ride to work in the same dirty clothes. I just dry the clothes over a radiator until it is caked on. By the end of the week, my shorts can stand up by themselves. (I only do washing on a weekend.)

It wouldn't be so bad if I was on the road all the time, but my commute also takes me for 5 miles across farmland and trails.

asprilla

Winter wear:

4 x roubaix bib longs
5 x base layers
8 x ss jerseys
3 x ls jerseys
8 x merino socks
1 x event jacket
I have a wardrobe in the spare room to hold all my cycle kit.

iPete

Always seem to be an item short of what I 'need'..

essex-commuter

4 pairs of padded shorts
5 pairs of padded bib-shorts
8 short sleeve cycling tops
2 breathable/waterproof jackets
arm warmers
leg warmers
5 pairs of cycling shoes
2 pairs of overshoes
4 pairs of mitts
2 pairs of long fingered gloves
2 helmets
2 buffs

4 pairs of running shorts
5 running tops (short sleeve)
2 running tops (long sleeve)
1 running jacket
2 pairs of running gloves
2 running hats
3 pairs of road trainers
1 pair off road trainers
6 pairs of trainers that have done over 500 miles...but can't bring myslef to chuck them away.

Numerous other cycling/running stuff that I can't recall!

Slapster_UK

1 x specialised winter bib longs
1 x pair specialised MTB shoes
1 x fly fishing wader/lining socks
2 x base layers
2 x cheap top shirts
2 x Altura night vision jackets

Use them for my 4 day a week commute (5th day is a shirt run on the bus) and hang them on a radiator ready for the later return journey.
Wash once a week over the weekend.

rick_chasey

1x bib shorts
1 x shorts
1x 3/4s

4xss jersies <(but that's 'cos I like getting them, rather than need)
1xwinter jersey
1xwindproof gilet
1.5 x pair of arm warmers
1.5x pair of proper gloves
1x pair of mits
1x headband ('80s) to keep ears warm
1x base layer
2x pair of cycling shoes
1x pair of neoprene shoe covers
1x pair of bespoke cycling socks
3x cycling caps

KonaMike

I dont have much looking at the lists above !!

2 pairs of Endura lycra shorts .

1 pair of Altua longs.

kona gloves.

Giro helmet.

Altura Pocket Rocket jacket.

1x On-one short jersey.

2x On-one long sleeved jersey.

Pearl Izumi shoes.

Altura airstream overshoes .

essex-commuter

Rick Chasey wrote:

1.5 x pair of arm warmers
1.5x pair of proper gloves

1.5, eh? Pray tell.

rick_chasey

essex-commuter wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

1.5 x pair of arm warmers
1.5x pair of proper gloves

1.5, eh? Pray tell.

Lost 1 arm warmer

Lost 1 glove

both on rides.

Also once lost a really nice ear-warmer band (my ears really suffer in anything under 15 degrees)

V. irritating.

Pufftmw

Is this a willy waving contest?

I have a limited selection of things. I find that bike kit is bloody expensive so I tend to buy 1 of something I (think I) need and use that lots n lots of times. Always looking for bargains & discounted stuff.

It gets washed at weekends

essex-commuter

Rick Chasey wrote:

Lost 1 arm warmer

I turned up at a time trial last year with one arm warmer. I cut it in half and had 2 mini ones! Forearm warmers, there you go, that's what I left off my list!

spasypaddy

Pufftmw wrote:

Is this a willy waving contest?

not at all, i didnt realise how much kit i had until i wrote it down like that!

il_principe

Rick Chasey wrote:

1x bib shorts
1 x shorts
1x 3/4s

4xss jersies <(but that's 'cos I like getting them, rather than need)
1xwinter jersey
1xwindproof gilet
1.5 x pair of arm warmers
1.5x pair of proper gloves
1x pair of mits
1x headband ('80s) to keep ears warm
1x base layer
2x pair of cycling shoes
1x pair of neoprene shoe covers
1x pair of bespoke cycling socks
3x cycling caps

Aaaaanndd a Partridge in a pear treeeeeee.

jonginge

Il Principe wrote:

Quite a lot, but not as much as JonGinge...

Oi!

Probably true but I don't have as much as ITB

veronese68

JonGinge wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

Quite a lot, but not as much as JonGinge...

Oi!

Probably true but I don't have as much as ITB

Nobody has as much as ITB. He was the first one to start writing a reply, but he's only half way through his list.
In my eyes I don't have enough, in the EPO's eyes I have way too much. It's like bikes and n+1.

phy2sll2

OK...

7xJersey (ss)
1xJersey (ls)
1xGilet
1xBaselayer (merino, sleeveless)
1xBaselayer (merino, ss)
4xBibs
2xShorts
1xArm warmers
1xKnee warmers
10+ summer socks (pairs)
1xOvershoes (neoprene)
2xCaps
2xBandannas (oh yeah, Pantani time!)
1xShoes (more coming for xmas)
2xGloves (fingerless)
1xGloves (winter)
1xGloves (neoprene)
1xHelmet

I just about manage but end up indulging in my second hobby* about twice a week.

*washing cycling kit

meanredspider

I do feel better after reading the lists above

1x shorts
2x bib-shorts
3x s/s jerseys
2x summer socks
pr MTB shoes
pr Road shoes

2x Merino b/l
2x winter socks
1x set of gloves (inner, middle, lobster)
3x bib-longs (2 of which are winter - one unpadded)
pr Winter boots
3x jackets
1x rain jacket
2x arm warmers (BOGOF)
1x leg warmers

Winter is the expensive time.

spasypaddy

i didnt list my summer kit :oops:

ex-pat scot

essex-commuter wrote:

6 pairs of trainers that have done over 500 miles...but can't bring myslef to chuck them away.
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I keep my trainers for at least 1200 miles - the daily ones are on 1,350 and 1,400 respectively.

Totals:
9 bikes. SS, CX and FG all done c3,000 miles each this year. The others have negligible mileage
Various tops, shorts mostly elderly
1 winter bib padded longs (getting another for Christmas)
1 bib unpadded longs
1 pr knee warmers
2 pr leg warmers
2 pr arm warmers
2 pr track mitts
2 pr thin gloves
2 pr thicker gloves
1 pr winter mountaineering mitts

4 prs trainers
1 pr marathoners
1 pr racing flats
1 pr spikes
3 pr fell shoes
2 pr trail shoes

3 pr running shorts; more tshirts than any human could comfortably ever wear.

vorsprung

I have 9 SS jerseys and a pile of other stuff to match but only 3 bikes