Cyclists in shorts in very cold weather

kieranb

amaferanga wrote:

bompington wrote:

amaferanga wrote:

he should have used the right one (°F).

Give yourself one geek point for getting a ° in there. But really it's the "I'm such a hero, mine is 300,000µ long and is bigger than yours" tone which we object to, isn't it? ;-)

Even when I was typing it I was thinking I sound just like my Physics teacher. But then I am a physicist and there's no excuse for being lazy with your units

yea, he should have used the right one, K for Kelvin ? or the more commonly used SI derived unit °C, with its simple relationship to Kelvin?

Reane_Machine

Joeblack wrote:

Reane_Machine wrote:

Joeblack wrote:

junglist_matty wrote:

Joeblack wrote:

That's like saying you carry a spare inner tube 'in case' you get a flat!!! Ridiculous

Hey?????

You'd have to be a right idiot to not have a spare tube (or PRK) with you "in case" you get a puncture.... Unless of course you're a pro and have a team mechanic in a car with loads of spare wheels!

You mean you ride without a team car!!!???

I mean seriously who doesn't have car support :roll:

Does my ohter half on standby with the car count?

Has it got livery?

If so yes, if not you need to get decals (speak to Ez Ryder)

Even if it was bumper to bumper decals I don't think it would count...

... it's a Nissan Micra :oops: :oops: *shame*!

Raffles

I think knowing the clothing to wear for particular conditions is something you acquire with experience. Im one of those guys who heats up rapidly and I have to dress with less layers otherwise I will be cooked. The under armour base layers are great as they keep you dry and if used with a thermal long sleeve jersey, its all I need to keep my upper body in heat equilibrium. A pair of tights used with a pair of shorts is pretty much all I use for my legs as I find it does the job. Ive had supposedly breathable windproof jackets in the past and I dont like them as for me they are just too much and cause me to overheat rapidly.

Frank the tank

We're all different. I feel the cold particularly fingers/toes I cover my knees aswell.

The other year I was on hols in spain late October early November wearing tee-shirt and shorts. A bunch of cyclists went by (they looked like locals) all togged up like I am in Jan/Feb. :shock:

confused@BR

It seems that every cyclist, when the begin buy a heavy-duty waterproof jacket for the Winter. In my experience, it is used a couple of times then relegated to apocalyptic downpours only.

When the temperature drops below ten degrees Celsius I wear a good quality, softshell jacket over a 'technical' base layer, longs and overshoes. I have a pair of gloves from Lidl which are fine, plus a cheap buff and a woolen hat. A lightweight, windproof jacket in the pocket gives me some flexibility if conditions change. The advice I was given when I started and still follow, is to start the ride slightly chilly. The other bit of advice was, always keep your knees warm.

Something else I do for cold weather riding is to tape up the holes in the soles of my shoes and the top vents on my helmet to reduce ventilation.

surfgod

I live in the east cork region of Ireland, and strangely enough I see plenty of these heros while out on my regular spins also. I think its very much a case of.. "Where there's no sense..there's usually no feeling" I can almost half understand young newbie cyclists not covering up in freezing tempratures, I guess lots of em are from running/football/rugby backrounds, and haven't quite got their heads around the wind chill factor just yet.

What I can't fathom, is older guys who wear nothing but shorts and a short sleeve jersey on a freezing cold bright sunny day...At least there's some hope for the younger ones, who might eventually get some sense and cover up...But theres absolutely no hope for the older ones

nunowoolmez

Lol. This reminds me of when i was (a lot) younger & went mountaineering around Wales, Peaks et al. There was me & a few mates all decked out with fleeces, goretex jackets, hats, gloves, thermals & all the rest trudging up kinder scout, snowdon, ben nevis or whatever it was & then all of a sudden a group of army type lads came sprinting past us in their shorts & helly hansens. I think from memory they might have been Royal Marines & so were hard as nails, but at the time we just thought it was the coolest thing ever.

On the bike I like to wear a pair of unpadded roubaix tights with bibshorts on top. Base layer, jersey, then a warm soft shell jacket with windstopper. Nice warm pair of socks, maybe even a thinner pair underneath if very cold. Good pair of gloves (depends on conditions on which pair), probaly liner glove too. Then a nice snug skull cap under the helmet to keep the head warm (us baldies have to take extra care you know!). I can't ride if i'm cold.

Reane_Machine

surfgod wrote:

I guess lots of em are from running/football/rugby backrounds, and haven't quite got their heads around the wind chill factor just yet.

Guilty.

Cold had never really bothered me before in my rugby days, largely because you often end up with a nice thick insulating mud layer.

Took me about a week to learn that when it's cold on the bike it's better to be sensible. No amount of mud coating could stop the wind...

neeb

It also depends on the type of ride you are doing. When you pass the bloke in the shorts and short-sleeved jersey, you might be on your way back from a 3 hour ride at recovery pace and he might be doing a 40 minute all-out session at maximum sustainable effort... He's less likely to get cold due to the heat he's generating and hasn't really got time to get properly cold anyway.

Gabbo

My legs don't tend to feel cold but anything under 3/4c and I need my leg warmers. There is a noticable amount of difference in performance too, but of course that would be expected. Unless its warm though, I need a long sleeve jersey and base layer. Saw some cyclist in a short sleeve jersey and shorts a couple of weeks ago in the freezing cold. Don't know how he does it. The cold air cuts through you like a knife!