Winter Kit Choice

Kieran_Burns

Could we have some clarity on mild / cold / REALLY cold / feck-it's-FREEZING / dead?

Mild is anything over 8
Cold is 5 ish
Really cold is below freezing
FECK-ME is -5
Kieransicle is -10

I managed -8 last year with only my hands and feet giving me grief, I have overshoes and thicker gloves this year

UndercoverElephant

Well if we're talking proper cold, at -14 degrees a couple of years ago I wore:

Aldi winter hat
Aldi Buff
Aldi Soft-shell jacket
Aldi long-sleeved jersey
Aldi thermal long-johns
Biemme Coronado Bib tights (still wear these most days in the winter - top class)
SealSkinz lobster gloves
Two pairs of socks
Hiking boots

Lovely toasty-warm.

rubertoe

Socks: Craft (Aldi) Ski Socks
Bibs: DHB Pace Roubaix Tights/ or Shorts with veon roubaix leg warmers
Base layer: Craft compression or LS merino
Jersey: Short sleeve Summer.
Shoes: DHB
Overshoes: Planet X
Gloves: Planet X or DHB Extreme
Headwear: D2B buff and head band
Jacket: Craft Winter.

Never really get cold! might put on an extra baselayer if its particularly nippy.

meanredspider

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Could we have some clarity on mild / cold / REALLY cold / feck-it's-FREEZING / dead?

Mild is anything over 8
Cold is 5 ish
Really cold is below freezing
FECK-ME is -5
Kieransicle is -10

So I'm in the Cold to Really cold most of the time with regular forays into FECK-ME and the occasional trip into Meansicle. Over 8 is positively balmy and is otherwise known as "Summer"

bails87

it was around 0 degrees this morning, I wore:

Gore Phantom softshell jacket
Aldi softshell jacket underneath that (it's a snugger fit, but with shorter sleeves than the Gore so it's good as a kind of halfway house between jersey and jacket.)
Endura Baabaa merino wool l/s baselayer
Louis Garneau gloves (can't remember the name but there's a weatherproof outer and a removable thermal liner.
DHB Roubaix fleecy bib-tights.
Specialized Defroster shoes and wooly booly socks.

I was a bit too warm today, it was definitely less cold than the end of last week.

byke68

Slazenger hi-viz trainers - if its icy: My Genesis has Shimano dual-sided pedals
otherwise Muddy Fox Shoes (£22 from Sports Direct)
Muddy Fox Tights or Umbro 3/4 shorts
Altura Nevis If its really cold or Muddy Fox jacket
works t-shirt
View From base layer
Pro gloves from LBS when its really cold or Prendas hi-viz gloves
Helmet when its icy otherwise Castelli beanie

Must go, I think the fashion police are here..............................................

jonny_trousers

I won't bore you all with a list of my chosen clobber, but I did want to mention my single favourite piece of winter kit: the free buff I got with Cycling Plus last year!

Having found it to be incredibly useful, but not being a massive fan of the styling (lots of little spanners and chainrings) I thought I'd buy a proper one for around £13 made by - um - Buff. The thing is, though, the freebie is way better. It has better elastication (that is a word, right?), so is less likely to slip off your nose. It doesn't get stinky anywhere near as quickly as the Buff one. It doesn't absorb moisture and go soggy so readily. It feels easier to breathe through. It's possibly warmer, and is certainly softer . It really is a little piece of awesome. I'm sure one magazine or another will give one away at some point, and I cannot recommend you grab one highly enough.

meanredspider

When you say "it won't slip off your nose", do you wear it as some sort of mask? Or a blindfold? (sorry, couldn't resist the blindfold bit ). Is that for warmth or pollution?

gabriel959

My winter kit.

Mild cold - above 5c but below 10c

Jersey/Jacket - Gore Bike Wear Xenon 2.0 Softshell Long Sleeve Jersey for long rides and Gore Bike Wear Power Thermo Jersey for commutes
Baselayer - Craft Zero Extreme Men's Crewneck or Prendas Long Sleeve Base Layer for warmer rides
Bibshorts - DHB Vaeon Roubaix Bibshorts with Gore or Lusso Knee warmers if its closer to 10c and DHB Vaeon Bib Tights if its closer to 5c
Gloves Merino inners + Gore Bike Wear Mistral
Socks - Defeet Wooleators
Overshoes - Pro H2O Tarmac or Endure depending the type of shoe I am wearing
Hat Endura Winter Hat

Cold - from 0c to 5c

Jersey/Jacket - Gore Bike Wear Xenon 2.0 Softshell Long Sleeve Jersey or Gore Bike Wear Oxygen Soft Shell Jacket
Baselayer - Trespass 190g Merino Baselayer
Bibshorts - DHB Vaeon Bib Tights or Gore Oxygen SO Bib Tights
Gloves Altura inners + Gore Bike Wear Mistral or Altura Night Vision Evo Waterproof Gloves
Socks - Prendas Thermolite
Overshoes - Pro H2O Tarmac or Endure depending the type of shoe I am wearing
Hat Endura Winter Hat
Buff - Cycling Plus Buff or the one that comes with the Gore Oxygen jacket

brrrrrrbbb - very cold 0 to -5 and further

Jersey/Jacket - Gore Bike Wear Oxygen Soft Shell Jacket
Baselayer - Craft Warm Circular Knit Merino Wool Base Layer
Bibshorts - Gore Oxygen SO Bib Tights
Gloves Altura inners + Altura Night Vision Evo Waterproof Gloves
Socks - Prendas Thermolite
Overshoes - Pro H2O Tarmac or Endure depending the type of shoe I am wearing
Hat Endura Winter Hat
Buff - Cycling Plus Buff or the one that comes with the Gore Oxygen jacket

Paul E

This morning for -3

Altura baselayer LS
HH baselayer SS
Polaris niterider thermal LS
Aldi winter jacket from a few years ago
Aldi skull cap of the same vintage as the jacket
Craft standard cap
Random buff
DHB vaeon bibs and tights
PX Thick merino socks
Shimano spd shoes
BBB speedflex overshoes
defeet wooly gloves as liners
altura nightvision gloves

took 10 mins to get upto temp and when I did I was warm all over, before that my finger tips complained a little

Applespider

This morning (at -2C), I saw a chap cycling through Brixton in shorts and a t-shirt... shiver.....

jonny_trousers

meanredspider wrote:

When you say "it won't slip off your nose", do you wear it as some sort of mask? Or a blindfold? (sorry, couldn't resist the blindfold bit ). Is that for warmth or pollution?

Worn around neck and then pulled up to rest on the bridge of the nose. Fantastic for keeping your face warm. I look like a really crap Ninja.

asprilla

I dressed perfectly for this morning's conditions but I was cursing my choice as I sweated my way out of London this evening. Fortunately the headwind picked up and it started to sleet.

Lets just let that last sentence sink in. I think I have lost some marbles somewhere along the road.

jimmypippa

Asprilla wrote:

I dressed perfectly for this morning's conditions but I was cursing my choice as I sweated my way out of London this evening. Fortunately the headwind picked up and it started to sleet.

Lets just let that last sentence sink in. I think I have lost some marbles somewhere along the road.

Welcome to my world

Paul E

Jonny_Trousers wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

When you say "it won't slip off your nose", do you wear it as some sort of mask? Or a blindfold? (sorry, couldn't resist the blindfold bit ). Is that for warmth or pollution?

Worn around neck and then pulled up to rest on the bridge of the nose. Fantastic for keeping your face warm. I look like a really crap Ninja.

I do the same and drop it at lights without the wind chill I get too warm, helps with asthma as im not breathing in cold air as much

supersonic

A tight fitting football shirt as a base layer. A 6 quid thin fleece as my mid layer. Golf jacket as top layer (wind/waterproof/breathable thing). Tracksuit bottoms or golf trousers. Socks. Walking shoes. Gloves I got free with MBUK. Bell Slant helmet. Cree XML torches.

meanredspider

jimmypippa wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

I dressed perfectly for this morning's conditions but I was cursing my choice as I sweated my way out of London this evening. Fortunately the headwind picked up and it started to sleet.

Lets just let that last sentence sink in. I think I have lost some marbles somewhere along the road.

Welcome to my world

Mine too much of the autumn and spring. Not at the moment though - it's even been colder on one or two rides home - especially when you add in the NE headwind and the sleet

reformedfatty

supersonic wrote:

A tight fitting football shirt as a base layer. A 6 quid thin fleece as my mid layer. Golf jacket as top layer (wind/waterproof/breathable thing). Tracksuit bottoms or golf trousers. Socks. Walking shoes. Gloves I got free with MBUK. Bell Slant helmet. Cree XML torches.

someone else without any fancy name kit

hardnutz ink in water road lid
mountain warehouse ss base layer
decathlon ls mid layer
lidl cycling jacket
lidl longs
lidl cycling socks
northwave spd shoes
bbb 'heavy duty' overshoes.
smart lunar 25lux front + rear set
dx cree led lenser

jimmypippa

supersonic wrote:

A tight fitting football shirt as a base layer. A 6 quid thin fleece as my mid layer. Golf jacket as top layer (wind/waterproof/breathable thing). Tracksuit bottoms or golf trousers. Socks. Walking shoes. Gloves I got free with MBUK. Bell Slant helmet. Cree XML torches.

I bought the fleece that I use the most, in 1994 :oops: but it was fairly high spec then.