Winter clothing

DEZZA53

What do riders wear on their torso in this cold weather ? in say 2 or 3 degrees assuming the roads are rideable of course.....
I have been wearing an Endura Stealth jacket but not sure what or how many layers to put on underneath ?
I know everyone is a little different but long or short sleeve, thin base and or something heavier ?
Advice or thoughts please

displacedaussie

On my top I wear:

* Short sleeve base layer
* Short sleeve jersey
* Arm warmers
* Endura Windchill gilet

Keeps me comfortably warm down to 0 or just below. If I wear more than that I get sweaty and I get bad eczema on my arms. If I get cold, I just pedal harder.

flasher

Long sleeve base layer and windproof jacket, maybe a gilet too, but that comes off after a while.

danlikesbikes

Long sleeve base layer
long sleeve top
gilet

Also carry a buff for around the neck, though this can come off pretty quickly if I get too hot but normally on the way home after a few hours of exposure will go back on.

Alternative is short sleeve base layer & my Rapha softshell jacket if its below 0c.

Strith

Pearl izumi elite softshell jacket and a long sleve base layer from about 5 degrees C down, excellet piece of kit. More layers and a buff below 0.

smidsy

Flasher wrote:

Long sleeve base layer and windproof jacket, maybe a gilet too, but that comes off after a while.

This but very rarely need the Gilet.

Hoopdriver

Long sleeve base layer
Long sleeve jersey
Rapha softshell jacket
Gore windstopper tights
Old fleece cap with ear flaps worn under helmet
Assos Early Winter gloves

dodger421

Down to about 0;
Short sleeve base layer
Gore xenon 2.0 SO jacket
DHB Pace Roubaix bib tights.

Anything colder and I'll put on an LS baselayer and maybe a dhb Core S jersey if it's really cold.

Although it's expensive I can't rate the Xenon jacket highly enough, the windstopper matierial is fantastic and I've yet to wish for anything warmer when I've been out. If anything I've ended up too warm by misjudging how cold it really was.

Guglielmo

You guys are very warm blooded!

At the current 0 and below temps I am mostly wearing:

Craft Zero Extreme base
Merino Long sleeve base
Another Merino base on top
Descente fleecey winter jersey
FS260 or Adidas windproof jersey

Plus ...
Fleecey Santini Winter bibshorts
Fleecey winter bib tights (Lusso)
Fleecey legwarmers
Sometimes even some Ron Hill Bikesters over that lot!

Feet:
Merino socks
Campri Ski Socks
NW Farenheit boots

Hands
Merino liner
Chiba Winter windproof gloves

Head
PI balaclava
Merino skull cap
Helmet
Helmet cover

And I'm still pretty chilly!!

smidsy

Guglielmo wrote:

You guys are very warm blooded!

At the current 0 and below temps I am mostly wearing:

Craft Zero Extreme base
Merino Long sleeve base
Another Merino base on top
Descente fleecey winter jersey
FS260 or Adidas windproof jersey

Plus ...
Fleecey Santini Winter bibshorts
Fleecey winter bib tights (Lusso)
Fleecey legwarmers
Sometimes even some Ron Hill Bikesters over that lot!

Feet:
Merino socks
Campri Ski Socks
NW Farenheit boots

Hands
Merino liner
Chiba Winter windproof gloves

Head
PI balaclava
Merino skull cap
Helmet
Helmet cover

And I'm still pretty chilly!!

Bloody hell are you a lizard!!!!

It's a wonder you can move, let alone cycle in all that clobber.

Perhaps get down the donor bank and fill up your arteries with blood :P

Hoopdriver

Guglielmo wrote:

You guys are very warm blooded!

At the current 0 and below temps I am mostly wearing:

Craft Zero Extreme base
Merino Long sleeve base
Another Merino base on top
Descente fleecey winter jersey
FS260 or Adidas windproof jersey

Plus ...
Fleecey Santini Winter bibshorts
Fleecey winter bib tights (Lusso)
Fleecey legwarmers
Sometimes even some Ron Hill Bikesters over that lot!

Feet:
Merino socks
Campri Ski Socks
NW Farenheit boots

Hands
Merino liner
Chiba Winter windproof gloves

Head
PI balaclava
Merino skull cap
Helmet
Helmet cover

And I'm still pretty chilly!!

That is an awful lot of gear. It mst take you half an hour to dress. I didn't wear that much gear in Antarctica.

dodger421

Guglielmo wrote:

You guys are very warm blooded!

At the current 0 and below temps I am mostly wearing:

*Long list of clothing*

And I'm still pretty chilly!!

How are you not sweating buckets with that lot on?

Guglielmo

Haha I am sweating, but would rather be too hot than too cold. I've always had problems keeping hands and feet warm, but now find keeping core, arms and legs warmer than usual helps keeps the blood warm for the extremeties.

This lot is for 3-4+ hour rides in freezing cold weather. If I was doing shorter rides I'd wear less. Bulk-wise it's fine as all layers are thin and close fitting, I find layering up just works for me.

Takes about 15-20 mins to get ready though :oops:

passout

Mavic H20 Hi Viz Jacket or a windproof Gore - depending on how wet it is
Long Sleeve Jersey (regular weight)
Long Sleeve base layer - a thermal one if it's lower than 2 degrees
Thermal headband
Endura strike gloves or cheap planet x gloves if over 5 dgrees
Bibshorts
Regular tights or Lusso Repel tights if really cold or wet
Thermal merino socks, regular shoes BBB watershield overshoes

=toasty on my winter distance riding

MichaelW

I find that for layering in winter, generic hiking gear is better than cycling stuff. The rear pockets start to stack up and most of them are useless anyway.
Merino T shirt base layer
Polyester jersey or poloneck.
Fleece or wooly jumper
Fleece or padded gillet
Paramo jacket.
Merino neck tube.

The gillet can go over or under the shell. Worn over, it can be removed easily when you warm up.

Paul E

For -1 to -3 (at the moment)

Long sleeve base and either a fs260 roubaix jersey or a polaris roubaix windstopper jersey
a thin craft gilet (if I am feeling cold that day)
dhb roubaix tights
dhb roubaix shorts (again if I am having a cold day)
Thickish merino socks
endura neoprene overshoes or bbb speedflex ones depending on which ones I can find, the neoprene ones are a tad warmer but not as water proof
Pearl Izumi select soft shell gloves and silk liners or merino liners
Buff
Cap
Glasses

ddraver

I'm rarely cold up top (feet are where I struggle). I got a Helly Hanson Warm top in Russia to keep me warm and am really impressed!

That plus the Endura Stealth jacket does me well at around 0 degs. Anything much above that though and I'm sweating. I have a lot too much personal insulation on my upper body though which helps!

dwanes

For temps around 0 deg:
Underarmour long sleeve cold weather baselayer
Normal cycle top
Windproof rain jacket (not a thin packable one)

and a buff over the ears.

These tend to stay in place throughout my ride. with this baselayer I dont tend to feel sweaty.

nicknick

From +5 to below freezing,

LS Helly Lifa baselayer
Assos 851 jacket
Roubaix unpadded tights over Assos bib shorts
Assos Fugu socks
BBB overshoes
Sealskins gloves

Plus Assos Blitzfeder shell if it rains.

asprilla

If it's dry then from 0 and below:

Giro Merino Cap
Ice Breaker 200 Merino Base
Rapha Winter Jersey
Bib Shorts
Rapha Deep Winter Bib Shorts
Socks
BBB Arctic Duty Overshoes
Assos Early Winter Gloves

If its wet then no base, standard L/S Jersey and Rapha Softshell Jacket.

smoggysteve

dwanes wrote:

For temps around 0 deg:
Underarmour long sleeve cold weather baselayer
Normal cycle top
Windproof rain jacket (not a thin packable one)

and a buff over the ears.

These tend to stay in place throughout my ride. with this baselayer I dont tend to feel sweaty.

+1 on this. Base layer essential then regular kit and a waterproof layer. If you sweat too much it clings to you and you then get the wind chill of the moisture sat next to your skin.

I bought an Endura hi vis top for winter. Worn it once as you sweat buckets in it. 3 thin layers beat 1 thick one any day.