Bib Shorts: What is the lowest temp I can get away with?

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  • SarahS
    SarahS Posts: 15
    Pinno wrote:
    I would use my todger as a measure of temperature, personally.

    :lol::lol::lol:
    Pinno wrote:
    Getting frost bite on your todger is to be avoided.

    As is any kind of bite I imagine lolol
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    SarahS wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    I would use my todger as a measure of temperature, personally.

    :lol::lol::lol:
    Pinno wrote:
    Getting frost bite on your todger is to be avoided.

    As is any kind of bite I imagine lolol


    A nibble is generally ok.
  • bungle73
    bungle73 Posts: 758
    I think I would just stick with the bib shorts with the Bikesters over the top. I actually only have two pairs of bib shorts atm, so I guess I will sooner or later get around to purchasing some more. It is a bit of pain that they're quite expensive, but you can only wear then the once before they need washing.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Buy some tights without pad and then you can put your shorts on underneath and recycle the tights.
  • slowmart
    slowmart Posts: 4,516
    In my early thirties I thought anything below 4degrees meant longs however I hope I’m wiser now and considerably more informed.

    A farmer friend told me once cold gets into your bones it means problems for your body in later life. I appreciate that’s not a scientific method of evaluation but a view that was gleaned through several generations of farming but it was a view I subscribe to.

    So rather than establishing the lowest temperature you can get way with, elevate your vision to one which provides your body the longevity to indulge in a long life not constrained because your body is knackered
    “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”

    Desmond Tutu
  • bungle73
    bungle73 Posts: 758
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    Buy some tights without pad and then you can put your shorts on underneath and recycle the tights.
    What's the difference between that, and what I'd said I do in my previous post? Except what I said in my previous post doesn't involve spending any more money.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Outside ain’t free, mate, despite what Instagram may tell you.
  • bungle73
    bungle73 Posts: 758
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    Outside ain’t free, mate, despite what Instagram may tell you.
    You what.........?
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    Outside ain’t free, mate, despite what Instagram may tell you.

    #outsideisfree
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    I brought some DHB deep winter bibs around a year ago - they are great for getting you out of the door on a cold morning. But they quickly become heavy and just too warm. I find funkier bib shorts better for winter riding - don't cost the earth either...
  • bungle73
    bungle73 Posts: 758
    kingrollo wrote:
    I brought some DHB deep winter bibs around a year ago - they are great for getting you out of the door on a cold morning. But they quickly become heavy and just too warm. I find funkier bib shorts better for winter riding - don't cost the earth either...

    As in standard summer ones? Funny thing is both of the pairs of bib shorts that I own are from Funkier. I bought them at the beginning of last year, when they were reduced.
  • jmb1966
    jmb1966 Posts: 9
    I got a pair of fleecy shorts (be hot ones from Santini) as I hate full tights but want to remain intact in nether regions. I find that a good compromise!
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    Bungle73 wrote:
    kingrollo wrote:
    I brought some DHB deep winter bibs around a year ago - they are great for getting you out of the door on a cold morning. But they quickly become heavy and just too warm. I find funkier bib shorts better for winter riding - don't cost the earth either...

    As in standard summer ones? Funny thing is both of the pairs of bib shorts that I own are from Funkier. I bought them at the beginning of last year, when they were reduced.

    Doh ....meant funkier bib tights light fleece !
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    Bungle73 wrote:
    kingrollo wrote:
    I brought some DHB deep winter bibs around a year ago - they are great for getting you out of the door on a cold morning. But they quickly become heavy and just too warm. I find funkier bib shorts better for winter riding - don't cost the earth either...

    As in standard summer ones? Funny thing is both of the pairs of bib shorts that I own are from Funkier. I bought them at the beginning of last year, when they were reduced.

    Doh ....meant funkier bib tights light fleece !
  • Hooptie
    Hooptie Posts: 5
    I've worn my bib shorts with leg warmers down to 31f, or just under 0c, without issue.

    Because my todger is invincible.

    When I was younger (and broke) and commuted to work in colder-than-freezing temps, I occasionally fold a sock in half and stuck it in the front of my shorts. Blocked the wind enough to do the job. But in all seriousness, that was back in the day. Now that the chamois extends further up the front of the shorts, it's not really an issue for me unless temps get into the 20s.

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