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13-03.-2004, 06:00 AM
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Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
What do you lot wear for riding a bike then? I'd prefer to
avoid lycra and so on  . I've been riding around in jeansand army surplus trousers (p'raps I shouldn't have bought the lightweight summer clobber) and keep finding that my legs have frozen. Any ideas on something normal looking and a bit warmer? |
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13-03.-2004, 06:16 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:53:02 -0000, in
<1079121126.12594.0@eunomia.uk.clara.net>, "Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote: >What do you lot wear for riding a bike then? I'd prefer to >avoid lycra and so on . I've been riding around in jeans>and army surplus trousers (p'raps I shouldn't have bought >the lightweight summer clobber) and keep finding that my >legs have frozen. Any ideas on something normal looking and >a bit warmer? Jeans are a bad idea in anycase since when they are wet they stay wet forever. I find them uncomfortable for cycling even when dry. Longjohns underneath will help and won't make you look a berk! -- DISCLAIMER: My email box is private property.Email which appears in my inbox is mine to do what I like with. Anything which is sent to me (whether intended or not) may, if I so desire, form a legal and binding contract. |
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13-03.-2004, 06:32 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
Doki wrote:
> What do you lot wear for riding a bike then? I'd prefer to > avoid lycra and so on . I've been riding around in jeans> and army surplus trousers (p'raps I shouldn't have bought > the lightweight summer clobber) and keep finding that my > legs have frozen. Any ideas on something normal looking > and a bit warmer? Nothing wrong with lycra. A pair of Ronhill Tracksters or Bikesters over the top works well when it's cold. -- Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address) http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/ Why I like OE6 - http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/misc/oe6.html "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine |
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13-03.-2004, 06:32 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
Richard Bates wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:53:02 -0000, in > <1079121126.12594.0@eunomia.uk.clara.net>, "Doki" > <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote: > >> What do you lot wear for riding a bike then? I'd prefer >> to avoid lycra and so on . I've been riding around in>> jeans and army surplus trousers (p'raps I shouldn't have >> bought the lightweight summer clobber) and keep finding >> that my legs have frozen. Any ideas on something normal >> looking and a bit warmer? > > Jeans are a bad idea in anycase since when they are wet > they stay wet forever. I find them uncomfortable for > cycling even when dry. That's what I thought, so I've only worn them for the ride from the shed to the backdoor . The army surplus stuff hasthe advantage of being mostly or all manmade guff so it dries out very quickly. > Longjohns underneath will help and won't make you > look a berk! Nice! |
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13-03.-2004, 06:45 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
Danny Colyer wrote:
> Doki wrote: >> What do you lot wear for riding a bike then? I'd prefer >> to avoid lycra and so on . I've been riding around in>> jeans and army surplus trousers (p'raps I shouldn't have >> bought the lightweight summer clobber) and keep finding >> that my legs have frozen. Any ideas on something normal >> looking and a bit warmer? > > Nothing wrong with lycra. There's a lot wrong with it. There'd be even more wrong with it if I wore it  .> A pair of Ronhill Tracksters or Bikesters > over the top works well when it's cold. Will google. |
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13-03.-2004, 07:02 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
> What do you lot wear for riding a bike then? I'd prefer to
> avoid lycra and so on . I've been riding around in jeans> and army surplus trousers (p'raps I shouldn't have bought > the lightweight summer clobber) and keep finding that my > legs have frozen. Any ideas on something normal looking > and a bit warmer? When cycling to the gym/frisbee practice I just wear my tracksuit bottoms. They're made out of some manmade stuff with a loose cotton liner. They're windproof, light, and warm (I guess 'cos of the cotton liner stuff, and the windproofness) and baggy enough to give lots of room. One of the more cunning bits is that from the shins down the liner is made of more man made non absorbant stuff so it doesn't get too sodden in the rain. They cost I guess £12-20 in JJBs or similar. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti- virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.619 / Virus Database: 398 - Release Date: 10/03/2004 |
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13-03.-2004, 07:02 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
"Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote in message
news:1079123277.13607.0@eunomia.uk.clara.net... > > > Danny Colyer wrote: > > Doki wrote: > >> What do you lot wear for riding a bike then? I'd prefer > >> to avoid lycra and so on . I've been riding around in> >> jeans and army surplus trousers (p'raps I shouldn't > >> have bought the lightweight summer clobber) and keep > >> finding that my legs have frozen. Any ideas on > >> something normal looking and a bit warmer? > > > > Nothing wrong with lycra. > > There's a lot wrong with it. There'd be even more wrong > with it if I wore it > .> > > A pair of Ronhill Tracksters or Bikesters > > over the top works well when it's cold. > > Will google. http://www.wiggle.co.uk have them for £22.99 (plus post) on their home page. Jeans are what I wear most of the time but Lycra does a better job as cycling apparel and neoprene for watersports, nothing to do with fashion or what others think, just what works best :-) -- Regards, Pete |
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13-03.-2004, 08:01 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
T-shirt + jumper/fleece Ron Hill Tracksters (but they aren't
very warm) or M&S leggings Tchibo cycling jacket (loads of reflective tape but no yucky fluo yellow anywhere) -- Helen D. Vecht: helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk Edgware. |
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13-03.-2004, 10:15 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
"Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote in message
news:1079123277.13607.0@eunomia.uk.clara.net... > > > Danny Colyer wrote: > > > > Nothing wrong with lycra. > > There's a lot wrong with it. There'd be even more wrong > with it if I wore it > .> Before I started cycling regularly I always thought I'd _never_ wear lycra. But, I saw the advantage of padded cycling briefs and put them on under regular shorts.. then I thought if this is good, maybe 'proper' cycling shorts with the padded bit sewn in would be better.. and it was. I moved to lycra shorts, then a lycra top, then lycra tights for cold weather. And I realised how stupid I'd been to rubbish it and think it wasn't for me. Lycra is highly practical cycling gear. It is warm to the touch, it is comfortable, it is close fitting so it doesn't flap around and create drag, it flexes easily at the joints and doesn't chaff the skin, it is light, it is breathable, it dries quickly and easily. It is a perfectly sensible choice of material for cycle clothing and cyclists wearing it don't look like 'berks'. They look like.. cyclists! Rich |
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13-03.-2004, 11:15 AM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
If I am out for a ride (in winter), then I will wear hiking
socks, my cycling shoes, lycra shorts (and if it is really bitter a pair of hiking style shorts on top. Up top I will generally wear a base layer, with either a winter style cycling top or gillet, and then a waterproof & breathable shell. On my head I wear a helmet and if particularly bitter I contrive to fit some kind of breathable hat underneath. My legs don't seem to get cold when wearing shorts unless the windchill factor is particularly high. Avoid Cotton at ALL costs. It gets wet then stays wet. Lycra or polyester is definitely the way to go because if it does get wet then it dries. |
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13-03.-2004, 03:00 PM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:59:21 -0000, "Richard Goodman"
<rich@NOSPAM.rsk.homechoice.co.uk> wrote: > It is a perfectly sensible choice of material for cycle > clothing and cyclists wearing it don't look like 'berks'. > They look like.. cyclists! Only if the definition of cyclist includes "130kg of badly made shrink-wrapped sausages". Lycra is not a option for me. :-( I've found that some walking-type outdoors-ey gear works well for me, it's comfy, doesn't chafe, dries quick and is light and warmish. Agree with the long-johns trick, though. -- Matt K Dunedin, NZ |
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13-03.-2004, 06:45 PM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:59:21 -0000, "Richard Goodman"
<rich@NOSPAM.rsk.homechoice.co.uk> wrote: >Lycra is highly practical cycling gear. It is warm to the >touch, it is comfortable, it is close fitting so it doesn't >flap around and create drag, it flexes easily at the joints >and doesn't chaff the skin, it is light, it is breathable, >it dries quickly and easily. and they enhance the outline of those new thighs that cycling have given me. Seriously, I couldn't wear lycra shorts w/o covering them with a pair of shorts. Don't give a toss now. I wear lycra shorts or longs, depending on the weather, for all my cycling. Sooo comfy. Best wishes Tom Anderson Leighton Buzzard, BEDS England and a woman is just a woman but a good cigar is a smoke (Rudyard Kipling) |
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13-03.-2004, 07:50 PM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
"Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote in message
news:1079123277.13607.0@eunomia.uk.clara.net... > Danny Colyer wrote: <snip> > There's a lot wrong with it. There'd be even more wrong > with it if I wore it > .If it's the closeness of the fit that bothers you, Endura do something called multitights. They are a looser cut, roubaix lycra tight and I can vouch for their comfort. They look more light a pair of close fitting tracksuit bottoms than tights. Jon |
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13-03.-2004, 08:16 PM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
There is another reason to avoid cotton (Jeans).
Cotton transmits 80 times as much heat when wet as compared to when it's dry. Wool is the same wet or dry as is fleece. That's shy sheep don't grow cotton and why cotton is ideal for tropical climates. Maybe tropical sheep have it?? |
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13-03.-2004, 08:30 PM
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Re: Cycling clothes without looking a berk?
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:28:52 -0000, "Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com>
wrote in message <1079123277.13607.0@eunomia.uk.clara.net>: >> Nothing wrong with lycra. >There's a lot wrong with it. There'd be even more wrong >with it if I wore it Thing is, though there is a reason why so many cyclists wear the kit. It works. It doesn't drag the legs, keeps out of the way of chains and such, has pockets at the back which is handy on a wedgie and so on. If it gets wet, it dries out quickly as you ride, and most cycle clothing is made of modern fabrics which wick well and don't stink when you get sweaty (I find cycling in cotton shirts makes you smell like a woolshed on a rainy afternoon in about ten minutes). You can get lined MTB shorts which look no different from ordinary shorts, I guess, but don't dismiss the good cycling gear just because you haven't ridden your bike enough to look good in it yet. Think of it as an incentive scheme ;-) -- Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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