surgtech1956 said:
I know there are probably many threads on cold weather clothing. I'm looking for some advice on a jacket and pants. Something that I don't break the bank. It would be great to be able to use these for cross country skiing too. I'm in Michigan and probably won't ride below temps of 50 degrees. Thanks
I can't stand cold temps, anything below 70's and I am COLD!
In my case, I started with the performance line of cool\cold weather, and it sort of works for me on cool days (temps around 60F); however for winter type weather (20-30F), I would need A LOT of clothing. I again tried Performance clothing, and in all honesty, it didn't cut it for me.
I am biased to the Descente & Pearl Izumi cloth, becuase both of them worked from the get go
Here is a list of what I use on cool days:
Upper:
regular jersey (depending how cool it is)
Descente Men's D-Vente Long Sleeve Wind Layer (if its too cool and windy)
Descente Men's Long Sleeve Jersey
Lower:
Regular shorts (need to buy some leg\knee warmers)
Head:
Performance PolyPro Skull Cap (One size fits all, and its too tight)
Hands:
Regular gloves
Performance Stretch Fleece Glove (don't have grippin palm, I will replace them)
Here is a list of what I use on cold days:
Upper:
Descente Men's D-Vente Long Sleeve Wind Layer
regular jersey
Descente Men's Long Sleeve Jersey
Long Sleeve winter jacket
Long sleeve rain jacket (if its really cold & windy)
Lower:
Pearl Izumi Men's AmFib Tights <- Its AWESOME
Performance Neoprene Bootie
Head:
Outdoor Research Alpine Hat
Hands:
Performance Stretch Fleece Glove
Descente Wombat Glove
BTW - This is pretty much what alfeng mentioned, I thought you might wanted the specific brands\models, so that you don't end up wasting $$$ at testing it, just to find out that you are still cold