Subject: RE: winter cycling clothes hi trish -
I can totally relate! I live in Brooklyn, so I hear ya with the stationary bike thing.
I went for a ride this morning actually - first ride on my new bike (!!! ) and first ride outside since last year. Here's what I did (and have done in the past ): I wore my tri shorts under my winter running pants. I didn't do the long johns and I don't own bike tights. Although I just invested in a pair of bike shorts but didn't wear those (yet - I wanted to test out the current saddle in the tri shorts first ). On top, I wore my winter running shirt and a short sleeved technical top and a long sleeved technical top with my running/biking windbreaker/jacket over all that. I wore a hat and adjusted my helmet to fit and wore manzella mitten/gloves - the fingerless gloves that have the top that flips over to make a mitten. I run in those too. This was not the year to purchase the winter riding gear (ie booties and lobster claw gloves ), so I just get along with "repurposing" my winter running gear.
Overall, I was warm enough with the exception of my toes. Brrr. But I was only out for about an hour, so I dealt with it - they weren't cold from the start. I probably had on one too many layers on top. My head and hands were fine. If my neckup was readily available and it was very windy, I would have put that on, but I was fine. If you have a balaclava, those can be nice to ride in too. |