I have a gilet I bought about 6-7 years ago, I wear it all year round and its still going strong! Sometimes over a jersey in the summer and with jersey, arm warmers in Spring/Autumn. Been wearing it over a long sleeve jersey on winter rides. Can barely imagine riding without it now. One of the best pieces of bike clothing I ever bought.
Close 2nd goes to my Gore Bike Wear gloves, I have yet to experience cold hands while wearing them!
Yours??
I'd say the pearl Izumi toe covers I wear when on my road bike, they just take that nip off your toes.
A set of Roach Indy iirc dh pants circa 2000
£10 leg warmers off ebay.
Berghaus Gilet/Jacket
Planet x Roubaix tights. I haven't been cold on the bike since buying them. They do exactly what they say they will and fit me like a glove.
Very closely followed by my new altura mayhem jacket.
Patagonia Wool 4 quarter zip
Castelli windstopper jacket. Bought it around 15 years ago. Still going strong.
My gore bib tights !!!!! Mmmmmmm
Mavic Notch shorts - so comfy
Northwave Celsius boots - mmm, toasty feet
North Face windstopper jacket fast becoming a huge fave, but above that, Sombrio Epik shorts. Just so confy.
Endura Jaffa jacket. 10 years plus and still going strong
Leg and arm warmers from Lidl for £7.99. Great quality as well.
Lusso thermal bib tights bought over 20 years ago.
Qranc XC gloves for £2.99, really, really comfy, have had them 10 years. Nuff said.
Those and DX shoes.
Oh and my knee-pads.
Gore windstopper gilet
Gore waterproof shorts
Campag bib shorts
Campag winter bib tights
1. Ground effect 3/4 (they have some daft name...it escapes me) lovely fleecy bits on the knees, they are just starting to go baggy after maybe 10 years.
2. Sidi Dominators, unbelievably brilliantly comfortable shoes. expensive but worth every penny.
3. Troy Lee XC gloves, simply no equal.
4. the many buffs I have, all of which are cut in half, then they are more perfect.
I love my Fox Poacher jerseys. Great fit, nice feel, and I love the asymetrical graphics- not too gaudy either.
Endura 3/4 winter bib shorts.
Kona merino wool long sleeve top.
Oakley M frames.
Craft Windstopper baselayer, and Aldi winter gloves.
DX shoes and Rab Vapor Rise smock. Sure, the latter isn't bike specific, but there is no better winter top over a merino T-shirt. IMO of course.
Buffalo Windshirt. Still going strong since I got it in 1993
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Got this about five years ago and wear it on most rides. I wear it as a mid or outer layer. It's proven to be hard wearing and versatile and really good value considering the amount of use it has had. Also got an older pair of their 3/4 longs which I really like.
Helly Hansen Lifa. The short sleeve is comfortable for 7 hours getting lost in the hills in summer.
The long sleeve is nice and warm but still lets air through to stop you overheating on those days where it's just too cold for the short sleeve.
Gore wind stopper jacket
Warm and showerproof, love watching the water bead off it
Must get out more 🙂
Gore windstopper gilet and Defroster boots.
Rapha tweed jacket, that and the kidskin gloves.
Assos mille bib shorts - he pad and fit just seem suit me perfectly.
The downside is the expense, think it was about £140 when i got mine but they are more expensive now. So over the last year i've tried to economise a bit, save the mille for long days in the saddle and get some other half decent bibs for shorter rides. Nothing comes close though and i've ended up spending about double what another pair of the milles would have cost 🙁
Completely forgot about Troy Lee xc gloves, despite having 3 pairs. Sign of a great product, you forget it's there!
Orange bean bag top, still going strong after 15 years!
Neoprene tubes I made myself and wear on my ankles to properly seal my winter boots. It's got to be really chuffing wet before I get wet feet.
- DHB toe covers.
- Cautiously optimistic when I say my new Endura Strike gloves. Seem to take that freezing edge off the weather.
- Pearl Izumi softshells also a contender. Got an Elite and the lower model down too. Like wearing them so much that I've now lost too much weight and need to size down 🙁
Assos Roubaix tights.
There was a manufacturer a few years ago, now sadly gone, called parrot who made great gear.
I remember fondly there baggy shorts which were am perfect cut which I still seek but have never attained from any other manufacturer, highlanders I think they were called.
Their gilets were good too
the original Gore N2S windstopper Phantom
Just an ace jacket. None of the 'modern' softshells can beat it.
Winter Boots = warm toes
Probably my Santini roubaix 3/4s
Northwave artic winter boots,
Closely followed by endura FS-250 winter jersey.
My craft active extreme base, the one with the wind proof panel in the chest. An awesome piece ok kit.
Either my lake winter boots or my Spesh winter bib tights
Both have transformed winter rides from a chore to a fun day out.
Or maybe arm warmers for unexpected cold evenings
with the weather as it is tomorrow I will say the Buffalo cycle shirt I bought 18 years ago
Tough call either my Gore oxygen softshell or my shimano mw81 boots
Fox Antifreeze gloves. First ride with them today. Temp close to zero and still zero Reynaud's related issues. Hooray!
[b]Shimano AM41[/b]
Ugly, ugly, ugly, but a massive step up from the skate shoes I used to wear. Comfortable, grippy and really durable - ridden into the ground over past 18 months without fault.
[b]Helly Hansen Warm Ice Crew[/b]
Used to always ride in pure merino, but picked up one of these in the sale a few months ago and it's been a revelation. All the warmth and anti-stink benefits of merino but with the added better wicking and faster drying properties of lifa. Perfick.
[b]Specialized BG Ridge gloves[/b]
Fit me like, well, a glove, and seemingly indestructible - my current pair has survived over four years of heavy use and several runs through the washing machine yet still look almost brand new.
Aldi gloves - not 2012 but 2008. The windstopper style ones , love em
S-works MTB lid!
Endura Humvee shorts. Indestructible and comfortable.
5.10 shoes
Endura Humvee shorts
Assorted Sombrio tops
On one merino vest bases, waffer thin can be packed into a sandwich bag for wet weather to keep dry. So good have got 5. Shame they gone up market with the new batch.
Endura kneewarmers bought off here for £7.
Or my Rapha jerseys 😉
Campagnolo wool tights with real chamois inner from Barry Davies shop in upper Bangor in 1983.Still use them in the winter as they are far nicer than lycra and roubaix fabrics.
Skins base layer in a CRC sale - think its actually a snow board one?
It was dirt cheap - £13 ish.........
Fkn bargain! 🙂
My Hebo trials gloves. Lovely kit, not the longest lasting but you can't have everything.
......and all the pairs of £15 Vans I cleaned out of my local TK Max a couple of years ago. Bargain.
Shimano goretex boots and Gaiters (Berghaus)
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castelli road top is 26 years old. buffalo top is probably 16 years old too but has been worn LOTS.
Funkier bibshorts, absolutely brilliant. 6 days riding in the Alps with no issues.
Endura Superlite shorts, fantastic for keeping my arse dry.
Dhb roubaix 3/4 bibs are great
Aldi gillet, windproof front and mesh back. Worn many many times in 6 years and still going strong.
Leading edge (sadly long gone company) made to measure Buffalo style top. A bit tatty looking now (after 17 years) but mostly becau i left dog treats in the back pocket and my dog ate the fabroc to get to them! Superb bit of kit, a bit less warm than the Buffalo so ok in below zero rather than just in the arctic!
Waterproof shorts.
Gore phantom soft shell with detachable sleeves. Amazing, versatile, reduced in sale! Or any of my merino base layers. So good.
aftger 8 years and many hours in the saddle my swobo liner shorts are dying
sadly swobo have stopped making them!
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Still not sure about those on the bike rich 😉
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Rapha Vneck base layer, mega bucks at full price, [s]and kind of[/s], no actually hipster, but, its very high quality, and I've worn it almost non stop for 3 months for work, for road and for MTB, been washed only maybe 5 times in that period when any other piece of gear would have rotted with all the sweat and filth.
I think at the full price, even though its great, i wouldn't buy another, but at the £35 offer they are sometimes on, I'd buy 2 more and wear them actually non stop.
Gore Windstopper jacket along with their gloves.
Montane Dyno Jacket - superb. Very breathable and never felt I need anything more. Second place - Sealskin Socks.
Not cycling specific clothing, but worn a lot cycling are my Rab Neoshell Jacket and Rab Vapour Rise Jacket, incredible bits of kit.
reggiegasket - Member
the original Gore N2S windstopper PhantomJust an ace jacket. None of the 'modern' softshells can beat it.
This.......
Didn't actually buy it but I was given a pair of bib shorts as an apology for a shop screwing up an order*. Up until then I hadn't realised just how comfortable they were. Never bought non bib shorts since.
* not that an apology was strictly necessary as the screw up was the importer but the shop owner felt bad about it.
Rab Neoshell Jacket
I have one of these and it's without doubt the best hardshell jacket I've ever owned, but I'd be too scared to wear it on the bike - the thought of ripping it in a crash... 😯
Endura Downhill Shorts.
Decathlon half zip cycling base layers/jerseys from about 7 years ago.
Very big zipped side pockets - perfect for stuffing a shell into.
Aldi waterproof jacket, about 8 years old.
80%-90% as good as my Gore Alp X II, but only £20.00.
Buffalo shirt from many years ago - great bit of kit.
Dunno what happened to it, lost in a move I think, but I'm not paying £140.00 for a new one.
My swobo baggy shorts wi the almost airtex liner that kimbers posted above, must be a good 6 yrs old by now but still going strong.
Any of my 3 pairs of Sidi mtb shoes over the past 14 years, admittingly they've been the high end Sidis at exorbitant prices for a pair of shoes that get muddy but the fit and performance has been outstanding and well worth the initial outlay.
My Sugoi RS lycra shorts, been wearing this brand/style since 2004/05 and they are perfect.
My new Northwave Celsius Arctic winter boots must get a mention here - perfect winter boots.
My Rapha Fixed merino jersey from 2007, bought in their sale and never worn on the bike in anger but it's worn on a weekly basis for general clothing and still looks smart and held it's shape over the past 5+ years, wish i'd bought more of them.
reggiegasket - Member
the original Gore N2S windstopper Phantom
Just an ace jacket. None of the 'modern' softshells can beat it.This.......
This for me too.
Goretex socks.....sadly never made it into long-term production. Useless for walking/running but the perfect biking accessory
Endura Baa Baa base layer for me.
Does this count as bike clothing ?
Owayo cycle jerseys made up in club design with my tag printed on the back of the neck. Lovely fit and look and cooling to wear.
Helly base layer in cool weather still looks box fresh after years
Recently got the endura spray back shorts which are rapidly becoming my favourite
Raphas 3/4 bibs.
roach shorts
specialized bg gloves
cannondale long sleeved thermal top
cannondale fleece gillet with fat head logo
lab gear polartech light fabric
ground effect sub merino
decathlon skin base layer
karrimor powerstretch legginings ....bit frankenstien looking nowe as stitched tohether
i wish they still made roach shorts. i still have mine from back in the day and they're still as bomb proof as back then brilliant. i'd also list the pace winteractive jacket. again still going strong, pretty battered now but a brilliant piece of kit.
DHB 1/4 zip longsleave 150 merino base layer.
Have had it for 2-3 years now. I don't think I've ridden without it, either on its own or as a layer at all this last 12 months. It rarely gets washed, fits like a glove and doesn't seem to be wearing out any time soon
Team MK Winter softshell jacket. Cost £50 and is super warm.