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Those young whippersnappers.....such fools methinks!
rode gisburn saturday and then pennine way sunday and i wore a thermal base layer, a 661 t shirt, pair of lycra clip in liners, pair of endura singletracks and my kyle strait knee pads. i was warm through out but i did put a beanie hat on sunday.
from my old infantry days all we got told was keep your core warm, so aslong as you keep going and dont stop and let the sweat cool down u will be fine.
3/4s with sports balm on the exposed bits, hot and waterproof. Getting leg warmers for the road though.
but then most were still young
that hasn't applied to me for several decades :o)
is there any virtue in being too hot when its not actually necessary?
I'd bet it's a very small minority that would really get too hot. I'm with iDave- why wouldn't you? Everything just works better when it's warmer.
That said, I wear Singletrack 3/4 shorts over normal length lycra on the MTB and rarely feel I want longer lycra too.
Shorts for me as well but have ordered some tights from Wiggle this week!
[i]I'm with iDave- why wouldn't you[/i]
Because some people don't want to, it really is that simple. There is no right or wrong.
Tights used for the first time on Thursday night, under 3/4s of cause!!
What njee20 said. Nothing better than being toasty on sub-zero rides.
I also hate having to ride hard to stay warm/getting cold cos you are with slowcoaches.
[i]from my old infantry days all we got told was keep your core warm, so aslong as you keep going and dont stop and let the sweat cool down u will be fine. [/i]
That's all well and good until you get a mechanical on the most exposed part of the ride. I like clothing with long zips, makes it really easy to regulate temperature without putting layers on and off all the time.
but have ordered some tights from Wiggle this week!
I believe they're available with a pre-fitted anal tickler ?
3/4 lycra with knee length hummvee over the top, sounds daft but just looks like your wearing knee pads when on
Shorts for me all year round...either with knee warmers, leg warmers or tights.....and on there own, when its warm only, lycra for road, baggies offroad of coarse...In my world i would rather be to warm rather than cold..
A certain well-known Olympic athlete expressed surprise that I was wearing shorts in early September, apparently anything below 15 degrees counts as legwarmers weather for them...
It seems to me that, since Olympic athletes are driving themselves right to the limits of human endurance, they might be more prone to stress injury than lazy old gits like me, and I think they are highly superstitious as a group, so I wouldn't bother to consult them for sensible advice...
I think they are highly superstitious as a group, so I wouldn't bother to consult them for sensible advice...
YOU think? Is that meant to have a bearing for the rest of us?
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Is that meant to have a bearing for the rest of us?
sorry al, this a knee and shorts thread... for bearings see [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-grease-for-hub-bearings ]http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-grease-for-hub-bearings[/url]
oh my sides 😐