Cold morning ride - what gear?

[NNN]

Glad I am able to type 3 hours after my ride this morning.. it was effing cold even in Auckland..

May be I am getting old, but i think i need some thermals inside. Either i buy new jacket, trouser and gloves or go for thermals that they sell at the bike shops. The former would eat most of my salary so thermals would be better if they are any good. Does anyone have any suggestions on which thermals are better.. I need an undersuit and an underglove.

Revit ones are close to 200-250. bloody expensive..

Cheers

[george formby]

Keep an eye on sites like grab one and 1 day. Some great deals on warm gear popping up. Torpedo 7 has a pre winter sale on ect.
Pre winter? T'was 2c when I got up. All my poor wee caterpillars froze & fell off the swan plant.

[Ulsterkiwi]

so long as you have windproof outer layer you could also consider the gear from outdoor places. Layers of polyprops are better than nothing and you can get the more sophisticated thermal stuff which is still way cheaper than the Rev'It gear. Merino is the best by far. I use a merino long sleeve top as a base layer and have two polyprop layers on top of that. With the thermal lining in my gear that keeps me pretty toasty.
I also have hand guards and heated grips, that way I can use a thinner glove and still stay warm.

[Geeen]

Keep an eye on sites like grab one and 1 day. Some great deals on warm gear popping up. Torpedo 7 has a pre winter sale on ect.
Pre winter? T'was 2c when I got up. All my poor wee caterpillars froze & fell off the swan plant.

T7 have also just got the rights to sell icebreaker. Good stuff that...

[unstuck]

So auckland has a cold morning, and the rest of us have to put up with all the crying.

[The Pastor]

So auckland has a cold morning, and the rest of us have to put up with all the crying.

true story.

[The Pastor]

farmers for thermals - shirts and pants are $30 each or so. (wait for sale), Get a good pair of winter gloves - take your time choosing. Get one with an internal liner built in.

If you are sill cold after that, try rain/wind proof over coats / pants (i use my snow pants and a rain jacket - work really well) and you'll need to go into the heated hand grip option for hands. IF you get heated hand grips, get the plastic hand guards you see on dirt bikes as well.

[Gremlin]

So auckland has a cold morning, and the rest of us have to put up with all the crying.

Except it was probably tropical for other parts of the country.

The crying started a couple of days ago, and now there is multiple threads. I for one am disappointed it's a bit chilly for short sleeves, but perhaps it will warm up in a couple of days...

[Berries]

Glad I am able to type 3 hours after my ride this morning.. it was effing cold even in Auckland..

This morning was the first time this week I could get down the drive. Positively balmy, although I did do up my top button.

[Wingnut]

So auckland has a cold morning, and the rest of us have to put up with all the crying.

Yep........... Whatever.......

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[AllanB]

Yep........... Whatever.......

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Hahahahahhaaha, those lows look like the lower South Islands daily highs!!!

[george formby]

Oh, hark at this lot. Southern man, national icon. But no longer the strong silent type. More gob shite.

Fair call. Nowt to complain about up here. Have resorted to a flannelette shirt instead of t shirt in the mornins.

[haydes55]

No one else rocks a onesie under their gear?

[NNN]

Ha ha ha. Never thought this thread would go north vs south.. perhaps you guys can share some wisdom on how you deal with it on everyday basis. ..
We could do the same on how to ride in traffic. ..

[Laava]

If you need new bike gear as well as need to be warm, just buy some half decent textile gear on special and then layers of cheap polyprop underneath. Then you will have good bike gear for year round. Icebreaker merino undergloves are great as well.