How do you keep warm at night?

[babysteps]

Wool, my preference is merino, mix it with a bit of possum fur and you will never be cold according to my old Mommy...LOL Seriously, these acrylic products are wonderful, but natural fibers next to skin are the berries.

Yep couldn't agree more, for those of you in Canterbury there is a guy in Kiapoi runs a place called Inview that has really good Merino Base Layers. Its really PushBike gear but works a treat under the jacket! :

[MaxCannon]

For winter I wear a thermatech neoprene vest under my jacket.

It zips all the way to cover my neck and being neoprene covered with polar fleece it blocks any wind coming through.

Most of time I just have a T-shirt and a light weight jumper on underneath it.

I found that the vest worked way better than the lining that came with my jackey.

On my feet a pair of Possum fur socks kept my toes warm and some nice thick winter gloves kept my hands warm.

So far it's not what I'd call cold in Auckland. The other day I started out wearing my winter gloves and ended up stopping and grabbing my summer ones out of my bag as my hands were too hot.

[MaxB]

I just wear a cotton t-shirt with my Nordic. Polyprop and wool go over that below 10 degrees. That is my leather cut off temp too.

For my head I have a Damart double skin polyprop balaclava. It is so thin but man is it warm.

[scumdog]

Almost forgot: When it's REALLY cold outside (and no rain) I wear a long-sleeved down-filled 'puffer' jacket under my leather jacket - super warm, no draughts anywhere.

[yungatart]

I really can't cope with the cold...doesn't take me long to start behaving as though I have hypothermia.
I wear silk liners under my gloves, long sleeve thermal singlet, longjohns, an "Icebreaker" polo neck top, a woolen jersey (sometimes 2), thermal sox, and a neck warmer tube thingy.
My leathers won't fit if I try and put on more than that, so I don't ride at night...

[Monie]

[QUOTE =Grub;1527868] You don't say which part is cold but I suspect, like others have said, it may be the area just below your neck? This is one of the harder bits to keep warm and is why you get all these neck warmers etc on the market.

The front is the colderest part I wear a mixer of things polly, merino, on top and polly under my jeans wool socks my hands are warm have done this for two nights now and an finding it a lot warmer.

If ya smoke tobacco......STOP, give up rightaway, its proven that smokers feel the cold worse than non smokers.
If you are underweight, put on a few kilos, dont be afraid, increase your mass and you will stay warmer.
Always wear merino wool socks and good boots on ya feet, keeping feet and hands warm is paramount.
If ya dont wanna make these sacrifices, get a cage with a HEATER!

I lost weight and am really feeling the cold so No I don;t want to put any back on . and i gave up smoking ages ago .
Thanks everyone for all the ideas . Meanie just tells me to get hard .lol .

[Meanie]

Yea part and parcel of riding a bike, getting a little cold in the winter.
I just turn up me heated hand grips and lift the electric screen to its most upper position, warm and toasty

[Little Miss Trouble]

then 'she' will make up for it later on

Ooo baby, even better

[lanci]

I drink about 10ltrs of water before a ride then piss all the way to the destination. Keeps me warm and toasty .

Honestly though, I think that everyone here has some brilliant ideas that I think I'll do as winter sets in.

[ynot slow]

Tell Meanie anniversary pressy,check out some of the clothing skiers wear under their gortex tops and pants too.Brother is into snowboarding,so swears by merino/possum mix,not cheap but warm and light.Polyprop is ok,even if poly t shirt then woolen jersey,not as bulky.

But for the real hardcore warmth then poly shirt,double wool (original type)swandri(not the one with brushcotton liner but wool).Works up the mountain in rain with parka overtop,change parka for dri rider or similar jacket.Tends to make ya look like the michelin man though.

If the weather is as chilly down your way as up here,stuff riding at night if feeling cold.Haven't seen the mountain since about Wednesday till today,snow on it so winter is about to land soon.

[cooneyr]

Tell Meanie anniversary pressy,check out some of the clothing skiers wear under their gortex tops and pants too.Brother is into snowboarding,so swears by merino/possum mix,not cheap but warm and light.Polyprop is ok,even if poly t shirt then woolen jersey,not as bulky.......

The key is the gortex shell. It keeps the wind out. Wind is the worst thing for making you cold. You can be soaking wet but as along as your out of the wind you can keep warm.

Cheers R

[Meanie]

Found the solution to Monies problem at the boat show on the week end
Blardy awesome
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...17#post1573617