Using bike gear for skiing or winter sport?

[RocKai]

Hey guys and gals,

Skiing season is coming up, my question is: Has anyone tried to go skiing on their Cordura or Leather gear, preferably with inner lining?

And since my bike jacket (Dririder Climate Cool) is waterproof, windproof and has inner lining, so is my Dririder pants, as with my gloves as well. Would it be a good idea to try them on the snow? It sounds good to me but just wondering if anyone has actually tried it out and look good (or ridiculous) in it on the Ruapehu slopes.

Happy Snowing

[Laxi]

worth a shot! I have thought of using ski boots for track days though

[RocKai]

worth a shot! I have thought of using ski boots for track days though

Haha you'll make fire crackers out of those boots doing skids on the side of ya bike

[Laxi]

yeah, but look at the ankle protection, and who needs toe sliders when you can use your whole damn foot

[Ragingrob]

I'd say it'd be pretty uncomfortable... What you want is a nice soft warm jacket and pants, not with armour etc all over you.

Maybe worth it if you're going for the first time or something though.

[RocKai]

The jacket are removeable armours too. Pants got soft knee pad, that's a plus I think. But leathers? LoL

[Ragingrob]

The jacket are removeable armours too. Pants got soft knee pad, that's a plus I think. But leathers? LoL

Leathers? Lol... cold! Aren't usually waterproof either. I couldn't picture myself at the snow with either my leathers or cordura, I think it would just be overly uncomfortable, cold, and useless haha!

[RocKai]

That's what I meant. Since biking is a pretty windy sport, and the wind chill factor is big, same as on the Snow. A good baselayer, a warm shirt and the jacket will be a good savings on biking and snow sport altogether.

Can't imagine wearing my helmet on the slope too, Bawahahaha

[Matt]

I used my old cordura Teknik jacket/pants at Ruapehu last year - jacket was a bit too warm, but armour in pants was good with my skiing skills! Ski boots did damage the bottom of the pants tho, so unless it's old gear, I'd just rent their stuff.
Oh and I looked quite stupid in black, when everyone else is in gay bright colours!

[hayd3n]

ive been skiing in my bike gear just left the helmet and boots at home, no problem keeping warm and dry

[ckai]

I'd laugh!!

Even with armour out, your jackaet would be too restrictive. Also DriRider has a tendency to continue to leak when submitted to water constintly. Kinda weird and ironic considering the name.

Also you will stuff up your gear big time. It'll wear out quickly because snow is some seriously abrasive stuff. The pants with armour in the hips and knees would be primo though. Back protector in the jacket would be handy as well.

But like Matt said, use old gear.

Still if you do it, let me know cause I wanna be there. It would be the funniest shit on the snow. It'll make a change from all the pillics who wear those stupid novelty hats. They need to be poked with a sharp stick

[vifferman]

It's not a bad idea, but I personally wouldn't use my bike gear, because (a) I've already got good ski gear, and (b) my bike gear is MUCH more expensive than my ski gear, so it'd be a bugger if it got wrecked. I've used gloves interchangeably, which was a bit hopeless, as the leather bike gloves are too clammy and tight, and get wet too easily.
Last few times I've been skiiing, I've worn thin Kathmandu gloves, except when it was really cold.
As someone else said, the key is lotsa layers. One of my current ski jackets is just a shell, so I wear thermals, a skivvy, a thin woollen jersey, and a thicker one if it's really shitty weather. The trouble is if I'm skiing hard out, I get really hot, so both my jacket and pants have large vents in them. If you get too hot and then your clothes get damp, you chill fast if it turns cold again.

[jim.cox]

It's not a bad idea, but I personally wouldn't use my bike gear, because (a) I've already got good ski gear, and (b) my bike gear is MUCH more expensive than my ski gear, so i'd be a bugger if it got wrecked. I've used gloves interchangeably, which was a bit hopeless.

I do use my gloves for both

But for me the jacket and pant would be, as others have suggested, far too stiff

[EJK]

Yep I've done that. But it's barely noticable. Well mine wasn't one piece leather suit so it wasn't.

I don't recommend using ordinary bike gloves tho! (unless it's waterproof)

Have fun, Draggin Jeans was comfortable for me when skiing

[Swoop]

Some years ago I was without a jacket for a season, so used my street leather jacket with Thinsulate lining.
Two drawbacks:
#1: The intense sunlight dried out the leather at a wicked pace, so had to be conditioned regularly.
#2: The fashion concious yuppies could not comprehend somone in leather, so I stood out like a sore thumb. Fuck-'em.

Not as bad as an army mate who was skiing in a woollen greatcoat though! He got heaps of stares...