What do you guys wear under your leathers?

[tomo99]

hey guys need some help here what is a good cheap way to keep warm when wearing leathers in the winter??

[Madness]

hey guys need some help here what is a good cheap way to keep warm when wearing leathers in the winter??

The Dutch alpine thermal pants from the army disposal store on K road are good bang for your dollar.

[nallac]

Good link there Madness

[Akzle]

synthetic> leather.

else. any thermal clothes. polypro, micro-fleece etc.

generally a "base layer" as stocked by kathmandu, hunting&fishing etc, if you're a real blouse, then a mid-layer too.

[Subike]

interestingly, I use the Swiss army thermal long johns, $10 Ex chch army surplus shop ( now munted )
Thermal socks with dress socks inside them,
Sheep shin inner soles in my boots,
Heavy denim jeans under my leather riding pants
Swiss army fishnet long singlet.$15 Ex chch army surplus shop
Long sleeve turtle neck skivvy,
Flannelette work shirt
Wool Jersey
Light inner leather jacket
Ex Navey issue great coat, pure wool WW2 erra $50 Ex chch army surplus shop. (like wearing two thicK wool blankets)

I use a polypropylene balaclava under my helmet, T M $5.

The Great coat gets very heavy if it ever gets wet, but even soaked, it still keep you warm

[Peeteey]

I usually use trackies under my leather trou, keeps me brilliantly warm but I don't ride in the snow on the road bike ...

[iYRe]

we went out in 0 deg this morning... 1 pair postie plus thermal pants, 1 postie plus thermal shirt, katmandu merino glove inserts, long sleeve shirt, jersey, nerve pants/jacket, oxford neck scarf thing, and merino beanie (from hatworx - $15).
No worries at all.. hands got a little reddish but otherwise fine. Total cost, less than $400.

Note: I also use the same thermals, glove inserts and beanie when I bicycle to work and I am usually almost too warm.

[DJSin]

lots of ice breaker gear

[Bassmatt]

interestingly, I use the Swiss army thermal long johns, $10 Ex chch army surplus shop ( now munted )
Thermal socks with dress socks inside them,
Sheep shin inner soles in my boots,
Heavy denim jeans under my leather riding pants
Swiss army fishnet long singlet.$15 Ex chch army surplus shop
Long sleeve turtle neck skivvy,
Flannelette work shirt
Wool Jersey
Light inner leather jacket
Ex Navey issue great coat, pure wool WW2 erra $50 Ex chch army surplus shop. (like wearing two thicK wool blankets)

I use a polypropylene balaclava under my helmet, T M $5.

The Great coat gets very heavy if it ever gets wet, but even soaked, it still keep you warm

What, all at the same time? How do you move your arms?

[Subike]

What, all at the same time? How do you move your arms?

Buying the right sizes, stating with small mens singlet, and working up to XXL for the greatcoat
arm movement not a worry, wearing the great coat with just a shirt under it is like wearing a tent

[caspernz]

A merino set of long johns and long sleeved top. On really cold days I put the Oxford ChillOut set on over the top of this, but generally that gets too warm for all day wear. Then again, I find the Icebreaker set with my Revit fabric pants and jacket are a better bet overall. I'm a fair weather leather kinda fella, with the fabric stuff for all but summer as a rule...

[sil3nt]

Compression leggings (similar to skins...just cheaper)
^Thermal Leggings over the top.

Two long sleeve thermal tops and a t-shirt if really cold. Sometimes one layer works fine.


The most important piece for me is the neck warmer. No point in wearing warm clothing if cold air just rushes down your neck under your clothing.

I use the Oxford chillout neck tube http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...clava_and.aspx

Should have got the balaclava as the neck tube can be a pain to keep in place when putting the helmet on.

[caspernz]

I use the Oxford chillout neck tube http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...clava_and.aspx

Should have got the balaclava as the neck tube can be a pain to keep in place when putting the helmet on.

Yeah, I used to go with the neckwarmer, but found it a bit of a nuisance. Recently got a Revit balaclava, same principle as the ChillOut balaclava. Nowhere near as restrictive as a neckwarmer.

[Jantar]

It all depends on just how cold you expect it to be and how long you'll be out in it.

For commuting to and from work; 10 km each way, I wear just my normal work clobber under my leathers..

Below -6C the bike stays in the shed.

For longer trips, below 0 and down to -6c, I wear Icebreaker long johns, under my jeans, and a 260 icebreaker singlet under a flannelette shirt and a woolen Jersy.

If most of the trip is going to above 0C but below 8C I'll leave off the Icebreaker long johns.

If most of the trip is above 8C, I'll also leave off the Icebreaker singlet.

[ducatilover]

Usually I wear a normal T-shirt or singlet. No pants under the leather, gotta let the mighty man breathe.
If it's cold I'll wear a thermal skivvy thing under my jacket and nice socks.

I'm properly tough though.