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Cold weather gear - what do you wear/recommend?

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  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    Like the concept of reusable, but the size of the batteries is a major downside
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    all these battery powered devices Jas... you know what it reminds me of...

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  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    Lol I love that movie!
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    So do I, though with the alarming trend in Hollywood of remaking everything, I do worry they'll remake it without playing things for laughs..
  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    Can't do it without Arnie!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Just got some Bar Mitts. It's supposed to be 12 degrees F for my trip home in the morning. I'll tell you how they do. :smile:
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    edited March 2017
    Been very happy with this:

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    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MUSC8NC/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    It's a waterproof cap to wear under a helmet. Plus points - keeps the head dry and warm, peak keeps most of the rain and wind off the face, peak also works to keep sun out of the eyes when cycling towards the sun if it happens to not be raining. Minus points - head gets really hot if conditions aren't cold or wet enough, doesn't keep your ears warm, you look a bit of a tool wearing it.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I must admit, I love my "belgian" wooly hat, but it's just a shade too thick to fit comfortably under either of my helmets now (I was fine under my Specialized Propero II, but that was damaged a month or so ago when I had to take evasive action to save running over a 6 stone 4'7" geriatric dog walker who jumped out in front of my bike while I was on the crosser... She thought she was saving her dog (wasn't - i'd have missed the fecking thing by a mile) but instead she basically made me choose either going through a fence and into the canal or into a bridge parapet. Tried to stop, but ended up putting up a good defensive forehead against the bridge and the helmet was no more...

    https://www.prendas.co.uk/collections/headwear/products/prendas-ciclismo-belgian-style-winter-hat

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  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    Skull cap and neck warmer combo .... I'd never do a winter ride without them, when your not that fast these warm comforts really help.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Jakess1971 wrote: »
    Skull cap and neck warmer combo .... I'd never do a winter ride without them, when your not that fast these warm comforts really help.

    yeah - I'm REALLY noticing that, now instead of being just slow, i'm very slow, and my bloods been thinned to the point of looking like dilute vimto! anything under 10°C and I'm shivering like a shiteing dog...
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    The other thing I've been using is a "Dare2b Core Stretch Headband" from Halfords. Basically it's a wide headband thing, slightly shaped to cover your ears. That in combination either with a skully or particularly with the sealskinz hat does the job nicely
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