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nedelja, 6. februar 2011

Trainers and the best of cycling clothing winter MTBing stay: 7 important works


Mountain bikers in a strange time of year it is. You can try to get the brave determination of wax downhill skiing and depending on where the riding you too cold, or your bike to put away.

Trend here in the southeastern part of that most of us don't get enough snow mountain biking to skiing to us cold is not serious throughout the year. I cold weather inevitably to gym bike rider and trainer number fear that "most of us" says. However, grew up in Central Wisconsin and after living in Montana, I outdoors in all cases exercise will enjoy learned.

The trick is to dress for the weather.

Long sleeve jerseys

To deepen cool long-sleeved Jersey winter insulation is a logical defense of first. Is not from Jersey to my Pearl Izumi, very thick, but it's great job my body heat trap. After I heated my bike for a couple of minutes exercise is, my body insulation Jersey captures the heat and close, the kept warding off cold. Specifically designed to do this without bulk big Jacket by ??—?— to I can warm.

Horse riding tights

Until the low 40s personally, I ride with shorts. However, 39 degrees and, after you remove the mercury down to split the tights I. Weather began when riding, I only wear long underwear and loose layer of other my chamois in (and would I have not seen my outside shorts under too much, like dweeb).

Vs, Ray scratches and dents bought on sale up to not understand the benefits of cycling-specific thermal tights set. Cycling-specific weather tights designed just like the heat Jersey above I: trapping heat in your body, and without extra bulk warm keeps.

Honestly, they are great job! must travel to date still not enough feel my one pair of tights here. I temperatures approaching 1 pair tights, teens young people's savings have been comfortable still suffer but simply ride my entire is one layer until their body heat, did great work. Cold start at that temperature to be sure, they will feel would feel a toast by pressing the crank to generate some heat and tear up the rock-solid single.

Full finger gloves

If the limb to keep warm the hardest parts of the body's mountain biking. Need to thumb shift and brake handle, grip your finger and toast is not maintaining all the features to keep your sweaty fingers while be art, but really to add.

A number of factors is involved: air temperature, wind speed (how fast ride), and water. Need some realistic a temperature range of different pairs gloves. I recently picked up the glove pictured above, Fox, great weather, has a range of rear vents for older 35ish?. Heavy gloves and go greatly when temperatures below 30. Find many bicycle company gloves, low temperature range are some ski gloves as well as work.

Wool socks

Is the hardest part of limbs and body to keep warm, like I mentioned above. Swap the heavy weight cycling socks wool socks. They are a bit bulky but a little uncomfortable feeling that frost bite than good!

Shoe cover

I largely ignored until recently one piece of a vital cog (many I at the expense of the frozen toes) is a shoe covers.
Spur Hitoshi mountain bike shoes channel air big hole shoes during the hot summer of excessive sweating is after the deep drainage to your feet keep Creek crossing. Cold weather turns to these facilities.
By keeping the air wearing them may seem oddly cold desert of the plastic cover and resolve design shoes snow / mud hut vacuum ???? of your body.

Hydration Pack large

To do little in the way during burning hot summer days the water during the winter months, but I always carry features large storage compartment, large camel's back. Ride the weather outside and your internal temperature of many over the course can fluctuate, so I Pack a large I need them and if you carry an extra layer to turn off to find to be useful to save the selected layers.

Cycing Beanie: for when it really gets cold

Start seriously cold temperatures and frozen solid to keep warm when you start your ears, Noggin, please try to specific cycling Beanie. Specifically biggest loss of body heat that occur through your ears and your head, because the terms of purchase extra-cold assist Beanie. Personally, I usually until, at least 20's. Wrote a post on Trek7k, about 2 years ago, about cycling clothing cold he feel Beanie Hat put talk about cycling in particular need to. Detailed information will be so please check it out!

Than if you live high latitude and deal with sub-zero temperatures, large amounts of snow, and these same principles apply. Just thick, add more layers!

Hopefully, these clothes is fun instead of a secular months some tips to prepare for winter season filled with trainer in frozen single. Get out there, and it rips!

Turns your: to share the cold mountain biking tips do you have?? to do so, please add in the comments section below!


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torek, 1. februar 2011

Stay off the Trainer and on the Singletrack: 7 Essential Pieces of Cycling Apparel for Winter MTBing


It is a weird time of year to be a mountain biker. Depending on where you live, you could either be trying to get up the determination to brave the chill and ride, or putting away your bike and waxing up the downhill skis.

Here in the southeast, most of us tend to mountain bike year round since the cold weather isn’t that severe and we don’t get enough snow to ski on. I say “most of us” because the cold inevitably scares a number of riders off of their bikes and into the gym or onto the trainer. However, after growing up in central Wisconsin and living in Montana, I have learned that you can enjoy exercising outdoors in just about any conditions.

The trick is to dress for the weather.

Long-Sleeve Jersey

An insulated long-sleeve jersey is the first logical defense against the deepening chill of winter. My go-to jersey from Pearl Izumi isn’t very thick at all, but it does an excellent job of trapping my body heat. After I’ve been exerting myself on the bike for a couple of  minutes and my body heats up, the insulated jersey  captures that heat and holds it close, warding off the cold.. By having a jersey specially designed to do this, I can stay warm without the bulk of a big jacket.

Riding Tights

Personally, I’ll just ride with shorts until it gets down into the low 40s. But once the mercury drops to 39 degrees and below, it’s time for me to break out the tights. When I first started cold-weather riding, I would simply wear long underwear and other loose layers over my chamois (and under my outer shorts so I wouldn’t look like too much of a dweeb).

I didn’t understand the benefits of a set of cycling-specific thermal tights until I bought a pair at an REI scratch and dent sale. Cycling-specific cold-weather tights are designed to do the same thing as the thermal jersey I mentioned above: trap your body heat and keep you warm without excess bulk.

Honestly, they do an amazing job! To date, I have yet to go on a ride where my one pair of tights does not feel adequate. I have ridden with simply that one pair of tights in temperatures nearing the teens, and still that one layer has done an amazing job of conserving my own body heat that I have been comfortable throughout my whole ride. Sure, at that temperature you’ll feel the chill when you start out, but once you are generating some heat by pushing those cranks, you’ll feel toasty and be tearing it up on rock-solid singletrack.

Full-Finger gloves

The extremities are the hardest part of the body to keep warm when mountain biking. Add in the fact that you’re gripping the handlebars and need your thumbs to shift and your fingers to brake, and keeping your fingers toasty but not sweaty all while maintaining functionality can become an art form.

Many different factors come into play: air temperature, wind speed (how fast you’re riding), and moisture. Realistically, you may need several different pairs of gloves for different temperature ranges. I recently picked up the Fox gloves pictured above and they’re great for weather in about the 35ish-60ish degree range, due to the vents on the back. When temperatures dip below 30, I’ll go with a significantly heavier glove. Many bike companies make gloves for lower temperature ranges, but I find that some ski gloves work just as well.

Wool Socks

As I mentioned above, the extremities are the hardest part of the body to keep warm. Swap out your cycling socks for a heavier-weight wool sock. They may be a little bulkier, but a little discomfort is way better than frost bite!

Shoe Covers

One piece of essential gear that I have largely ignored until recently (much to the detriment of my frozen toes) are shoe covers.
The average mountain bike shoe is designed with large vents to channel air into the shoe to keep your feet from sweating excessively during the hot summer months and to drain water after deep creek crossings. But these features work against you once the weather turns cold.
While you may look funny wearing them, plastic covers solve the problem of shoes designed for the desert by keeping the cold air and snowy/slushy muck out and your body heat in.

Large Hydration Pack

While you might not need to carry as much water during the winter as you do during the blazing hot days of the summer, I always carry a large-capacity Camelback that features a large storage compartment. Since the weather outside and your internal temperature can fluctuate so much over the course of a ride, I find that a large pack is convenient for carrying extra layers in case I need them, or storing layers that I’ve chosen to take off.

Cycing Beanie: For When it Gets Really Cold

When the temperatures start getting seriously cold and your ears start freezing solid, try on a cycling-specific beanie to keep your noggin warm. The greatest loss of body heat occurs through your head (and specifically your ears), so buying a beanie will help you in extra-cold conditions. Personally, I don’t usually feel a need to put a hat on while riding until the temps are at least into the 20's. Trek7k wrote an article about cold weather cycling clothes about 2 years ago, and he talked specifically about cycling beanies. There’s more great info there, so be sure to check it out!

If you live at a higher latitude and have to deal with subzero temperatures and significant amounts of snow, these same principles still apply. Just add thicker and more numerous layers!

Hopefully these clothing tips will help prepare you for a fun winter season filled with frozen singletrack instead of several mundane months spent on the trainer. Get out there and rip it up!

Your Turn: Do you have any cold weather mountain biking tips to share? If so, please add them in the comments section below!


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