WDYLLIYL

i got a new bib coming in the mail, i'll pose for you privately

vic can watch

PASS.

you asked, faggo

Oh right. I just bought NORMAL shorts this summer for the first time in...a decade? Lycra is still a ways away.

this can be the apparel thread

I'm going for skirts and giant kneesocks for fall, it looks like.

SO IS CUTTY.

whatever i could make that work

http://chrisglass.com/journal/images/2006/0820-make-it-work-shirt.gif

So how do you solve the problem of dressing warmly enough for cold weather riding and then not be wearing three layers too many when you get to places?

Also: preferences for gloves/hands?

i tend to underdress for the weather, because i get very warm very quickly once i get going.

also, guys: http://www.rapha.cc

i will never be able to afford that stuff. but so so nice.

well, it depends on the length of the ride. for short rides bundling up heavily is not a problem.

for rides longer than 20 minutes you should dress lighter--if you feel cozy when you step outside, you are wearing too much. you should give yourself around 15 minutes to get the heat going. it also depends what your layers are made of. i don't know how tech you want to get....

yeah i have a boner for rapha and assos

the new rapha softshell will be purchased

Nah, I ride mostly as transportation, so I'm talking meeting people for dinner, not all-day rides. Hat and gloves and kneesocks it is, then.

so you should generally just dress as you would if you were walking down the street to meet them.

http://www.iain.co.uk/jpg/winter_b.jpg

http://bikewinter.org/images/snowride1.jpg

winter looms

What I normally wear to meet my friends for dinner:

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3292776.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=C06051C8BA2A5A2C14D7C9C8300AD4B2A55A1E4F32AD3138

that is a scandalous amount of leg to be showing.

Heh I might be able to contribute to this thread.