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Pretty Clueless. Only important issue is to prevent the wind chill. I have two novel ideas: Skirt and Sleeves. Skirt is meter long canvas tube with 20cm slit a

Pretty Clueless. Only important issue is to prevent the wind chill. I have two novel ideas: Skirt and Sleeves. Skirt is meter long canvas tube with 20cm slit and elastic band on top. When fully extended it protects your chest, stomach and balls. You can roll it smaller when needed. Kept under your parka. When standing (and ice-fishing) I yank it lower for extra ass protection. Sleeves are meter long extra sleeves with layer of insulation. Of course I have similar sleeves for the legs too. They have elastic band under boot, so you wallow in snow and ankles are kept warm. The issue here is adjustment, your can easily remove all this shit, when the spring suddenly comes. And best winter helmet is the Finnish Army Style. You remove innards from your helmet and strap it on top of your fur hat.

timonoko 4y ago
In 1988 I had also rubber galoshes (used with toe-straps). But sadly nobody makes good galoshes anymores. https://youtu.be/8D-S8nYCwjA?t=281 https://youtu.be/8D-S8nYCwjA?t=281
- timonoko 4y ago
  On this level of cyclomania, ankles need to be quite mobile, so regular rubber boots do not work. OTH. Fatties in spandex do not even need clips, because they exactly always ride with floppy ankles. One in 1000 can actually ride that fancy carbon fiber, which is mildly annoying.
atoav 4y ago
As someone who grew up in the Alps (and cycled there during the winter). I learned skiing before I could walk and can probably comment on this: Typical winter wear (the stuff you wear for walking or staying outside) is generally pretty useless as being sports wear for cold weather: The issues are such: * you generally want something that keeps you warm (but not too warm), which speaks for layers or jackets where you can open parts * you want something that has the ability to transport wet into one direction (from the inside out). So wet from the outside stays outside and wet from the inside gets transported out, which speaks for goretex and similar materials Rubbery materials might sound like a good idea, because they are pretty watertight, but they are also airtight. This means sweat will be running down your body inside the rubber layer. Given the nature of the rubber the sweat will stay inside. This means you still end up being wet. Unless you barely moved at all or it is raining in drenches, you are very likely more wet now than you would've been if you just wore regular cotton clothes. Layers that can be adapted/added/removed and shirts that can be changed are a good idea. For heavy rain there are capes, rainpants and overshoes (dyneema would be the material of choice for those today)

timonoko 4y ago

In 1988 I had also rubber galoshes (used with toe-straps). But sadly nobody makes good galoshes anymores. https://youtu.be/8D-S8nYCwjA?t=281 https://youtu.be/8D-S8nYCwjA?t=281

timonoko 4y ago
On this level of cyclomania, ankles need to be quite mobile, so regular rubber boots do not work. OTH. Fatties in spandex do not even need clips, because they exactly always ride with floppy ankles. One in 1000 can actually ride that fancy carbon fiber, which is mildly annoying.

atoav 4y ago

As someone who grew up in the Alps (and cycled there during the winter). I learned skiing before I could walk and can probably comment on this: Typical winter wear (the stuff you wear for walking or staying outside) is generally pretty useless as being sports wear for cold weather: The issues are such: * you generally want something that keeps you warm (but not too warm), which speaks for layers or jackets where you can open parts * you want something that has the ability to transport wet into one direction (from the inside out). So wet from the outside stays outside and wet from the inside gets transported out, which speaks for goretex and similar materials Rubbery materials might sound like a good idea, because they are pretty watertight, but they are also airtight. This means sweat will be running down your body inside the rubber layer. Given the nature of the rubber the sweat will stay inside. This means you still end up being wet. Unless you barely moved at all or it is raining in drenches, you are very likely more wet now than you would've been if you just wore regular cotton clothes. Layers that can be adapted/added/removed and shirts that can be changed are a good idea. For heavy rain there are capes, rainpants and overshoes (dyneema would be the material of choice for those today)