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Title: Riding in the cold
Post by: blueee on October 23, 2015, 09:25:22 PM

I hate it.
Body is stiff, hands are cold, impacts are jarring and eating it just fucking blowwwwws
How do you deal?
I can only ride in the am and it is cold

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: Narcoleptic Insomniac on October 23, 2015, 09:32:25 PM

It takes longer to warm up but once you get going it's not bad. Stretching is more important and crashes do hurt more.

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: Prodigal Son on October 24, 2015, 02:32:10 AM

Gloves

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: O.G. David on October 24, 2015, 03:47:10 AM

At least hands don't sweat anymore.

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: meathead on October 24, 2015, 05:05:14 AM

thermals, flask of tea( or whisky if you want?) animal parka ... who the fuck is winter?

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: meathead on October 24, 2015, 05:06:03 AM

OH, and not to forget ... BEARD!

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: peggiesmalls on October 24, 2015, 09:28:36 AM

I always ride undercover car parks/areas in the winter.

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: montymitch on October 24, 2015, 11:31:49 AM

Quote from: meathead on October 24, 2015, 05:06:03 AM

OH, and not to forget ... BEARD!

Beards help, as does a good knit hat. If I don't warm up properly, riding in the cold sucks. Source: I live above 7000 ft in Wyoming.

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: metalbmxer on October 24, 2015, 12:06:53 PM

Dans usually has a few good choices of cold weather riding gloves

Thermal long sleeve shirts

Beanie

Warm shoes

Dressing in layers

It's important to keep the extremities warm like hands, feet and head since that is where the body is most susceptible to outside temps.

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: ediotism on October 28, 2015, 12:08:56 PM

i wear those underarmour type tights underneath, wear softpads (basically those neopene things with padding), comfy gloves and have a warm flask of tea.

actually i don't, it's still fucking 28'c (about 83'f) where i am when november is almost here. flipflops and budgie smuggler it is.

Title: Re: Riding in the cold
Post by: dude... on October 30, 2015, 08:42:58 PM

magic gloves/dave mirra pro bmx 2