Winter Cycling Clothes Guide: Layer for Cold, Wind, Sweat, and Stops
Layer winter cycling clothes by temperature, wind, effort, sweat, stop time, and body zone so you stay warm without overheating.
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Winter Rain Pants for Cycling: Fit, Warmth, and Weather Protection
Use Icebike’s archive story about custom winter rain pants to understand fit, weather protection, breathability, and cold-weather cycling clothing choices.
Winter Cycling Goggles: How to Choose and Care for Them
Choose winter cycling goggles by matching lens tint, ventilation, fit, fog control, helmet compatibility, and after-ride care to your riding conditions.
Winter Cycling Tips from Pam Blalock
Use Pam Blalock’s winter cycling tips to plan safer cold-weather rides, choose routes, manage layers, and keep control in winter conditions.
How to Choose Between Winter Cycling Gloves, Pogies and Mittens
Besides the fact that they are out in the cold and the wind chill, your hands are also locked in the same position on the bike for your entire ride. This can reduce circulation and you can get really cold hands, perhaps frostbitten in short order. Many options help you cover your hands in the
How to Commute In Winter- Cycling in Ottawa, Canada
Winter cycling offers the opportunity to retain, and even enhance, your cycling skills over the whole year. There are very few days during the winter in which cycling becomes impossible. If you’re able to cross-country ski, then you’re ready to cycle. The secret to successful winter cycling is that you stay warm and dry, maintain
8 Things To Consider While Buying Padded Bike Shorts
I am going to start this article off with a bold statement; “Wearing padded cycling shorts will boost your comfort and health while riding your bicycle”. In my opinion, padded bike shorts add as much to your biking experience as clip-in shoes. Now I know it may be hard to initially wear a pair of
What do Ice Bikers Wear For Underwear?
Icebikers have special needs when it comes to the layers next to the skin. While normal outdoor winter activity may require a simple pair of cotton long johns under jeans, this simply won’t do for winter cycling. Cyclists produce great amounts of heat (and sweat) and the traditional approaches to warmth just don’t work. First,
How To Layer Winter Cycling Pants and Tights
Looking in the various bike catalogs you see that the super warm tights are good down to – get this, 45 Degrees (F). Well, that takes care of October, but what about Winter? The availability of cold-weather tights has been spotty at best. This has caused some icebikers to seek other sources of clothing such
How to Layer Winter Cycling Jackets
What to wear in the winds of winter? How to keep from freezing? This is what keeps a lot of folks from icebiking, fear of the cold. But as we have stated elsewhere, fear of overheating is more warranted. This is not to say that you can’t get cold out there. However, as long as
All You Need To Know About Winter Cycling Caps, Hats And Headgear
What’s there to know about keeping a head warm? You put on a hat and that’s all. But wait! There’s more to it. You lose a lot of heat through your head. When icebiking, the heat loss through your head can be a blessing if you are working up a sweat. However, most of the
How To Choose The Best Winter Cycling Shoes, Boots and Footwear
What to wear on your feet is a big question and the source of much discussion among icebikers. There are basically two schools of thought on the subject. Use shoes designed for cycling, making additions or changes to accommodate the cold, such as adding neoprene booties over the shoes or Gore-Tex socks to retain the