Whats your winter riding kit?

[DBK]

So what are the essential pieces for riding through the Cape Town winter?

[obree]

Good indoor trainer

[Tumbleweed]

Received some complaints about this topic. Posts have been removed.

[Beer4Recovery]

Arm warmers

First ascent Magneeto Jacket

Leg warmers (if it is really cold)

Buff

[kvdp]

Most important.Good set of front and rear lights to be visible!

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Received some complaints about this topic. Posts have been removed.

 

Cool. Sorry bout that...

 

A gilet, arm warmers and a buff. Depending on how hard It's raining, a rain jacket as well.

[GLuvsMtb]

Layers are important.

 

Cold, clear mornings:

- Long sleeved body-fit sports vest (UnderArmor or the like), Cycling top and a long sleeved cycling jersey over that

- Buff

- Leg warmers

- Sealskinz socks (they're breathable, but air and water resistant)

 

Wet rides:

- Same as above, but change the long sleeved cycling jersey for First Ascent rain jacket and often drop the leg warmers as they make you even colders when soaked.

[BushGoblin]

Move to Durban ;-) naaah it still gets cold enough here at 5AM.

Looks like the guys have most of it covered.

[Hairy]

Can't do without a Buff

[Cav']

Mostly indoor trainer while watching the Tour in July.

and on weekends I run a lekker thermal bib and jacket

[udxcob]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25794

[rouxtjie]

Someone mentioned here...sealskinz socks are key, leg and arm warmers, yellow magneto jacket...happy days

[jonnow]

*hijack on*

 

Anyone know where I can get a decent gilet from? I don't feel like ordering from CRC.

 

*hijack off*

[hboli4]

Undershirt,longsleeved jersey,FA Jacket,armwarmers,legwarmers,warm windstopper gloves,warm socks,buff x 2,sometimes a beanie. Start ride after 8. O, I live in Bloem.

[Tumbleweed]

*hijack on*

 

Anyone know where I can get a decent gilet from? I don't feel like ordering from CRC.

 

*hijack off*

 

Locally, Velotex make a decent one.

[Cippo]

Black garbage bag as a rain jacket, dont buy the cheap ones at the traffic lights you can't use them for more than three days. Surgical gloves over my cycling gloves, I get them for free at work. Plastic shopping bags over my shoes and lots of Vaseline on my legs to let water run off.