http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: The iceman cometh - Recent Posts en Fri, 22 May 2026 07:21:58 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=3#post-135192 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:19:46 +0000 gembo 135192@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It did get cold and I went up to biblongs but I have been back in shorts for a couple of weeks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=3#post-135190 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 00:31:59 +0000 allebong 135190@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Damn you Decathlon....you are very crafty!</p> <p>Your marketing department would expect people coming into the store towards the end of November to be thinking that a thin summer jersey and arm warmers just wasn't cutting it anymore so a new base layer is in order. By placing some very nice looking polyester tops at the entrance you ensured I couldn't pass up the opportunity especially for a mere £6. Said top does have a slight plasticky feel but importantly passes the anything-but-cotton test with flying colours. It does massively benefit from a neckwarmer though as the best fabric in the world won't insulate with hurricane force freezing wind pouring down the neck when you get up to higher speeds. </p> <p>The £10 Btwin overshoes have dramatically improved the toes turning into ice blocks issue as well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134608 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:51:27 +0000 Slug 134608@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Merino socks, neoprene overshoes on three-season goretex boots, an Icebreaker hat under my helmet, Helly therms and a pair of tracky bottoms under my over-trousers... toasty warm the last two mornings. </p> <p>I was sweating buckets going up Castlelaw &amp; Allermuir this morning but couldn't cycle up the top because of the wind - yes, it really was that strong - so started to chill a bit there as I pushed the bike. Once round the other side of Allermuir and some shelter from the wind, a totally exhilarating run straight down to Dreghorn. I love that track! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134600 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:28:55 +0000 DaveC 134600@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've been using cardboard covered with tin foil for ages, cheep and cheerful. I also use neoprene overshoes, and manage with the same socks all year. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134581 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:11:30 +0000 Focus 134581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As I said in the socks thread, you can make your own foil-covered insoles from the radiator foil Lidl were selling recently. They may still have it in stock, I don't know. The foil is on thin expanded polystyrene so it will fit easily under existing insoles. A little tape round the edges should help with longevity. They might not last long with heavy use but the foil was cheap to begin with. I found it seemed to make a bit of difference, and as it was an extra layer over the shoe's ventilation slot, that was a bonus too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134575 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:43:55 +0000 twq 134575@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Far too hot this morning. Need to revert back to the short legged bib. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134572 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:34:34 +0000 wingpig 134572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>-1°C outside my window yesterday morning. 7°C this morning. Want cold back.</p> <p>The permapuddles at the bottom of the slope between Lindsay Road and the-road-beside-the-road-between-Ocean-Drive-and-Chancelot-Mills were solid ice yesterday evening. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134571 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:26:12 +0000 CycleCommute.CC 134571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thermals sound good, but I've been getting on fine with merino socks and neoprene overshoes. Might give them a try if I start to feel the chill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134556 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:09:35 +0000 Baldcyclist 134556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I bought some thermal insoles yesterday from Timpsons (£5.99 I think), and what a difference on the way home, it was 2oC and my feet were so toasty.</p> <p>Only issue is that it made one shoe a little bit snug after fitting them under existing insole. I'm wondering of cheaper (£1 shop cheap) thinner yet insoles may be the answer if there's not much room in the shoe? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134407 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:25:22 +0000 stiltskin 134407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just back from Lanzarote... It was a bit of a shock to the system this morning. I think I would prefer a slightly more gentle acclimatisation period. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134404 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:11:42 +0000 Baldcyclist 134404@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think thermal insoles may be a good idea this year, the cold is definitely coming in from the bottom, overshoes have taken wind chill away.</p> <p>The problem with most cycling shoes (mine included) is that they have holes in the bottom. I'm thinking maybe foil, or newspaper under the insole to stop the cold penetrating from below. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134382 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 01:33:59 +0000 Cyclingmollie 134382@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was desperate enough to try the tin-foil trick yesterday. Kept my feet warmer than usual but they still went numb eventually. I might try thermal insoles. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134379 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:14:18 +0000 wee folding bike 134379@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aldi have radio transmitter weather stations for £19.99.</p> <p>They measure the temp, relative humidity and pressure in the garden and flash a wee snow flake if they suspect ice. I got one yesterday to replace an older weather station which was misreading the outside temp.</p> <p>Head gear in winter is Buff(s) and Lowe Alpine ear flap hats. Tried on a Tilley TTW2 TecWool in GoOutdoors yesterday when I was in getting thermals. Still thinking about it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134374 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:11:39 +0000 Arellcat 134374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Holding steady about 2ºC at the summit of Edinburgh, and 3ºC at KB, but I've just been out and goodness me it feels colder than that! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134370 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:44:30 +0000 crowriver 134370@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm cursing my bad luck. We've had a great dry weekend, even some sunshine on Saturday. I couldn't ride my DIY 200 due to family commitments. Only day free I have between now and the end of the month is.....tomorrow. </p> <p>I don't really fancy it as the borders is even colder, and fog will bring heavy frost/ice with it. Looks like my attempt at RRTY (Randonneur Round The Year) may be about to 'reset' due to bad planning, bad luck/weather and lack of time.</p> <p>Sigh. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134353 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:19:47 +0000 weiss 134353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Below freezing again tonight with fog and mist, so more chance of icy conditions tomorrow morning? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134070 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:28:22 +0000 wingpig 134070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Most of my beanies are less inclined to drift off my head in the wind since my hair went short, but in severe cold/wind I'd wear a buff(if I can find it) or headcloth beneath the hat to give the hat something to grip and stop it sort of ratcheting looser. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134064 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:10:32 +0000 Baldcyclist 134064@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>...but, when I'm just going to the shops I wear my flat cap. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134051 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:13:40 +0000 MeepMeep 134051@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a £5 beanie bought from Next two winters ago which does me fine. I tried a scarf wrapped over nose and mouth during the cold snap earlier in the year but found that the misting up of my glasses everytime I stopped was not worth the hassle for the minimal warmth.</p> <p>I don't mind the cold, I'd only say that I don't like that when it dips below freezing I find myself struggling to draw full breaths. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134049 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:11:31 +0000 AKen 134049@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I tried pinching my son's hat that he's grown out of to wear under my helmet - but it didn't quite work out properly. Should get something proper sorted out.</p> <p>This morning, I just wore my woolly hat. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134047 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:08:07 +0000 SRD 134047@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>wrong thread </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134046 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:57:02 +0000 ianfieldhouse 134046@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote><em>What do people wear on their heads on cold mornings?</em></blockquote></p> <p>I'm nice and snug/smug in my <a href="http://www.rapha.cc/winter-hat/">Merino Wool Winter Hat</a>. It has the added bonus that it's smart enough to wear out and about too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134034 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:19:21 +0000 steveo 134034@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>What do people wear on their heads on cold mornings?</em></p> <p>A hat ;)</p> <p>I usually use an On One cap thats been washed too many times. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134027 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:06:23 +0000 Baldcyclist 134027@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I use a skull cap under helmet, and a buff round neck and face and ears almost like a balaclava.</p> <p>I prefer the two garment approach though as even on the coldest mornings it can get too hot around head and face, so this allows more adjustment than a one garment approach. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-134021 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:57:32 +0000 Focus 134021@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Buff</em> covering neck, ears and chin/nose/mouth (depending on conditions), <em>Castelli Thermo Skully</em> under helmet, also covering ears (doesn't affect hearing appreciably, in fact it blocks out mostly wind noise so aids clarity). Also have a <em>Gore Windstopper helmet cover</em> for inclement weather. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-133984 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:04:27 +0000 Roibeard 133984@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>What do people wear on their heads on cold mornings?</em></p> <p>Balaclava - say what you will about the paramilitaries from home, they know how to dress for winter cycling...</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-133954 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:52:52 +0000 fimm 133954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or, in fimm-world, two buffs. Uberuce grew extra warmth - I don't have the facilities to do this, and a second buff serves quite well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-133953 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:51:43 +0000 SRD 133953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>canal froze over polwarth </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-133951 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:51:07 +0000 Uberuce 133951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>All hail the buff. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11644&page=2#post-133945 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:44:02 +0000 AKen 133945@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Went down the WoL path on the old railway line this morning, my favoured route for frosty mornings. Best word to describe it was 'crackly'.</p> <p>What <em>do</em> people wear on their heads on cold mornings? </p>