…And then I had cold ears…

[GuyContinental]

Why you ask? Why because my skullcap ended up elsewhere this morning.

This is something that I really really have to fix and can’t seem to figure out- I had decent PI tights with very nice knicker bibs on and still my groin painfully froze after about an hour. Everything else was peachy (within reason), but I honestly think that I’m more susceptible to pelvic cold than most folks. I suppose that my skull cap “solution” works but there has to be a better (yet simple) way of dealing with this issue (short of a set of otherwise too-hot $250 amfib bibs)

Suggestions and schadenfreude welcome.

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[aflapr]

Ouch – no schadenfreude, I don’t want to risk the bad karma…

I wear baggy/mountain bike shorts with a long legged, mid-weight LL Bean/polartec base layer underneath. It’s kept me warm where it counts, even down into the 20s. I rode for 90 min (0615-0745) with no crotchal issues today.

[DismalScientist]

Umm… A second skull cap?

[TwoWheelsDC]

@GuyContinental 36586 wrote:

Why you ask? Why because my skullcap ended up elsewhere this morning.

This is something that I really really have to fix and can’t seem to figure out- I had decent PI tights with very nice knicker bibs on and still my groin painfully froze after about an hour. Everything else was peachy (within reason), but I honestly think that I’m more susceptible to pelvic cold than most folks. I suppose that my skull cap “solution” works but there has to be a better (yet simple) way of dealing with this issue (short of a set of otherwise too-hot $250 amfib bibs)

Suggestions and schadenfreude welcome.

At first I was like “huh?” then I was like “huh.” then I was like “oooooooh.”

Have you thought about wearing a pair of baggy shorts over everything? It adds some bulk, but it’s pretty manageable. I’m usually fine with just tights over bibs/shorts, but sometimes I ride with baggies over everything, not so much for warmth, but I feel slightly less goofy walking into work in them. Don’t make me try to explain why I feel goofy some days and not others, it’s irrational. Anyway, they’ll definitely block a lot of wind without making you overheat, I think.

[GuyContinental]

@DismalScientist 36595 wrote:

Umm… A second skull cap?

Or a sock*… Frankly, I think that will be the answer tomorrow (just keep that in mind if you ever meet me in person…)

*No, not like that, just an added layer… jeeze…

[DaveK]

@GuyContinental 36607 wrote:

Or a sock*… Frankly, I think that will be the answer tomorrow (just keep that in mind if you ever meet me in person…)

*No, not like that, just an added layer… jeeze…

http://www.realcyclist.com/gore-bike-wear-baselayer-windstopper-boxer-mens

[Dirt]

I double up on chamois. I wear a pair of bib shorts with a nice chamois and then I wear bib knickers or tights that also have a chamois. Honestly after a long season in the saddle, the little bit of extra padding is welcome. My gentleman vegetables are nice and cozy down into the low or mid 20’s.

Craft makes a wind-blocker brief that is designed to help. I have tried them and found that they don’t let out enough moisture, so I sweat and then freeze.

When it gets 20 degrees or colder, I start wearing baggy shorts or knickers over that set-up. 15 degrees and lower I go with some kind of wind pants.

Basically there are a lot of different things you can use in different combinations to keep warm.

Hope that helps a bit.

Pete

[GuyContinental]

@Dirt 36623 wrote:

Craft makes a wind-blocker brief that is designed to help. I have tried them and found that they don’t let out enough moisture, so I sweat and then freeze.

That. Sounds. Awful.

[pfunkallstar]

I rock the baggy MTB shorts over leggings when it gets below 30 degrees or so. I’ve also experimented with a hand warmer in a sock, which was a terrible idea but I had to McGyver something when it was getting down towards 10 degrees or so.

[Dirt]

I’ve found chemical hand warmers to be useless in that area due to perspiration. Chemical hand warmers stop working when they get moist or wet. I am able to use them on the tops of my toes or the backs of my hands and that’s pretty much it.

[creadinger]

Gain some winter weight. I’m a few pounds over weight and I don’t have cold issues in any core area from my head to my bum. My feet get really cold instead.

[mstone]

I just got an email about a supplement to add weight in the appropriate area, can forward if interested.

[GuyContinental]

Wind Briefs ordered: $20: http://www.joesnewbalanceoutlet.com/detail.asp?style=MRB0328BK

The seams could be an issue, but I could always wear them over my tights I suppose. Technically, we have a household moratorium on buying any bike gear ’till after the holidays are over but I’m making an executive decision on this one…

[vvill]

I do the “baggy/MTB shorts over bike shorts” thing. I’ve also tried 2 pairs of bike shorts but MTB shorts give more wind protection.

[americancyclo]

I’m in the “regular/mtb shorts over the bibs” camp, sometimes even with a flannel boxer thrown in as an extra layer between the bibs and the shorts. It’s usually the wind that can make it hurt the worst. let us know how your new fancy plastic underwear works!

[Rod Smith]

I picked up a cold weather tip that’s well known in the non-cycling community. Long pants. If you like MTB shorts you’ll love long pants!

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