Need stupidly warm tights

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@Steve O 170620 wrote:

The design allows for easy removal without taking off your pants. Just unattach the shoelaces from the velcro and pull the YEH Protector straight up and out.

Removes easily and the shoelaces can hold dollar bills (somebody else’s). Kind of like a bad BAFS stripper movie. Not sure I will be able to unimagine this.

[Brett L.]

@dbb 170635 wrote:

Removes easily and the shoelaces can hold dollar bills (somebody else’s). Kind of like a bad BAFS stripper movie. Not sure I will be able to unimagine this.

I disliked your post because now that’s in MY head.

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@Brett L. 170643 wrote:

I disliked your post because now that’s in MY head.

I live to serve

[consularrider]

@dbb 170644 wrote:

I live to serve

My eyes, my eyes! Oh the horror! 😮

[Sunyata]

Now that I have that out of my system, time to get Tania’s thread back on topic.

So, the reason many of you men do not have the same issue that Tania (and myself) face in cold weather is because women tend to have more fatty tissue around the hips and buttocks. Fatty tissue is not profused well (less blood vessels) and does get surprisingly frigid. I solved this by buying the greatest invention of all time. A down skirt. I had a lot of issues at cross races with my butt getting stupid cold standing around waiting for races to start and between/after races. Even with several layers on, it was still really uncomfortable. The down skirt solved all of it. I can even ride a bike in it.

This is the one I got:

ETA: You know, thinking about it, this may solve you guys’ problem as well!

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sunyata;170651 wrote:

eta: You know, thinking about it, this may solve Steve O’s problem as well!

ftfy, none of the other guys on the forum are going near his idea

[consularrider]

@Sunyata 170651 wrote:

Now that I have that out of my system, time to get Tania’s thread back on topic.

So, the reason many of you men do not have the same issue that Tania (and myself) face in cold weather is because women tend to have more fatty tissue around the hips and buttocks. Fatty tissue is not profused well (less blood vessels) and does get surprisingly frigid. I solved this by buying the greatest invention of all time. A down skirt. I had a lot of issues at cross races with my butt getting stupid cold standing around waiting for races to start and between/after races. Even with several layers on, it was still really uncomfortable. The down skirt solved all of it. I can even ride a bike in it.

This is the one I got:

ETA: You know, thinking about it, this may solve you guys’ problem as well!

While I like the idea, wouldn’t that be like a wind scoop directing the draft at the junk? Have you thought about trying the Smartwool Akamina or Corbet merino skirts? Also stupidly expensive when not being sold at 50% off at Sierra Trading Post.

[Boo Boo]

@AFHokie 170592 wrote:

What level of UA Cold Gear? It comes in four different weights with the heaviest designed for extreme cold and low activity levels such as sitting in a deer stand in Minnesota in winter. I have a pair and they are warm that I usually only wear them on low teen or single digit temp days.

I went with UA 4.0 this morning – under a Nashbar Orleans Jersey (https://www.amazon.ca/Nashbar-Orleans-Thermal-Jersey-HIVIS/dp/B009DLAB0Q) and a middle-weight jacket on top and under a pair of mid-weight thermal tights on bottom.

Perfectly comfortable the entire way. Upper body was just slightly sweaty when I got to the office (15 mile ride).

I wish they did their socks in the same levels of Cold Gear.

[TwoWheelsDC]

On a more related note, I tried my AmFibs today just to try and duplicate my previous issues…with knee warmers I was actually comfortable enough. Any colder probably would’ve been unpleasant, but 16 degrees was okay.

[hozn]

@TwoWheelsDC 170672 wrote:

On a more related note, I tried my AmFibs today just to try and duplicate my previous issues…with knee warmers I was actually comfortable enough. Any colder probably would’ve been unpleasant, but 16 degrees was okay.

Wow, it’s warm for you in the city.

At 3º out in Reston, even Amfib tights were chilly for me, but once I slowed down (off-road / mtb), they were fine. My hands and feet were not fine (no bar mitts on my mtb; lobster gloves were not enough), so that wasn’t the most pleasant bike ride. If Friday is colder than 12º I will probably do a loose layer on top of the Amfib tights.

I’m glad to get such cold weather early on, because it’s making the more typical “in the 20s” weather so pleasant by comparison. I’m just ecstatic that tomorrow’s morning temps are mid 20s.

[pge]

Another option is cross country ski pants – they are a little expensive, but I have found they work great and are not too bulky for cycling. I use them for running and cycling when temps are in the 10-35 deg range (above 35 or so, they are actually too warm even without another layer underneath). On the bike, normal bike shorts with these over them and I’m warm enough. You could add a layer of polypro tights underneath if they weren’t sufficient, but I haven’t needed to.

https://www.rei.com/product/130268/sporthill-xc-pants-mens

[TwoWheelsDC]

@hozn 170679 wrote:

Wow, it’s warm for you in the city.

At 3º out in Reston, even Amfib tights were chilly for me, but once I slowed down (off-road / mtb), they were fine. My hands and feet were not fine (no bar mitts on my mtb; lobster gloves were not enough), so that wasn’t the most pleasant bike ride. If Friday is colder than 12º I will probably do a loose layer on top of the Amfib tights.

I’m glad to get such cold weather early on, because it’s making the more typical “in the 20s” weather so pleasant by comparison. I’m just ecstatic that tomorrow’s morning temps are mid 20s.

Strava says 14, which it might’ve been once I climbed into McLean, but Weather Underground was showing 16 in DC. But I also left at 730 when the sun was coming up, so I think that made a difference too.

[LhasaCM]

@pge 170682 wrote:

Another option is cross country ski pants – they are a little expensive, but I have found they work great and are not too bulky for cycling. I use them for running and cycling when temps are in the 10-35 deg range (above 35 or so, they are actually too warm even without another layer underneath). On the bike, normal bike shorts with these over them and I’m warm enough. You could add a layer of polypro tights underneath if they weren’t sufficient, but I haven’t needed to.

https://www.rei.com/product/130268/sporthill-xc-pants-mens

Those look to be similar to the Louis Garneau pants I use as a base layer for when it gets really cold/I’ll be out in the cold longer than normal. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B011EDUMN6/

[Emm]

@Sunyata 170651 wrote:

So, the reason many of you men do not have the same issue that Tania (and myself) face in cold weather is because women tend to have more fatty tissue around the hips and buttocks. Fatty tissue is not profused well (less blood vessels) and does get surprisingly frigid. I solved this by buying the greatest invention of all time. A down skirt. I had a lot of issues at cross races with my butt getting stupid cold standing around waiting for races to start and between/after races. Even with several layers on, it was still really uncomfortable. The down skirt solved all of it. I can even ride a bike in it.

This is the one I got:

I saw a bunch of those skirts at the bikenetic race last month and was jealous since they looked really cozy. It’s good to know they’re good to bike in, since on long rides I have cold issues in that zone too.

[Tania]

Just ordered the Big Agnes skirt and a pair of UA 4.0 tights since my current pair is…so old I can’t even tell you. Maybe 10 years? They were purchased before UA started classifying the different types of cold gear.

Gotta be honest – I always thought the skirt was a cute accessory, not a functional piece of clothing.

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