What to wear when it's freezing

Seal skins merino socks,
Normal road shoes,
Nike over shoe covers,
Endura Stealth waist tights for the -5C,
Endura base layer,
DHB long sleeve winter jersey,
Endura Stealth Jacket,
Endura Strike gloves,
Endura thermo skull cap,
DHB glasses clear
And a packet of tissues to blow dose.

I don't cycle commute, but last time I got on the bike I wore:

DHB pace roubaix 3/4 length bib shorts
Helly hansen base layer
Northwave longsleeve winter jersey
Endura pakajak rain jacket, seems to help keep the wind out a bit.
Endura equipe overshoes
Northwave thermolite socks
Buff around the neck.
Buff or two on my head, covering my ears.
Clear glasses.
Winter thermal cycling gloves

For a 3.5 mile hilly city commute:

Protective - padded longs
Reebok polo-necked long-sleeve training top.
Endura waterproof jacket (sort of breathable) with underarm zip vents fully open.
Altura waterproof gloves
Standard office-wear ankle socks
Shimano MT41 mtb shoes
Under Armour super thin beanie cap under the crash helmet.

However, the best keep-the-chill-off addition I ever got was Bolle Contour clear safety specs (£6-ish on eBay and elsewhere).

When training, I swap the training top/waterproof jacket combo for a merino base layer and windproof jersey (like the Endura FS260 Jetstream) which has windproof front panels and breathable back panels.

Loving your work MercuryOne!
Particularly like 'thick brown cardigan with wooden buttons'.

Most posts do read like a fashion parade and attempt to flash how much the wearer has spent. One assumes where the manufacturer isn't mentioned, the poster has bought a cheap version and is too embarrassed to say.

Get the feeling some are trying to say "Oi'm significantly richer than yow!"

love my shimano mw80s

DHB - Road Shoes
Giovatti - 3mm Overshoes
Socks
River Island - Leggings
DHB - Roubaix Leggings
Mountain Life baselayer (short sleeved)
Altura yellow jacket
Muddy fox gloves
Helmet
Ear warmers

It's a rather pleasant 15 degrees C down hereabouts in the foothills of the Pyrenees this morning - no need for 3/4 knicks yet....

This week I ha'been mostly wearing a pair of verucca socks and a g-string! If the cold snap continues I may consider getting out my thermals - by which I mean getting them out ready to wear, not getting myself out of them - where would be the point in that?

Today, mostly I was wearing -

Open toed sandals Sidi Berkenstocks
Ladies tights (beige)
A purple tutu (might be Rapha) from Ballet4him.com
Endura 'super stealth' tights
Thick brown Cardigan with wooden buttons
Standard RN issue lifejacket
A merino cravat by Pierre Cardin (2009 season regrettably)
Giro Atmos in White and blue
Tortoiseshell limited edition bifocal Oakleys with pink lenses.

Can't wait for summer as by the time I was dressed and ready it was dark...

I don't commute...
but for a training blast...
PBK 3/4 knicks (now deceased) or Shutt VR winter tights (Altura Ergofit comp bibs underneath)- need to keep the draught off the wee man!
Pair Bridgedale merino wool socks (hiking- winter weight)
Pair Shimano R086 (need some ventilation with the thick socks)
Pair Pro Raven H20 overshoes
Adidas compression base layer
Craft sleeveless mesh top
Santini Primo SS jersey- both this and the Craft top trap air to keep me warm
PBK/MOA longsleeve jersey or Altura Reflex LS jersey
Endura Gilet
Buff for the neck/ears/face as needed
No cap, just helmet....as I hate overheating and having an itchy head...but I also take along an Endura Merino BaaBaa peaked cap for when I stop...remove the sweaty helmet and get toasty..and sometimes a set of thin armwarmers (lycra- not roubaix)in case it gets colder
Chiba (gel) winter gloves or Sealskins winter gloves

I wear Oxford cold killers thermals they are the business
A buff keeps my neck nice and warm I also wear a Bandero mask this keeps my face well cosy

SealSkinz waterproof gloves (need new ones, these aren't warm enough)
Jeans
Asics waterproof trail running trainers
SealSkinz waterproof beanie (under the helmet)
Northface Goretex jacket

Endura baselayer, stealth tights, stealth jacket, Lycra shorts, winter jersey, sealskin socks and Endura strike gloves and FS Skullcap.
Shinan mtb shoes for winter so I can walk over Ice/snow with shoe covers.
Helmet and riding shades with light blue tint and clear/yellow night.

Looking at getting a face mask and also pack another water proof light in case I end up walking with £20 taxi fare home.

I try not to over do it as you'll sweat and get cold.
Winter is not about hard riding anyway. It's a great time to rest, get the mileage up and rid the injury.

Just build speed in spring.

Ground Effect Submerino
Aldi gilet
Buffalo windshirt
Endura coolmax undershorts
Altura Winter Cruisers
Altura Neostream overshoes
Pearl Izumi amfib gloves (not great but better than the alternative)
Ground Effect bandana for my ears
central vent of helmet covered by masking tape

It's a bit cold on the arms at first, as the windshirt is unlined pertex, but anything much more snug and I'm too hot after 20 minutes.

merino socks
mtb shoes
overshoes
dhb winter tights
ranchsliders
altura overtousers
schutt vr merino ls top
arm warmers over
merino gilet
altura night vision jacket
merino gloves
altura gloves over
buff
gore face mask to start with
merino hat under helmet (don't normally bother with lid)

that's wonderful. somehow it couldn't be any other hairstyle, could it?

I just put on my 94 Castorama kit and I'm flushed with embarassment all the way to work

I've cycled in temperatures as low as -8 degrees Celsius and felt super-toasty when wearing:

• Bridgedale socks under dhb M1 MTB Shoes (plus Endura overshoes if it's Baltic)
• Endura Stealth Tights over Gore Bike Wear Bib shorts - fleece-lined tights, windproof outers
• Gore Bike Wear jersey over Icebreaker Merino wool base layer, both under Altura Night Vision Waterproof Cycling Jacket. Merino wool FTW
• Altura Night Vision Waterproof Gloves - very very warm; too warm in warmer conditions
• Gore Bike Wear Helmet IV Cap under my lid to keep the ears nicely covered

And a buff if my neck feels particularly exposed.

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It's not highly technical, but I wear an old hoody under my Endura Jacket.
The hood is big enough to go over my helmet (fnar) and drawstrings tied in a bow keep my mouth covered if necessary.
If it gets too hot I can pull the string and - Hey Presto! - no more head covering.

I also wear 3 pairs of gloves at once and thermal bib tights under 3/4 baggies for maximum windproofing to the knees.

Rapha Begian Hat (the daddy of hats!)
Craft Zero Extreme WS Long Sleeve Base Layer
Bib shorts from Ciclos Uno
Shutt Winter Tights
Shutt Signature Jersey
Rapha Winter Jersey (best piece of clothing in the range)
Rapha Paul Smith Rain Jacket or Shutt Soft Shell
Shutt Buff
De Feet Woolie Boolie
Endura Road Overshoes
Craft Bike Siberian Glove

The only thing that can stop me now is ice.
Come on Winter. Do your damndest!!!!

A good thick layer of Vick and a duvet cos some evil monkey has passed their cold on to me!

Otherwise a pair of DHB Merston bib tights and an Endura BaaBaa base layer under a Gore Phantom jacket is a good starting point.
Merino wool socks, Shimano winter MTB shoes and Endura overshoes just about keep my toes toasty despite my laughably poor circulation.
A couple of buffs or a berghaus mountain cap under my helmet to stop my ears falling off.
Silk liner gloves under sealskinz MTB gloves on my hands.

a couple pairs of socks, a vest, a pair of thin gloves, normal fingerless cycle gloves and a high vis jacket, otherwise, as normal...

i wore my jeans and a coat, some thick socks and some fleece gloves. and a buff. had to windmill my arms along the towpath to get some blood in my fingers but i was okay apart from that. I was riding the electric Ute, so bibs and overshoes would have looked a bit weird

Yesterday was roughly -4/-5 in Gloucestershire ...

Rapha merino baselayer (the old thicker one)
Rapha short-sleeved merino jersey
Castelli long-sleeved wool jersey circa 1980 with Campagnolo on it (multicoloured CLASS !)
Rapha Classic softshell (sooooo good !)
Endura bibshorts
Pearl Izumi AmFib P.R.O. softshell winter tights (no pad)
Rapha merino socks
Endura Luminite overshoes (seen better days !)
Specialized cheapest shoes (about time I invested in some more expensive ones (Father Christmas, please NOTE)
Icebreaker merino neckwarmer
Rapha merino hat (the business under a helmet)
Merino inner gloves (only a fiver !)
Specialized Radiant gloves

Oh, and some seriously hot embrocation on the achilles/ankles, knees and lower back - that is invaluable, especially when I reach the station after 13 miles or so - really kicks in then !

I have to say that my Christmas list includes a Rapha Winter Jersey and some replacement overshoes - cannot make my mind up which ones, though - any suggestions welcome.

for the commute I go for,

Sugio merino winter hat
Sugio merino long sleeve base layer
Altura Night Vision evo jacket
night vision gloves/liners
Gore bibtights
night vision overshoes
craft neoprene toe covers

yesterday was -9 degrees when i left so I did stick some leg warmers under my tights and a balaclava under my hat.

on a training ride i normally where the same but a winter jersey as opposed to the hi viz jacket. As long as my hands, feet and ears are warm I'm happy

Yesterday it was…
wooly socks
Sealskinz waterproof socks
Shutt bib longs
Howies merino baselayer
Craft Xtreme arm warmers under
Raleigh (I think) Long sleeve jersey
Freestyle gilet
Endura jacket
wooly hat - hate wearing hats
Endura jacket
Altura night vision winter gloves

Ride starts off with a long climb and the jacket was open by the top, all toasty except I forgot my overshoes would have been spot on with them.

Today it was all of the above + overshoes and some old Freestyle overtrousers - the latter really kept the windchill off my legs and the overshoes wrapped round the bottom of the overtrousers to stop the mashed up bits getting more mashed up in the chaingring. Looked a bit weird. Plenty of reflective bits, but an all black outfit on an all black bike. I'd like to say that black is slimming, but not with that many layers on it isn't.

Shutt VR winter jersey
DHB Hunston jacket (until I was properly warm)
Old skool Curve l/s jersey as baselayer
Rapha belgian hat
Endura Luminite overshoes
£3 pair of thinsulate gloves
Shutt VR standard bibs
Kalas bib tights
Buff styled by Shutt VR

when the weather gets like this I wear...

Balega socks
Pearl Izumi (normal) shoes
Castelli windproof overshoes
2XU full length run tights
Sugoi RSE bibshorts
Endura BAABAA merino base layer
Road.CC jersey
2XU membrane jacket
Altura Ergofit gilet
Altura Ergofit gloves
Reflective buff under my helmet

I get to work and Im very warm!!!