It’s getting cold, wet and dark outside but these are the things I use to keep me riding through the worst that the British weather can throw at me.
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29 Comments
I'm so glad that you're on here promoting cheap stuff as well. I did Portsmouth to London and then back the next day with a £8 cycling jersey bought the day before from Lidl and it was fine.
I've also just invested in my first pair of waterproof socks from Aldi for £15. 👍
Defo need to loose your Mr. Spock ears😂😂😂 But great vid.
Nice tips, Peter. Always wore a Nike Dry Fit t-shirt as a base layer, but having switched to a merino last year it is a game changer in keeping you comfortable on long winter rides. Which i will be doing tjis winter. 100% turbo last year drove me insane
On the subject of rear lights I recently purchased the bryton gardia radar light. Game changer!
Shame clicked on your Aldi link for a base layer and it says no longer available?
I noticed the spock ears as well. The red splashes on the seat head rest line up beautifully to give you huge red pointed ears. It's great, well it amused me. Cold wet feet and cold hands is my horror. Some say thin rubber surgery gloves under your gloves keep your hands warms. I have not tried it yet. But I did buy galoshes and my feet have never been so warm. I am envious of your winter boots. Perhaps I could sell a kidney? Thank you for another great video Mr Treadway, have a good week.
Good, practical & timely. For the last couple of years I've been engaged in the search for the ideal winter riding jersey/jacket, spending too much money on top brands — Rapha, Castelli, Gore, etc. They all make claims that I can't agree with, the main one being "windproof and breathable". Ha! If I wear several warm jerseys the wind still gets through and I get cold. If I wear a windproof jacket, then I'm bathed in sweat and after riding for an hour or two I'm getting cold and miserable. I think I'm doing all the right things with base layers, zipping up and down for ventilation, etc. Any advice from you or any of your viewers with similar issues would be welcome!
Just found your channel this weekend and have been binging the videos. Your channel is excellent and deserving of a much attention! Keep up the great work!
Good gloves, good overshoes and a hat under the helmet will help sometimes alot! 🙏 or better still, buy a trainer and some mash your equipment!
I have a winter helmet thats a size bigger so I can wear a warm beanie underneath. Am going to try merino wool base layers as i do sweat up and then freeze.
Great info Peter.. I use veloforte to excellent products.. I also use most the items you suggest 😊 a buff is a gamechanger, overshoes, skullcap etc 😊 Pete 🚴🏻👍
2 lights on the front. One flashing while the other finds the potholes; the roads are just as bad up north.
I'm taking the winter off from road cycling- From October it's gravel and mtb on flat pedals using cheap lightweight hiking boots with sealskinz. I have a lot of winter kit to choose from accumulated over the years(Including Ice Spikers, I'm in the Scottish Highlands), and by mid November when the reality sets in I reckon it'll be Zwift for 4 months unless it's a rare blue sky day….I don't mind indoors- built a dedicated PC that does Ultra/4K/60FPS with a 55" 4K tv, Kickr V5 on a Lifeline rocker plate, Vacmaster 54 fan and have a dedicated old Carrera on it….I even did the "Rapha Festive 500" on it last Xmas…!! (Post Brexit the ideal would be say 90 days mid November to mid Feb in Lanzarote now I've taken early retirement….just treat it as a tour and keep cycling and wild camping to keep costs down lol!)
I think mudguards, full length if possible, are great to limit messing up yourself, the frame and the drivetrain.
Also, I always carry some rag, kitchen roll or similar to quickly wipe the chain dry after a wet ride, works wonders to prevent chain rust.
Can you add "in Britain" in the title? What you are describing is spring and fall where I live. Not winter.
I got some boodun winter cycling boot/shoes from Aliexpress (around £40 ish), and they have been fantastic, saw me through 2 mud caked Gravel obsessed winters and still going strong, they are so good they partly influenced my decision to go with a spider based PM on my road bike when my old PowerTap 2's finally crapped out, as sadly they only do MTB/2 bolt, so I swap my pedals for SPD in deep winter.
Live long and prosper 😂
What’s with the pointy red ears?
Overshoes can be sourced fairly cheaply, I use rubber over boots and these work well for me. However, good quality gloves are a must.
The red detail on your chair makes you look like Ming the Merciless when the camera angle is just right 😂😂
Dracula's ears!
Change the background from description to black with white lettering my eyes burn lol
Warm water in the bidon. The 2018 "beast from the east" cold blast froze mine the first morning but only formed crystals when departing with warm water
thats not his chair !!!
Awesome real world tips!
Regarding lights, make sure you're pointing them down, nothing's going to attack you from the trees… unless you're in Australia of course.
What I do as a 365 commuter rather than a leisure rider if you're looking to put together a cost-effective winter setup with a total disregard for aero or fashion.
Merino Wool everything
Btwn Poncho
Austrian surplus gortex trousers
Moab 3's
Sealskin gloves
Keep a note of areas where you see flooding starting in the autumn, last winter near me resulted in riding wellies at one point 😀
Glasses wearers think about switching to contacts all the rain when moving and humidity when stopped make glasses a pain It's easier to clean cycling glasses.
You've just reminded me to order some cold storage gloves from Amazon, £8 and fur-lined! I've used neoprene ones before and you end up with soggy wet hands from sweat!
Can you only ride at night, being Alucard?
A couple of years ago, I got frost bite on my right big toe. I was cycling on Stanhope Moor (Weardale), and as it got dark it started to snow a little, but it got super cold. It was 25 miles to get home. All the way home I rode with a hand under my armpit to keep it warmer, then I swapped over to the other hand every minute or so. My hands were fine, but my right foot went grey and it was very painful when showering as I warmed up. It messed up my right toenail for 18 months, and it's still not completely back to normal. I've gone off sub zero cycling nowadays! Great video, and I especially like those lovely red ears!😆
This vid did better than the Ebike one. 😅.
Cheers from the southern hemisphere, where spring has begun. This winter was HARD for us cyclist in this region 😢.