Absolutely sums it up doesn't it. not cold......
In summer I like to be "cool".... or "not hot"....
As I seldom ride short distances, I tend to wear sports underwear as a base layer, I have different sets for different seasons!
They wash easily in a sink and dry overnight in a warm bathroom when hung up!
Merino wool socks are all season, then it's down to layers, starting with the liners for my textile Goretex oversuit!
I do have a "stitch one piece, but that is really only good for British summers unless you want to look like the Michelin man with all the extra layers to stay "not cold"!!!
It was, however, brilliant for commuting on the bike... step in and zip up!
The heated gear does not come out often, it really needs to be below about 5 deg C, to make it necessary!
I do not ride in snow and ice, got caught out once and it was very painful and expensive and cost me the best bike I ever had, a blue ST1100 ABS/TCS
which had less than 7000 miles on when I bought it and nearly 30,000 on it two years later when I found a patch of ice and totalled it.
In summer I like to be "cool".... or "not hot"....
As I seldom ride short distances, I tend to wear sports underwear as a base layer, I have different sets for different seasons!
They wash easily in a sink and dry overnight in a warm bathroom when hung up!
Merino wool socks are all season, then it's down to layers, starting with the liners for my textile Goretex oversuit!
I do have a "stitch one piece, but that is really only good for British summers unless you want to look like the Michelin man with all the extra layers to stay "not cold"!!!
It was, however, brilliant for commuting on the bike... step in and zip up!
The heated gear does not come out often, it really needs to be below about 5 deg C, to make it necessary!
I do not ride in snow and ice, got caught out once and it was very painful and expensive and cost me the best bike I ever had, a blue ST1100 ABS/TCS
which had less than 7000 miles on when I bought it and nearly 30,000 on it two years later when I found a patch of ice and totalled it.