wilkingj
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 posted on 12/5/06 at 08:19 AM |
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What to wear in your car (cold / wet gear)
What do you prefer to wear for cold / damp weather, and as protective clothing.
What about helmets, etc.
I have no windscreen or even an aero screen, and was showered with a load of fine stones by a cow in a BMW who cut me up and then stuck her foot down.
(I'm running in so didnt give chase!)
Just want some pointers to makes /names, styles, good / bad points (and makes). ie what to avoid and why, and whats good or good and cheap etc.
including bike helmets.
Thanks in advance
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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graememk
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 08:41 AM |
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on old WW2 brown leather jacket, matching hat and a scarf with a coat hanger in it to make it look like your flying
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 08:43 AM |
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bike helmet with your car mate
especially as your a member of the dark side
so in that case it needs a blacked out visor aswell
you can get a Jet fighter helmet like mine for about £89
with a flick down black visor behind the clear visor pretty wicked
or top end ROOF helmets £289
me thinks ill get one next week
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Agriv8
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 08:47 AM |
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Running the car in my Avanta
Usuall just my old Crag hoppers waterproof jackey ( so not bothered about getting a bit of oil on it in case of the odd hickups ). Carry waterproof
trousers
Windproof and waterproof, velcro sleves and high colar are all apreciated.
Helmet is my old full face helmet but carried mainly for anti bug and anywhere I am likley to be following lorries or incase of wet weather.
Used my helmet last night by the time I got home a good 35 minutes later you can't see through the visor due to suashed bugs. but passed the
500 mile mark so stopped watching the tacho as much and oppened her up !!.
Possing just wear my sun glasses.
Regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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DarrenW
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 08:47 AM |
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if i pop down the town or wont be going over 50 then i wear shades or safety specs (depending on light), fleece hat (tight fit) and cover arms up if
its warm / wear coat if cold. If very warm dont bother with hat but bugs etc do hurt the forehead!!!
If im going farther or faster then defo helmet. Ive got a Nitro Racing N800V. It has the gold badge. Cheap. Quite stylish and give sufficient
protection in a car for stones, bugs, rain. If i was a biker id probs buy a better one. Ive got a Rockport rain jacket that i keep for driving - cheap
in the sales but has good rain protection. I may go for a bikers jacket or similar in the future.
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907
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 09:13 AM |
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Hi Geoff,
Apart from the bone dome, you need two things stuffed behind your seats.
A one-piece wind proof/water proof motorbike "baby-grow".......
and a shammy leather, to wipe the nasty water off your lovely stainless. 
atb
Paul G
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DarrenW
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 09:34 AM |
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Forgot to mention, if im travelling any distance or if its cold i also have one if those silk bikers scarves that is like a polo neck. Its great for
pulling up around chin to stop the wind from entering bottom of helmet and freezing your eyeballs Im also thinking of getting a thin silk
balaclava - keeps head warmer and easier to wash than the helmet lining.
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smart51
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 10:13 AM |
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I have a hill walking jacket which is windproof upto 60 MPH. A crash helmet and waterproof gloves keep the wind and rain out as well. I've
found that if you drive when its raining that your knees don't get too wet but water can collect in your seat
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 10:30 AM |
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I have a hill walking jacket which is windproof upto 60 MPH.
I can't walk anywhere near that fast especially uphill. Fleece and bobble hat with some workshop glasses or shades usually. I'm in
need of some earplugs to keep the wind roar down a bit and I keep some waterproofs handy if it looks like rain.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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muzchap
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 10:30 AM |
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With the COMPLETE LACK of mudflaps fitted to cars nowadays - you'd be MAD not to wear a helmet.
A stone at 60-70mph in the face can have tragic consequences!
As others have said - usual wet weather gear
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muzchap
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 10:31 AM |
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LOL Pete - I think it means winds that have a speed of 60mph
It can protect against the wind blowing into the jacket at 60mph
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Humbug
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 10:35 AM |
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Some or all of the following:
Flying helmet style hat + goggles if not going too far/fast
Shark bike helmet (£55) for longer distances
fleece neck warmer tube - £3.95 from skiing shop
silk balaclava for winter (£5 from motorbike shop)
Motorbike gloves long enough to cover sleeve cuffs
Locost fleece (Result R16 with waterproof/windproof lining), optionally with another fleece underneath
Old fleece with arms cut off and armholes sewn up to cover legs when it's cold
Waterproof cagoule + trousers in boot
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tri
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 10:59 AM |
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i just wear one or two jumpers face mask and sun glasses as i don't drive it and maybe a hat
Tri
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Marcus
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 11:03 AM |
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Shorts and tee shirt
Did get Piss wet though
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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smart51
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 01:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I can't walk anywhere near that fast especially uphill.
To be fair, I can't walk at 60 either, I usually break into a jog at around 55.
I feel the breze through the coat when on motorways, but then who goes on a motorway in a seven?
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Simon
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 07:28 PM |
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Bash hat regardless of weather (though may get some goggles this w/end).
Scorching - shades/flipflops and swimming trunks
Sun out (warm) - t-shirt/jeans
Sun in - t-shirt/jeans maybe a sweatshirt
Cold - as above plus £15 coat from Matalan.
Very cold as above with Oxford neck thingy (one piece wraps around neck, cover above nose to bottom of neck and velcro fastening)
Freezing - as above with one piece bike waterproofs (unlined) which roll up very small.
ATB
Simon
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Agriv8
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 08:34 PM |
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Oh by the way this is why I wore a helmet last night.
 
Fly Squash Helmet
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Simon
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 08:45 PM |
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Forgot to mention I also have a car squeegee thingy (like a windscreen wiper designed for drying car paintwork) that I use as a windscreen wiper
ATB
Simon
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