en vedette Stories from the Road: Riders Who Never Go Without Overshoes
Ask any serious year round rider about the kit they would not leave home without from October to March and overshoes come up quickly. Not because they are the most exciting piece of kit in the bag. Because they are the one thing that determines whether the second half of a long ride is manageable or miserable. The riders who understand this tend...
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The Anatomy of an Overshoe: What Makes Great Protection Great
Most riders discover what their overshoes are made of somewhere between miles twenty and thirty of a wet November ride. The temperature has dropped. The road spray has been relentless for the last hour. And the kit that felt adequate at the start of the ride is now letting the cold in through the toe. The overshoe is the last line of defence...
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Beyond Shells and Neoprene: The Thought Process Behind Modern Winter Accessories
There is a category of cycling problem that does not get solved by spending more on a jacket. The rider who has the right outer shell but still arrives home with numb feet has not solved the right problem. The rider in a decent base layer who loses all feeling in their toes on a descent has not identified where the system...
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Layering for the Long Haul: The Warmth Hierarchy of AW26
There is a point on a long winter ride, usually somewhere around the two hour mark, when the base layer you chose at 7am either justifies itself or does not. The temperature has dropped. The wind has picked up. The effort is steady but not hard enough to generate the heat it was at the start. This is when layering decisions made...
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