Commuting - What clothing do you typically commute in?

Today:

-Lycra shorts
-short sleeve cycling jersey
-vest
-lid
-gloves
-ankle socks
-cycling shoes

As for cycling specific, I wear helmet with mirror, gloves, and shoes.

Hot Weather:
I usually wear cargo shorts and a button-up cotton or linen shirt often with long sleeves for sun protection. Wool or nylon socks.

Cold Weather:
Nix the cotton. Switch to wool or synthetics.

Shorts or jeans (depending on weather)
synthetic t-shirt (long or short depending on weather)
gloves (sometimes)
ankle socks
sandals or sneakers
helmet

Cargo shorts
wicking t-shirt
ankle socks
bike shoes
helmet
fingerless gloves

bibs with a pair of loose fitted basketball shorts over top, bright neon cycling jersey,
cycling gloves, cycling socks, helmet and a smith cycling glasses i picked up from an rei garage sale for $9

-Lycra shorts
-short sleeve cycling jersey
-lid
-gloves
-ankle socks
-cycling shoes

Exactly what I wear in the summer. Might add sunglasses.

I wear bike shorts, often underneath some other shorts or pants, and...whatever. Today it's pair of cargo shorts and my Frozen Dead Guy t-shirt (bonus points to anyone who knows about the Frozen Dead Guy).

-Lycra shorts
-short sleeve cycling jersey
-vest
-lid
-gloves
-ankle socks
-cycling shoes

Pretty much exactly the same, but with the addition of some loose nylon shorts on top of the lycra. I work in an office with a lot of women, and I feel pretty weird about walking around in skintight shorts when I come in...

Bern Helmet
Sunglasses
Ibex Polo (http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/ProductDetail.php?GID=1274&VID=15135&Product=Seventeen.5-Polo)
Ibex Balance Running Short (http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/ProductDetail.php?GID=1073&VID=12746&Product=Balance-Runner-Short)
Nau Wearever Pants (no longer made - synthetic dress pants)
Injinji Outdoor Wool Socks (http://www.injinji.com/tetratsok/outdoor.htm)
Rockport Torsion Dress Shoes

When I commuted it was in full cycling specific gear.

MTB shorts
Wicking T-Shirt
Wicking Socks
Tennis Shoes
Helmet
I usually don't wear gloves in the summer to try and get rid of my glove tan i have from road biking.

lycra shorts or bibs
short-sleeve jersey
helmet (with mirror)
SPD shoes
whatever socks I grab out of the sock drawer that morning

In cool weather, I wear all of the above, plus:
tights
thin long sleeve sweater or waterproof-breathable jacket

Below freezing, I wear the sweater and jacket and add:
winter gloves
headband
winter boots (winter bike has platforms, not SPDs)

Almost no bicycle-specific clothes:

Cargo berms
Wicking T-shirt
Ankle socks
Converse sneakers
Helmet
Wraparound safety glasses acting as sunglasses and dirt shield

I used to wear fingerless gloves too but these days I do without. It's much too hot and humid here in Singapore.

This time of year, it's:

Shorts-style bathing suit (good ventilation, easy wash, quick dry, and mesh lining helps to control the "boys")
Wicking t-shirt
Crocs
Helmet

Still working out what I'll do once the cold weather comes back. This is my first year commuting, and I definitely plan on riding through the winter. Cold does not get to me too much, especially in my legs, especially when I'm doing something active, like cycling. I wear shorts as everyday casual wear outside as a matter of course until the temps are well below 50 anyway. DC winters tending to be on the milder side oftentimes, maybe tights under longish cargo shorts and some warm socks/shoes. Multiple layers on top w/ wicking t-shirt as the base layer to help keep me dry and keep the cold wind out. Add some cycling gloves, too probably.

Today:

cargo shorts
Champion Double Dry compression boxers
short sleeve button down cotton seersucker shirt
sandals

I wear bike shorts, often underneath some other shorts or pants, and...whatever. Today it's pair of cargo shorts and my Frozen Dead Guy t-shirt (bonus points to anyone who knows about the Frozen Dead Guy).

Apparently you've spent some time in Nederland CO. What's my prize?

When I lived near there (Boulder) and my commute was 2 mi of flat roads, I rode in whatever I was wearing at work that day, but now that my commute is long and hilly enough to work up a sweat, I wear cycling clothes and change at work. In summer it's helmet with mirror, jersey, shorts, gloves, bike shoes. On the coldest days in winter I also have thermal underwear (top and bottom), tights, windbreaker, booties, balaclava, mittens. Somewhere in between the rest of the year.

Apparently you've spent some time in Nederland CO. What's my prize?

You win a Frozen Dead Guy postcard (if I can find it!) :D

My bro lives in Berthoud -- we hang at Eldora when I visit him, with a side trip to A Basin if I'm lucky. I usually time my annual trip to coincide with Frozen Dead Guy Days -- if possible, next time, I'd like to hit that and also the skijoring at Loveland. You Coloradoans know how to have fun, you do.

Today:
- Prana kneelength semi-baggy shorts with mid-thigh wicking sport underwear
- wicking t-shirt
- ankle sox
- Adidas mountainbike shoes
- road hazard orange helmet
- Rudy Project yellow lens cycling glasses (I wear these in all conditions - I don't use sunglasses any more)
- Cycling gloves

When the weather is not so hot I typically wear baggy style mountain bike shorts that have sewn-in lycra bike shorts with synthetic chamois. I can't find any of my old "standard" cycling shorts for the hot weather, so I have been wearing mid-thigh and knee-length running shorts these days.

Do you guys still wear cycling- or athletic-specific clothing in the winter? This is my first year commuting, and I was kind of looking forward to just wearing my work clothes on the bike once it cools down. Is that impractical?

Do you guys still wear cycling- or athletic-specific clothing in the winter? This is my first year commuting, and I was kind of looking forward to just wearing my work clothes on the bike once it cools down. Is that impractical?That's what I do. I only go six miles each way. I have a chainguard, but if you don't you can roll or band the pant leg. Normal gloves work fine (like leather gloves or wool rag. Ski gloves if it goes below 0 F). I do have balaclava for when it gets below freezing. I have wool underlayer clothes for when it gets really cold for around here (teens or less; very rare here). I usually wear a fleece jacket (or rain jacket), but I have a normal wool coat for when it is very cold (below teens). I wear a wool cap when it is below 50 or so. If it is below 20 or so (pretty rare), I put on Toastie neoprene toe covers over my normal shoes, or I wear boots if there is snow about. I have one pair of running underwear that blocks wind that I may wear if it is very cold and windy.

So, other than the balaclava (which comes right off before going into work), it is pretty much what I'd wear walking actively about in the cold, or walking to work from a mile away (except for cycling I dress as as if it were about 15 degrees warmer). For most of the winter in DC, I get by with normal work clothes (which are khakis, button-up shirt, brown shoes, etc) with a fleece jacket, a cap, and leather gloves.

In cold-weather cities like Copenhagen and Amsterdam, where commuting by bike is ubiquitous and more common than by car, pretty much all the commuting cyclists wear their normal clothes all year round.

Do you guys still wear cycling- or athletic-specific clothing in the winter? This is my first year commuting, and I was kind of looking forward to just wearing my work clothes on the bike once it cools down. Is that impractical?

I think it depends on where you live and how you ride. My work clothes wouldn't be well suited for riding in the cold and I get sweaty no matter what the weather is like. I pretty much always change when I get to work unless I decide to shorten my trip by taking the train part of the way.

sandals, very yellow cotton t-shirt, sports shorts, helmet

studded leather codpiece and an orange safety vest

helmet, gloves, 100% polyester shorts & cotton/poly t-shirt. If it's cold, I will bring along a light polyester wind breaker. Sun block!!! Don't forget.

studded leather codpiece and an orange safety vest

If there aren't pictures it didn't happen.

*makes mental note to unsubscribe from this thread now*

studded leather codpiece and an orange safety vest

And I bet nobody buzzed you.

The clothes I work in (office casual), with some outerwear in the winter, of course. I like to keep things simple. Here in Idaho, it usually cools off at least into the high 60s overnight, even on triple digit days, so I am lucky in that regard. Could have benefitted from some cycling-specific clothes for the afternoon ride home the last few days, though, but I'm too lazy to bother. I'll be glad when temps drop off about 40degrees, so I put the hammer down without breaking too much of a sweat.

I got no usually. One day I might be wearing my bibs and a jersey, another I could be in my work clothes, and on others I could be in everything in between. It depends on the day, my mood, what bike I ride, the weather, what I am doing after work, what I want to do before work, what I might do during work, etc, etc, etc.

I got no usually. One day I might be wearing my bibs and a jersey, another I could be in my work clothes, and on others I could be in everything in between. It depends on the day, my mood, what bike I ride, the weather, what I am doing after work, what I want to do before work, what I might do during work, etc, etc, etc.

What chip said.

This morning I was in my office clothes: dress slacks, buttondown shirt, and tie. It was a comfortable 72F so no need for lycra. This afternoon it'll be 25 degrees hotter and I'll try to get in a 15 or 20 mile detour, so that means bibs and a jersey. Which, by lucky happenstance, I have in my file cabinet. ;)

clothing?

compression shorts under mesh athletic shorts, poly wicking t-shirt. On my feet are the mocs I wear all day. simple, cheap

jeans, sneakers, shirt

clothing?

please, for the kids

My commute is a mountain climb so I commute in full riding gear, with a high vis vest, wearing a messanger bag with the stuff I need for the day at work. I keep clothing and shoes at work to change into.

For the ride down the hill going home I prefer to ride in my bibs, a t-shirt and no gloves.....The ride home is a relaxed drop down the hill and a short scoot on a MUP.

I usually wear soccer shorts over my bike shorts and also:

-Bike helmet
-Skull cap.
-Whatever shirt I happen to be wearing.
-SPD Cleats.
-Cotton jogger socks.
-Motocross gloves.

In the rain, add a raincoat.

Shorts (95% of the time Pearl Izumi tri shorts), sandals, gloves, helmet, glasses, earbuds (deal with it, I like music piped into my noggin).

And a smile. :)

5 mile each way commute
Flat
nice weather in general (california)

Office attire (khaki pants and polo shirt) shorts on friday if I can get by the household fashion police
velcro band around my pants leg to avoid chain
Gloves
helmet
sunglasses
bikes shoes (causual mountaing style) spd pedal

If I plan on a alternate, longer route home, I put on a pair shorst (not bike shorts...I kit out on my road bike)

Warm to hot weather:
T-shirt, cargo shorts, sneakers, helmet.

Cool weather:
T-shirt, jeans, pull-over hoodie, sneakers, helmet.

Really cold weather:
Windbreaker over hoodie and long johns under the jeans.

Summertime its the following:

Cycling shorts
Wicking t-shirt
Smartwool socks
Cycling Shoes
Helmet
and most important my hi-vis Pearl Izumi jacket without the sleeves - never leave home without it no matter how hot

Winter is a whole different ballgame

Cycling shoes, short smartwool socks, Icebreakers longsleeved lightweight top, padded cycling shorts with wool cut-off shorts overtop, rapha cycling cap and catlike helmet.

cycling shorts and a hideous lime green short sleeve soccer jersey I picked up at the salvation army or a yard sale. The jersey has a kind of tight mesh pattern that breathes extremely well. But, wow does it stink after a ride. When I get home, I wear it right into the shower, soap it up, rinse it off, wring out and hang it up for the next day. I think I might have paid 50 cents or a dollar for it. Great investment.

In the winter, if it's below 40, cotton sweats over cycle shorts, long sleeve poly with fleece(s) over. If it's real cold, I will start off with a nylon windbreaker, but, it comes off when I hit the uphills.

Khaki Cargo Shorts
Dry Weave Shirt of some sort
Sidi Shoes
Low rise socks
Helmet
Wiley X specs

Bibs and either short sleeve or long sleeve jersey. Add pieces to taste as it gets colder.

Cargo Short's (lycra under)
T-Shirt
Ankle Socks
Airwalks
Sling Baton
Sunglasses

cotton cut off t-shirt, cotton cargo shorts, cotton underpants, cotton socks, cotton bandana, running shoes and helmet...

uh yeah I like cotton, don't care two hoots about getting sweaty... (do I get banned from BF now?) :D

Jeans rolled up on both sides, bike shorts under the jeans(for the road bike because the saddle sucks),whatever T shirt I have, mountain bike shoes, regular cotton socks, and my messenger bag. I pretty much dress like this all year for riding.

Just my helmet.

Usually a jersey and lycra shorts and the normal bike shoes w/bike socks, but I'm moving into wearing the loose tank top (I like mens small/boys large tank top with the lonnnnng arm holes in them) and a sports bra - jersey's are rather cloying in the humid weather.

Just my helmet.

<cough> where do you ride? :D <Foo photographer here ...>

Athletic shorts, wicking t-shirt, tennis shoes, helmet, backpack. Rain or shine, same thing. I haven't really commuted in the winter yet so I don't know about that.

Soon I will get gloves, and possibly some lycra shorts.