Do you wear your "good kit" while on the trainer?
01-22-06, 05:06 PM
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Its been cold/snowy latley so I've been riding alot on my trainer. This weekend, I ran out of clean "workout clothes" for the first time in a long while. (plain CoolMax Tee shirts) So, it was either a cotton T-shirt or one of my "nice jerseys".
It felt kinda wierd posing in my basement in a nice kit with no one to impress but the cat!
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It felt kinda wierd posing in my basement in a nice kit with no one to impress but the cat!
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I know how you feel with regard to the cold/snowy conditions ... it's like that too, up here in Red Deer. 
My answer to your question is: No. In fact, I'm all set up and about to ride my trainer right now <<heavy sigh>> and I'm dressed in a tank top and an old pair of cycling shorts.
See you all in about an hour.
My answer to your question is: No. In fact, I'm all set up and about to ride my trainer right now <<heavy sigh>> and I'm dressed in a tank top and an old pair of cycling shorts.
See you all in about an hour.
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I just wear cycling shorts, shoes and gloves....I get way too hot and sweaty for a shirt.
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I don't ride a trainer, but I did model a new pair of tights for my cat today. He couldn't be bothered to offer a compliment, since he had to run upstairs for his nap...
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
I just wear cycling shorts, shoes and gloves....I get way too hot and sweaty for a shirt.
T.J.
01-22-06, 05:23 PM
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I usually ride in my underwear, unless there are going to be people coming in and out of the room. I never ride for more than an hour, usually shorter, so I don't need cycling shorts.
01-22-06, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tequila Joe
I ride in front of a fan in a cold basement. I freeze without a shirt.
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01-22-06, 05:28 PM
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Hopping on the trainer in a couple minutes. Bike shorts, cut off t-shirt, bandana (head sweats like a mofo), socks, and shoes. Ceiling fan, TV, and DVD player in the living room. 
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I wear a jersey, but it's kind of dumb if you think about it, isn't it? I like the zipper. That's my excuse.
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I go with see through shorts and a sports bra...no need to dirty another shirt when no one is gonna see me anyways.
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
I just wear cycling shorts, shoes and gloves....I get way too hot and sweaty for a shirt.
less laundry at least!
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Yeah....even in my basement where it's 60 degrees and with a fan, I still am quite warm when hammering out the Chris Carmichael DVD's (the Time Trial and Criterium ones are real ass-kickers)....
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
I get way too hot and sweaty for a shirt.
That's why I just wear the tank top ... I'd die of heat exhaustion (or drown in all the sweat) if I wore much more!
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I ride naked on the trainer.
I'd ride that way outside too, but apparently it's illegal.
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I'd ride that way outside too, but apparently it's illegal.
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01-22-06, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Az B
I ride naked on the trainer.
I'd ride that way outside too, but apparently it's illegal.
Az
I'd ride that way outside too, but apparently it's illegal.
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01-22-06, 07:45 PM
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When on the bike for over half an hour, I think shorts are necessary. also, wear my cheaper jerseys. Opeining the zipper helps to keep me cooler.
01-22-06, 08:39 PM
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When on the trainer I wear bicycle shorts and a coolmax sleeveless shirt. If I ran out of moisture wicking shirts, I would opt for a jersey over a regular cotton t-shirt.
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I always ride the trainer in cycle shorts. I'll often toss on a "good" jersey at the start just to psyche myself into a cycling mood, but it's off within five minutes once I start to crank... I get too sweaty.
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
Hey....you forgot to put your new bike in your profile
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01-23-06, 07:09 AM
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Some of you are going to be in trouble, yep, big trouble....your immoral thoughts and suggestions of riding without petty coats and proper attire! Shameful! Just Shameful!
Mark my word, a blue star is just waiting to catch you!!
Mark my word, a blue star is just waiting to catch you!!
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Trainer Gear:
--Always cycling shorts, not bibs. I use old cycling shorts from several years back before I switched to bibs.
--Always cycling socks and my regular riding shoes. Just feels right.
--Always riding gloves. Just feels right.
--Old T-shirt with the sleeves cut off on top.
--Always cycling shorts, not bibs. I use old cycling shorts from several years back before I switched to bibs.
--Always cycling socks and my regular riding shoes. Just feels right.
--Always riding gloves. Just feels right.
--Old T-shirt with the sleeves cut off on top.
01-23-06, 08:25 AM
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I ride the trainer in my living room with the heat off, about 55-58 degrees in the house. I wear shorts and a sports bra. I warm up with a cotton tee shirt on but I get too hot for it after about 10 minutes. My husband puts on a fan and even sometimes opens windows to the 30-something temperatures, as he trains in just bibs, no shirt.