Stylish cycling kit

What size? I saw some ASOS leg warmers for £15 earlier only in XL tho

Thanks, will investigate. S probably.
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Okay, so they're probably out of budget. Something else nearer £15 would be ideal...

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-regulate-light-arm-warmers-1

Thanks, those could be worth a shot.

Where?

Lusso Repel are good.

Will do as soon as I get out for a ride, I'm working away at the moment and there's no decent mirror for a snap.

Looking for reccomendations for bib shorts with a shorter leg. I've got a pair of old Endura ones that are great but on their last legs. Every other pair I've tried come down to my knees, even in size small.

How tall/short are you?

I've found Santini to do good sizing for smaller people. I've had a few of their xs bibs and the sizing seems right for me (about 5'6").

As member of the fellowship of those who are 1.68 - 1.70 m tall, santini stuff is great.

5'7", I'll try and find somewhere that stocks Santini to try them out!

I've found the "cheap" Assos ones to be pleasingly short in the leg after a long period of searching.

Think they're called "Assos T.mille_S7".

Edit - these!: http://road.cc/content/review/222756-assos-tmilleshortss7

Prendas are where I normally get mine. Their delivery is always quick too.

£100 is way out of my budget! Thanks for the suggestion though.

Chain reaction I think

Not 100% sure if right thread, but I'm after an alternative to the Rapha Randonnee shorts, which i found too long (not really a roller-upper of shorts) and an odd fit on me. But they're basically what i'm after: something that looks smart (stylish? see? like the thread's title) off the bike, but that also won't get heavy with sweat and that has at least one zip side pocket. Anyone got any recommends for such a short?

Prendas are where I normally get mine. Their delivery is always quick too.

@ltc I think I have a 10 or 15% code for Prendas if you need?

Thanks for the offer, it's going to be a while before I actually order anything though!

Had my inaugural spin in the Gore jacket. It's absolutely excellent! Temperature was magnificent throughout a brisk enough 40km jaunt. It was about >5°c with a really dense freezing fog and at one point in the ride I likened my condition to my mate as the feeling of getting into bed under a nice down duvet in cold room. I had an old Rapha x Paul Smith wool jersey on under it with an awful lot of stuff in the back pockets as I've sacrificed my saddle bag for a bottle holder on my fixed gear so the jacket did ride up a bit over the bulging back pocket load. That being said I'm about 10kg over my normal weight at the moment so that was no help to the situation, all in all I'm delighted with the fit and the breathability is excellent. It didn't rain so I didn't get to test the waterproofedness but it's Gore so it's obviously great.

The only dampener on the outing was that in typical shit luck fashion I clipped in on a wheelchair ramp to avoid scuffing the bottom of my shoes on some deep pebbles outside the departure spot and promptly fell over when the front wheel waded into the deeper than expected pebbles landing me on my arse and scuffing the elbow of my brand new jacket and puncturing my low mileage Northwave tights. It's only a tiny scuff on the elbow and it hasn't punctured the material but I've no doubt the waterproof nature of Gore material has been compromised by my stupid and embarrassing off.
This is why I can't have nice things.
I'm now contemplating getting another one while on sale by returning the Medium sized one I ordered for an exchange for another Large one though. It's a really top notch jacket and I'd happily wear it exclusively as my go to rain jacket for at least two jackets worth!

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Thanks. Sorry about falling over :(

Le Col with that 2008 race fit:

Their kit this year looks like the 'supporters' version of their first kit.

Ah, it's brollies under the mirror. I thought you had tried the jacket on in a sex shop in Soho.

Er, not just me then

Yes... brollies :|