Women specific cycle clothing

Sounds good! How much?

not sure really .. open to offers~

Hi blowfish I'll take them if still for sale?
Thanks

Any advice on good helmets for ladies with a lot (a lot!) of hair who don''t want to turn up with sweaty helmet hair?

The more vents the better - Catlike are your go to lid here but they aren't cheap.

Sport Pursuit quite often have some flash sales on Catlikes and other assorted female cycle clobber: http://www.sportpursuit.com/join/lancaster.elaine_7ae43a

Get other people signed up and you get a £5 credit when they make an order - hence the link above ; )

Thought I'd replied to this previously! Heh. I've got one of the kask helmets, and its awesome. The back mechanism where it does up is really adjustable, so good if you have lots of hair! I can fit a bun through, which helps the sweaty head situ.

I have a MET VELENO 2010 and it's shit. The back mechanism is a piece of plastic crap and constantly comes apart (but it's not broken). I would normally give up, but it wasn't cheap. Can't bun under it too....
Maybe they improved their adjustment mechanism 2 yrs on...

Kati will eventually come round and wax lyrical about this jacket, but she's at work and I have some time to kill before I go...

We went to Budapest last week, with the addtional bonus of trying out the Urban Legend cycle wear and see if it does exactly as it implied.

I'm quite aware that there are some jacket that still end up being too big for a lots of you (Swrve Milwaukee especially), there's one specific item that would rival the Milwaukee is the Urban Legends softshell Winterbreaker, catchy name.

I will get punished eventually for posting how it look on her, she's 5'4, and have quite a slim body, the jacket is a small and it's a decent fit, especially with enough room for bulkier layers;

The rear "bumflap" (as she put it) is quite big, enough to cover her bum entirely, the hood is also a little on the large side but was idea with her big curly hair, the jacket not only zip all the way up to the collar but also have an extended collar flap, it doesn't have a back pocket, but it's more of a jacket best suited for daily riding and commuting than weekend sportif and long distance ride.

She get very cold easily, even in the summer, she'd rather not be in the shade as "it's a bit chilly" resulting in I getting sunburnt on my bald patch, so getting a text from her saying she love the jacket was something I was not expecting, defintely a good alternative to the Swrve if the sizing turn out to be far too big for most of you.

Price is £126 in Hungary if you're going to Budapest.

@ Eds - thanks for the info. The sleeves look very long though.

Wear a cap. No sunburn :-).

Never heard of:

http://www.u34cycling.com/product-category/womens-clothing/

before, but they look like they have some interesting stuff, a hoodie similar to the Milwaukee, and some nice looking jacketsd

The U34 stuff is available at Velorution in Great Portland Street. I'm not a fan of the shop particularly, but I wanted to see what the ladies stuff was like, to feel the fabric.

I had a look at the ladies jersey, with the shoulder trim, which was pretty nice. Heavy windproof fabric, with a soft fleece lining, similar texture to a Gore windstopper.

Huh? I thought Velorution had closed. Now I see to my surprise that it has moved premises. Is it the same outfit or has Andrea sold the shop?

As far as I know, Andrea sold up, someone else took over the name, and carried it on as a going concern...

Cheers, Corny. I went past the old shop in Great Titchfield Street a while back and that embedded the idea in me. I hadn't seen the one in Great Portland Street.

I got both the address mixed up thinking it's the same old premises, good to know.

@ Eds - thanks for the info. The sleeves look very long though.

It is when you're upright, but when riding it's an idea length.

Wear a cap. No sunburn :-).

alas, this is when I discovered her allergy to shade.

I don't know how well Velorution are doing these days. It is always deserted every time I go by. The new shop is smaller, and with less (but different) range of stuff. They aren't a Brompton dealer anymore, I think they do more specialist stuff.

If I have wanted anything bog-standard in that area, I have found Evans in Rathbone Place very helpful, and bought a reduced Oakley cycling jersey with skulls on in Cycle Surgery on Great Portland Street last time.

Cycle Surgery and Velorution are very close together now, so I think cyclists with standard needs will go in Cycle Surgery (or Evans if they know its there). Velorution still serves the particular market it did before it moved I think.

anyone have recommendations for pants for everyday cycling?
unpadded - can't be sitting around in damp padding all day (eww).
decent arse coverage, no hipster/ ultra low-cut nonsense.
no rubbing/chafing.
legs. ie. little shorts.

I have some generic ones that I got in Decathlon or Tchibo or something, but Decathlon don't seem to do shorts-style anymore.
as a general moan I do find it really annoying that brands that do "active" clothing, only sell skimpy briefs for women. howies, finisterre, I'm looking at you...
found some Helly Hanson ones online but kinda pricey (£20).
also remember seeing Craft ones, although can only seem to find the padded version at the mo.

Pants as in undies? (Got confused, then remembered where I was.)
I'm a Bonds fan, but there was some controversy about them being made in Asia(?) vs Oz.
Hipster boy-leg.

I swear blind by these from M&S Hoefla: http://www.marksandspencer.com/VPL-Perfect-Low-Rise-Shorts/dp/B001RDZYLE?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_26&nodeId=342646031&sr=1-26&qid=1366275376

They're seam free so no rubbing. Absolutely fine for riding about town in and I think I managed 50 miles in a day once when I ended up doing an alleycat by mistake.

@mands: yeah, undies. those Bonds ones look too low slung. they don't stay up on me unless they cover most of my hip bone (is it called a hip bone? the ones that stick out the front on either side)

@poots: ta, they look worth investigating. hoping for some that are longer in the leg so you don't end up with an edge in an awkward place, but they look soft. longer legs really are ftw though, and make non-cycling specific trousers more comfy... just need to find some.

I don't like a skimpy undie when cycling and have never had any probs with those M&S ones moving around. They feel longer than the picture suggests iyswim. They feel like proper shorts to me.

totally gonna try poots ones. this debarkle is one I share with you.
i tried to branch out to kathmandu mens merino boxers but they kinda stretched and didn't feel snug. maybe also because i dont have junk down there :P

not shorts, but when i was home last, i manage to get some like this but cotton with good colours, and have used them for every day, cycling and snowboarding.
There's a lot of coverage in the back which was good for the snow, combined with my low-rise westbeach trousers. worth considering I reckon but, yeah not really shorts.

On the subject of bottoms, I'm looking for some casual sort of smart trouser type things to wear when I go out on my bike to party. Any suggestions?

I'm gonna be starting at Tokyo Fixed's new store in a couple of weeks and I'll get a chance to advise on the new women's wear. What brands/kind of items do you think we should stock?