The Great British Weather

I spotted a balaclava yesterday.

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Deliberate trolling.

Has me flumoxed as well.. But it gets on after a fashion

I spend the first 5mins stabbing at my brake hoods untill it feels OK.

I could'nt face queing up with the kids to have the Mrs put them on.

I spotted a balaclava yesterday.

my favourite was the one in Clapham sporting a short, trainer and t-shirt while wearing a balaclava.

I don't think it's cold enough to get sprinter's lung.

The lobster gloves made the inter début today.. Toasty, toasty, toasty fingers..

Lobster gloves are on my wishlist. Made do with plastic carrier bags over my gloves today (which are warmish, but not water proof). Can't say it's a good look, but worked a treat from a warmth point of view.

not sure if it was because i jumped straight out of a boiling hot shower onto the bike, but i was sweating my ass off with just a jumper and milwaukee. not as cold as i thought it would be.

what? it was fucking freezing.

i need better socks.

the melville rams footy socks aren't cutting it.

african sunset thin merino socks, ~£17 though.

what? it was fucking freezing.

i need better socks.

the melville rams footy socks aren't cutting it.

Get some ski socks. T K max only like £6 job done.

Big Red: Decathlon: Silk Socks. 7 quid.

Or dem dere Burlies wot I wear.

do they come in pink, damo? (actually, that's probably what you mean...)

i am going to stump up for the merino jobbies, if only to see if they are as good as the hype.

Even the thickest of woolen socks wont help if its cold enough. You need to stop the freezing air getting in, with a well fitting pair of over-shoes.

Merino mix socks from M&S £10 for 3, some oversocks and overshoes over that. Actually a bit too warm. 2010 Altura Shield gloves are massive improvemnt on previous version, not needed silk liners so far which I def needed with old version.

the uniqlo heattech socks are great.

BRM, were your legs wrapped up nicely?

feet won't be warm if your legs isn't.

bullshit!!!!!

Yup, that really is complete and utter rubbish.

the uniqlo heattech socks are great.

repped

my skin-coloured lycra onesy is doing a fine job of keeping the rest of me warm.

i have a pair of vader overshoes, but my feet still get cold.

Snow showers predicted for sunday/monday/tuesday..

thanks nu..

so cold... can't stop... eating... stodge

*chewchewchewchew

BRM, were your legs wrapped up nicely?

feet won't be warm if your legs isn't.

bullshit!!!!!

The Oracle maybe talking some sense. The body retracts heat from the extremities to protect the core. So it would be easier to keep your feet warm if the rest of you is, including the legs, which many of us tend to leave exposed until the coldest months.

Big Red: Decathlon: Silk Socks. 7 quid.

Or dem dere Burlies wot I wear.

Have been using the Decathlon winter socks. Nasty man-made materials, but I have been warm enough this week.

You would need to have a catastrophically low core temperature for your leg circulation to shut down due to cold. There are pretty big bore arteries pumping down there.

Feet, on the other hand...

And hands, on the other foot...

If your legs are not covered you will loose more heat through them, they do not have to shut down. Your body only has so much thermal energy, if you loose more due to legs being uncovered there is less to pass on to your feet.

None of which is remotely the same as the patently nonsense claim that your feet can't be warm if your legs aren't.