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Post by Humph on Dec 28, 2016 21:22:49 GMT
Glorious run up and down a steep Welsh thing today. Desperately cold though. Had to blag an old pair of "her" tights to wear under my Altura Attack trousers. Unfortunately, they were not plain, not even slightly. It occurred to me at one especially challenging section, that if it all went badly, I could find myself in A&E in pink sparkly tights.
Fortunately it went well.
Really quite foggy today on the Cheshire plain, but once at some altitude it was bright sunshine. The fog could be seen from there lying on on the lower ground. Bit like being above the clouds on an aeroplane.
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Post by Hofmeister on Dec 28, 2016 21:43:11 GMT
Glitter Tights? You are right, we cant compete with such a sharp dress sense. Do you give makeup tips as well?
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Post by Humph on Dec 28, 2016 21:54:50 GMT
Didn't care, I was warm ! Wouldn't have been my first choice, clashed with the colour of the bike, but hey, any port in a storm. 😜
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 28, 2016 21:59:27 GMT
Glitter Tights? You are right, we cant compete with such a sharp dress sense. Do you give makeup tips as well? He's saving the fishnet until it warms up a bit.... (And God knows what shoes he chose to match. )
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Post by Humph on Dec 28, 2016 22:03:03 GMT
You're not going to tell me that climbers never put a pair of their girlfriend/wife's tights on under their gear for extra warmth? Skiers and mountain bikers do for sure. Or are you lot just into tying yourselves to each other? 😜
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 28, 2016 22:08:57 GMT
You're not going to tell me that climbers never put a pair of their girlfriend/wife's tights on under their gear for extra warmth? Skiers do for sure. Or are you lot just into tying yourselves to each other? 😜 We climbers were always properly prepared. Damart long-johns (male) for me. Separating one's significant other from their underwear was for an entirely different way of keeping warm.
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Post by WDB on Dec 29, 2016 13:16:34 GMT
Do you cut the feet out first? Never tried but I can't imagine anything Mrs B1 owns working for me. I suppose a crotch six inches above my knees might have a beneficial retardation effect for one of those involuntary-dismount-onto-crossbar moments, but in between those I might have difficulty reaching the pedals at all.
My new shoes arrived this morning. Suede. Dark brown. Very dark - okapi brown, you might say. Thinking I might wear them on New Year's Eve.
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Post by Humph on Dec 29, 2016 13:32:55 GMT
Yeah, not sure about new suede shoes at a party. Especially if it's one of those suburban ones involving standing up while eating. They do sound quite nice though.
Didn't get around to cutting the feet out but should have.
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Post by Hofmeister on Dec 29, 2016 20:14:20 GMT
Yeah, not sure about new suede shoes at a party. Especially if it's one of those suburban ones involving standing up while eating. They do sound quite nice though. Didn't get around to cutting the feet out but should have. Cutting the feet out of your suede shoes? Is this another style tip? Is that so they can see your toenail varnish?
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Post by Humph on Dec 29, 2016 20:23:26 GMT
Never tried varnishing my nails. Is that a Surrey thing?
Fair enough.
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Post by Hofmeister on Dec 29, 2016 23:17:29 GMT
Never tried varnishing my nails. Is that a Surrey thing? No, nor is wearing pink sparkling tights. (jeez you'd think a style guru would have a pair of proper cotton long johns in his wardrobe)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2016 23:46:33 GMT
I have to say that somebody having an opinion on a man wearing tights is quite understandable. What I am less clear on is why the tights degree of pinkness and sparklyness would have any impact on that view.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2016 0:48:19 GMT
I have to say that somebody having an opinion on a man wearing tights is quite understandable. What I am less clear on is why the tights degree of pinkness and sparklyness would have any impact on that view. My dad used to keep a pair of mum's tights in his golf trolley when golfing in winter. The 9th hole was on top of an exposed hill in the Pennines so it could get pretty cold and icy up there. An (unofficial) Red Arrows flypast he'd arranged once flew below them standing on the 9th green. He also used socks to keep his golf bats warm and had orange balls in winter, probably by trying to change into his tights. Go figure.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2016 0:59:06 GMT
Never tried varnishing my nails. Is that a Surrey thing? No, nor is wearing pink sparkling tights. (jeez you'd think a style guru would have a pair of proper cotton long johns in his wardrobe) After many years of winter clay shooting on the moors above Holmfirth I can tell you that silk long johns are far superior to cotton. IMHO of course.
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Post by Humph on Dec 30, 2016 9:04:19 GMT
I do have "proper" cycling tights but they were in the wash that day and sometimes you just have to make do with what is available. Everyone does it anyway. Well, they say they do, I've never asked for proof or evidence! Like I said, the only real worry was the remote possibility of an unplanned visit to A&E.
As far as the outside world was concerned all that could be seen were my "Attack" over trousers so I was both warm and presentable.
Going again today by the way...
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