Keep wind off the knees
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From: Syracuse NY
OP - For your bike, the fangs will help divert wind off your knees. But it wont be a cure all.
I ride in upstate NY. Im closer to Canada than NYC. And I snowmobile. So I know cold. That and I have a bit of reduced circulation in my legs.
I never did like chaps. Too cumbersome to zipper for my fat butt.
I discovered Carhart Insulated jeans years ago. I wear them motorcycling and snowmobiling. I have a 3XX pair to pull over light jeans if Im going somewhere where Ill be doing a lot of walking. For me they pull on & off faster than chaps.
I also have snowmobile bibs. They make nice quality thin ones these days. No more Michelin Man look.
Tight pants should be avoided. Layers with air is a better insulator. And you already know to reduced the effect of wind chill. Good luck and let us know what worked for you.
I ride in upstate NY. Im closer to Canada than NYC. And I snowmobile. So I know cold. That and I have a bit of reduced circulation in my legs.
I never did like chaps. Too cumbersome to zipper for my fat butt.
I discovered Carhart Insulated jeans years ago. I wear them motorcycling and snowmobiling. I have a 3XX pair to pull over light jeans if Im going somewhere where Ill be doing a lot of walking. For me they pull on & off faster than chaps.
I also have snowmobile bibs. They make nice quality thin ones these days. No more Michelin Man look.
Tight pants should be avoided. Layers with air is a better insulator. And you already know to reduced the effect of wind chill. Good luck and let us know what worked for you.
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From: Athens, Alabama
Living in Alabama I wouldn't have considered this option but I picked up a pair of ski pants in a FB Marketplace package deal. I believe they are a neoprene type fabric. I don't wear them often but they help especially if I slip a pair of sweat pants between my jeans and the ski pants.
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Yeah, I'm not big on wearing anything more than jeans. May consider the long johns but other than that I don't get into the whole chaps or bike suit thing. Just didn't want to waste money on those other wind deflectors if they wouldn't help that situation. Thanks guys.
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