| Cycling is an incredibly popular sport. However, when | | | | Winter tights are best for this sport. Your ratty jeans |
| the weather drops below the comfortable cool, the | | | | can't leave you comfortable for the ride since once it'll |
| "cycling season" starts to cease. For some people, | | | | get soaked, you'll be in deep chilly trouble. Special |
| winter is not a good time to carry their bikes around | | | | waterproof jackets made from breathable fabrics are |
| town. But for a few enlightened ones, winter is the | | | | also needed to keep you warm. It is very important to |
| best time to go cycling. They call it winter cycling, or | | | | stay dry. Staying dry means keeping yourself warm. |
| better yet, ICE BIKING. | | | | During your cycling adventure, when the weather's too |
| Winter cycling is worthy to be included in the extreme | | | | cold to handle, the first thing that gives in is your hands. |
| sports category. It exposes the cyclist to different | | | | Therefore, gloves are compulsory for ice bikers. A pair |
| obstacles; the glacial temperature, blasts of freezing air, | | | | that is fitted perfectly to your hands is preferred so |
| risky trail covered often with ice, and even the cruel | | | | that raindrops or melted snow can't touch the skin |
| heat of the sun on some days. | | | | surface. |
| This sport or hobby is not as dangerous as it sounds. | | | | Another problematic area in winter biking is the shoes. |
| Cyclists still need to be cautious when riding up and the | | | | Only few brands sell cycling shoes warm enough for |
| down the icy slopes. Plain accidents might happen like | | | | the winter season. Plus, these shoes are very pricey. |
| crashing down in the pile of white snow but nothing | | | | You should choose shoes that can allow you to use |
| more than that. It usually causes minor injuries like a | | | | thick socks and those that can promote a better blood |
| simple sprain or bruise. Road rash is quite unpopular | | | | circulation. Moreover, it is essential to keep your lower |
| with ice biking. | | | | extremities dry. Padding might help warm them up. |
| For those who have heard of ice biking for the first | | | | Always think that your feet are the most vital part in |
| time, the most crucial part is knowing what to wear. | | | | cycling, particularly in ice biking. |
| Every ice biker's dilemma is their outfit for the ride. You | | | | When winter comes, be ready to grab your bikes and |
| cannot look like an average biker since winter cycling is | | | | go for a ride. |
| not an average sport. | | | | |