Winter cycling is hard going. It’s cold, it’s often wet, and without the right gear, it can be pretty miserable. I can see why so many people turn to indoor training apps like Zwift to ‘get the miles in’, especially when decent winter cycling gear is often quite expensive.
I’m not going to sugar-coat it; if you want to stay warm and dry you need to invest in a decent waterproof cycling jacket and a decent winter cycling jacket, which are going to run up a bill a lot higher than a pair of summer shorts and a jersey, but I’ve also been riding through the winter enough times to have a few cheap tricks up my sleeve to make riding in the grim months a bit more bearable.
