Questions tagged [clothes]
The clothes you wear when riding, whether they're bike-specific or everyday.
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How much protection would a motorcycle jacket provide in a low speed, ebike accident?
How much protection would a motorcycle jacket with CE certified body armor provide in a sub 20mph/32kmh, ebike accident? I'm particularly interested in the following scenarios:
A car running a stop ...
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Adding Base Layer Pants
You guys gave me good advice and I've been able to bike comfortably with temperatures in the high 40s F.
I bought some base layer clothes and I want to add those and try doing a ride in the low 40s F. ...
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Riding Comfortably in Cold Weather
I'd like to keep riding as the temperatures drop but below 55°F/13°C I'm just not comfortable in my synthetic shorts, t-shirt and sun sleeves. I really hate wearing anything more than that because ...
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In how many guises are MTB shorts made?
MTB-specific shorts seem to be currently made in the following guises:
Shorts from special rip-resistant fabrics and strategically placed pockets, with
no padding.
Rider can size up and wear padded ...
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Do medium-to-advanced single-track riders really care about paddings/chamois?
As a commuter-turned-road-cyclist I cannot fathom going on any ride
without padded shorts or bibs (even if I have yet to understand very
well why having the padding in the saddle is so awful compared ...
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Is there and science or consensus or theory about whether a black or a white visor is better for cycling? Other than heat
I like to wear a visor under my helmet. Basically a short visor like a cycling cap without the cap part. I ride with both black and white, and I feel like I like the black better, but I also think it ...
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Wetsuit for cycling in rainy cold weather?
After another ride in the rain that left me drenched and freezing despite wearing a rain cape (which was also annoying to wear, kept getting rearranged by the wind, rustling loudly etc.), I'm starting ...
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Bib shorts in rain
When you ride in a heavy rain, you can easily wear a Gore-tex jacket an to stay "mostly" dry on top and some kind of overshoes to achieve the same for the shoes/socks. However, noone talks ...
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Why might I want to buy MTB clothing, rather than use road cycling kit that anyway seems exactly suitable for both sports?
Road Cycling
There is a very strong case for tight-fitting clothes on a road bike:
Wasps (I'm listing the reason that firmly converted me first.) A wasp entered my shirt while driving, and I ...
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How to tell if a chamois pad is molded / contoured
I'm trying to replace a worn-out pair of cycling shorts that has been discontinued, and am having a hard time recognizing a feature that seems pretty important: the shape of the chamois pad.
The ...
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Safety vest: is an all-reflective one fine?
I stumbled across a question on whether yellow or orange safety vests were better for visibility, and it got me wondering - I have a vest that consists only of the silvery reflective fabric (and it ...
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Doesn't wearing bibs over—rather than under—a jersey make more sense?
OK, I'm convinced. Bibs are useful. Until about 40-km rides I was quite comfortable with cycling pants, but starting from 50+ km I see that the waist rubber band really digs in, and when hunched over, ...
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What kind of jersey for summer heat and sun?
With summer on its way, I'm looking for kit that I can wear in the summer to keep myself cool. My typical routes don't have a lot of shade. What should I be looking for? I know I am going to want a ...
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Is skin or fabric more aero?
Which is more aero, bare skin or fabric? I have always assumed bare skin, because fabric would at best be flat to the skin and at worst introduce wrinkles, folds, and flapping in areas where it is ...
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Wearing short sleeved merino by itself?
I heard merino is for cool-cold days. Maybe I heard it wrong.
Then I thought people use it for baselayer (something you wear under your jackets).
But it seems it's not the case based on some reviews/...
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