Originally Posted by
metalheart44
It is early season and my arms are showing the effects of too much sun, despite liberal doses of sunscreen. In addition to trying a different and I hope more effective sunscreen, I am considering sun sleeves/arm coolers as a way to protect my arms during the 2-4 hour rides I do, often in the heat of the day. Brands I know about are Sugoi, CEP, Desoto, and an assortment of other cycling specific ones. Anyone have opinions or experiences with these things as a way to protect arms against sun damage?
I use the Desoto leg coolers, (in black, so they look like tights), in fact I just used them today.
I use the long-sleeved summer jersey I bought from Performance which is similar to this:
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...36_-1___202490