Winter Cycling - Silk

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cruentus
12-16-05, 09:12 PM
"The Brown Truck of Joy" just delivered my new new set of heavy weight silk long-johns that I ordered from Cabela's.

I'm planning on using this stuff as a base layer, anyone else wear silk as a base layer? What are your opinions?

BikeInMN
12-16-05, 10:39 PM
I use silk sock liners on really cold days and they're fantastic when combined with a medium weight smartwool hiker.
willtsmith_nwi
12-17-05, 02:17 PM
"The Brown Truck of Joy" just delivered my new new set of heavy weight silk long-johns that I ordered from Cabela's.

I'm planning on using this stuff as a base layer, anyone else wear silk as a base layer? What are your opinions?

Silk is an AMAZING base layer. It's also amazingly expensive.

Roody
12-17-05, 04:04 PM
Silk is comfy, but I have not found it to be as durable as other materials for sport use.
tulip
12-17-05, 04:57 PM
Just got some silk socks from Campmor (on sale, not expensive). I'll see how my feet feel on the bike tomorrw.
cruentus
12-17-05, 06:03 PM
Just got some silk socks from Campmor (on sale, not expensive). I'll see how my feet feel on the bike tomorrw.

I live about 4 miles from the Campmor store in Paramus. The brother of my brother-in-law works at Campmor.