Silk Underwear!

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TrekRider

Yep, this he-man, macho retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer wears silk underwear! All 6'3", 240 lovable lbs of him! And they are fantastic!

I rode today in 50 degree weather with a new pair of Redhead silk underwear I bought at Bass Pro for $44, including tax. I also wore knee warmers, a wind stopper vest and my rain suit and I was over dressed! When I got back after my ride, the silk was soaked. I could have gotten by without the knee warmers and the vest, and probably a jersey instead of the jacket.

The silk is worth every penny of the $44 I paid. Sometimes, 50 degrees isn't cold, but the air was cold and there was a stiff breeze blowing, giving a windchill of around 40-45.

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mike

No kidding. Silk is the absolute best - especially for long underwear.

I have several pair and from about the end of November to the end of March, I wear long silk underwear every day. They are so versitile and so perfect.

They are warm even in painfully cold weather, but they are not too warm when the weather warms up a bit.

Silk is truly the wonder fiber. It is better than wool or any synthetic.

If you haven't tried silk, please do yourself a favor and get some. These days, silk clothes from China are so affordable, it is crazy not to buy it.

justalittlepup

Well I'm glad to hear this. I just got my silk in the mail today and I was a little worried because this things are like paper thin. Got mine on sale for $30 for both the top and bottoms (sierratradingpost.com), was hoping it was not just something cheap.

And sorry to hear about the Navy part of your post.

JCM800

I don't know much about silk,but I bought some outasite navy blue thermal underwear that fits pretty snug and might work in a pinch situation :(

Regards.

RonH

mike

I'm currently wearing Duo-fold brand t-shirts as my base layer. Will silk t-shirts work just as well? Here's one I've been considering.
http://www.wintersilks.com/product.asp?BRANCH=&PAGE=&ID=89&KEY=1300

Ron, Duofold is warmer than the single layer silk. However, Duofold is often too warm. Silk mysteriously is warm, but not too warm.

If you are riding in really cold weather (below freezing and windy), Duofold is warmer than silk.

RonH

Thanks.
My wife suggested I try silk but from what you said I'll stick with duo-fold.

Cipher

I'm fortunate in that I have a Cabela's store I can get to here in Minnesota. They clearance their silk underwear out in the spring. (50% off). I have about a 1/2 dozen tops, and wear it all the time as a base layer in the winter.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0005263901491a&navAction=push&navCount=2&indexId=&podId=0005263&catalogCode=XD&parentId=&parentType=&rid=&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fitem-link.jhtml_A&_DAV=search&hasJS=true&hasJS=true

Underwear Nazi

I hope that none of you is wearing silk undies under your padded bike shorts.

Underwear Nazi
Just wants to be sure

gonesh9

How would you like it if you were boiled alive before you reached maturity and were able to experience flying, just so someone could use your skin to cover their butt and nads?

O.k., O.k., you might think I'm over the edge on this one, but I'll still stick with my polys and natural non-animal fibers. :)

TrekRider

DanFromDetroit

Gee, all that for a coupla' worms?
...

I have been wondering lately about just that subject. Is it "better" to use natural fibers (silk, merino wool, etc) or the man-made plastic ones (coolmax, poly-pro, lycra, etc).

I own silk and love it and I also have a ton of plastic clothing as well (wicking materials). At first glance it would seem that using natural fibers would be more "eco-friendly" because these are mostly farmed rather than manufactured; this depends on the farming techniques used of course. Polyesters are made from oil products and generate at least some toxic waste, though I'm not sure how much and exactly what the impact is.

If you decided to use all natural fibers for your clothing, could you find jerseys, socks, tights and all the other stuff you would need ? For example: What would you use for a windbreaker ? Maybe a thin vented deerskin or goatskin leather jacket ?

Dan

PS: This thread on silk underwear now has an even chance at getting moved to the Political Forum. That is really amusing to me.

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