Commuting - Overheating need jersey can wick major heat

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vrkelley
05-04-04, 09:06 PM
It was 50F today and my Intertec moisture wicking jersey just didn't let go of the heat. I'll admit that it's alot looser than last year and the year before. Does the thing have to be skin tight to disburse the heat?

Anyone cycling in 70F or 80F temps? Which jersey looses heat *AND* moisture?

Chris L
05-04-04, 09:22 PM
I cycle in 80F and above all the time, I don't think there's anything that will remove the moisture. Of course, it could just be our exceptional humidity.
ngateguy
05-04-04, 09:49 PM
It was 50F today and my Intertec moisture wicking jersey just didn't let go of the heat. I'll admit that it's alot looser than last year and the year before. Does the thing have to be skin tight to disburse the heat?

Anyone cycling in 70F or 80F temps? Which jersey looses heat *AND* moisture?

Why I think I have seen u on the Cascade boards. Isn't this weather been great for riding (well except this afternoon). In this area I really haven't had much problems with heat I usually wear one of my stp jerseys or one of my primal in the heat. The problem I have with this climate is trying to find something to stay warm in in the rain yet not over heat. I tend to dress cooler and freeze at the lights :D

vrkelley
05-04-04, 10:14 PM
The problem I have with this climate is trying to find something to stay warm in in the rain yet not over heat. I tend to dress cooler and freeze at the lights :D

That'd be me. I sometimes see you around Redmond also? Yeah today was a challenge. It was 40F upon leaving the house, 50F in Redmond and I got overheated? I did alot of sprinting but didn't push *that* hard*. Then on the way home it was probably 70F (too hot for the rain gear).....until it started hailing, raining, thundering, and lightening and a little snow mixed w/rain???? ... then it probably 50F?

Some peeps say the cycling in the rain is "cleansing". I don't know...I arrive filthy dirty and need the rain gear :0


I don't think there's anything that will remove the moisture.

It looks like there are new fabric coatings out like shirts with Akwadyne, (knit jersey) and Akwatek (baselayer under shirts) were all I could find. Didn't find a jersey with Akwadyne.