Originally Posted by
ianbrettcooper
In my experience, synthetic clothing makes me sweat. Then it feels nasty and clingy and it stinks. Cotton breathes a lot better than any plastic material I've ever worn.
Riding year round in Minnesota in the 70s I found the synthetics available at that time worse than cotton. If it was cold I put a pair of wool longjohns on under the jeans. I still find synthetics uncomfortable. For comfort I need a cotton or wool blend, with a little bit of synthetic acceptable. I roade a couple of centuries this year wearing carharts, t-shirts, and red wings with no chafing or discomfort.