Originally Posted by
banerjek
I can't figure out how SF doesn't get any water in because even with a high quality garment that doesn't leak at zippers or whatever, water gets wicked in and blown in from other areas.
I dunno. I cinch the wrists and wear a merino neck gaiter when it's cold, which probably explains some of it. If you're ever in Seattle drop me a line and we'll go for a ride.
Originally Posted by
banerjek
In any case, even just wearing a base layer and a regular jersey, I find I roast wearing any of the gore-tex jackets. They're just too heavy, even pac lite.
I said the same thing about half the time, when I just wore a base layer and a goretex shell. It stopped mattering with the cashmere midlayer, though. With just a base layer ( and probably with your jersey ) the sweat goes out and the jacket feels clammy, which just leads to more sweating. Wearing cashmere ( but not other types of wool, at least to the same extent ) as a mid layer, the sweat is absorbed and dissipated somehow. I can take the sweater off, squeeze it, and feel some moisture in there ... but the base layer pushes it outward and stays dry, while the mid layer ... does something magical.
It rains a lot and gets very cold in Seattle, and I get cabin fever if I don't go out and ride, every day, but I like to stop and enjoy the scenery on longer rides. I also go kayaking a few times a week. If I couldn't stay dry, it would have become a big problem.