Originally Posted by
crhilton
I use silk socks and silk glove liners, they seem to be pretty warm and they add almost no bulk. It'd probably do the same as a base layer. For cycling I really doubt it's an improvement worthy of the cost.
This gets to my true motive for this thread. I have three shirts, which are all the same blend: 85 % silk, and 15 % cashmere. All of them are paper thin, like all of my best merino base layers. Naturally, I'm wondering if these will be a good idea for cycling? Seems like silk would hold onto sweat and feel clammy, but I doubt the skiers would like it if it did ... but I want to ask before I try it, and possibly find myself soaked with sweat an hour and 20 miles away from home.