Old 08-06-12 | 08:02 AM
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From: Alpharetta, GA

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Originally Posted by SlimRider
Hey guys!

Both Grant and myself assume you all have common sense. Nobody is suggesting that you all brave the hot sweltering temperatures of the south in heavy cotton clothing. All we're saying is that on those days, when the weather permits, instead of doning bicycle specific clothing, just wear what you might ordinarily wear for the day. Now Grant has already stated that certain types of clothing might have to be stowed away until you've arrived at your destination. However, that doesn't have to be the case at all during the months of September through April, if you live in the southeast. It also, doesn't necessarily have to apply at all to most of America during all the seasons except for the summer. In the summertime, bicycle specific clothing is certainly more plausible. Even full kit in some cases!
I dunno about no cotton even, I'll wear cargo shorts, sometimes cotton shorts, occasionally running shorts. I'd probably rotate in Lycra if I had any but I've never felt the urge. It's all good.

Absolutely, you can get by with office clothes in cooler weather. Just stay below the Perspiration Threshold (a kind if inverse training threshold).
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