Originally Posted by
caloso
You need a wind vest to go with your arm and knee warmers. Here's what to look for: wind blocking material on the front; mesh on the back; high collar; two-way zipper; and pockets.
Then there's the cheap vest the pros have been using for at least 100 years - newspaper. Fold one full sheet in half along its fold line, pull it up inside the outermost jersey over your shoulders, tear a "V" at the neck.
Advantages? Cost is hard to beat, works very well and when you warm up, it is easy to pull out, fold up and stuff in your pocket while riding. Also you get to look like a pro. (Yes, they still do it. Not the big names. They get the sponsored jackets handed up to them, but their hard working teammates cresting the mountain minutes later with no team support (and no TV cameras) still pull out their newspaper and stuff their jerseys. It works, well.
Ben