Summer sleeves?
05-30-21, 07:19 PM
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Not light skinned, my arms and legs get dark. The only place I some times burn is the side or back of my neck, so I wear a buff headwear all the time (unless it's a night ride). Also don't ride between 10 am and 4 pm.
05-31-21, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
My brother is currently going through treatment for skin cancer and as well as the obvious concerns I have for him, its also got me concerned about protecting myself because I am similarly fair skinned.
Does anyone use "summer" long sleeves on road rides? I see a couple of companies do the summer equivalent of arm warmers, or perhaps a long sleeve jersey: has anyone tried these? I live in BC, Canada where it doesn't get crazy hot for long periods, but can still be high 20s, low 30s. Low to mid 20s are more typical. Obviously, I don't want anything thats going to make me boil in a bag.
Of course, I could slather in the factor 50, but there's always a chance this could wear off on long rides.
Ive ordered a summer cycling cap as I'm fed up of getting a toxic blend of sunscreen and sweat in my eyes, so thats covered, literally.
Does anyone use "summer" long sleeves on road rides? I see a couple of companies do the summer equivalent of arm warmers, or perhaps a long sleeve jersey: has anyone tried these? I live in BC, Canada where it doesn't get crazy hot for long periods, but can still be high 20s, low 30s. Low to mid 20s are more typical. Obviously, I don't want anything thats going to make me boil in a bag.
Of course, I could slather in the factor 50, but there's always a chance this could wear off on long rides.
Ive ordered a summer cycling cap as I'm fed up of getting a toxic blend of sunscreen and sweat in my eyes, so thats covered, literally.
05-31-21, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by saucerdesigner
Stay away from sunscreen. Do a search on mercola dot com for the word "sunscreen"
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05-31-21, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
Update! I didn't have a chance to get anything before today's ride so I thought I'd give my arm warmers a go: they're not the warmest of arm warmers so only really suitable for chilly fall/spring days, hence why I thought I'd give them a go. Hell, I could always take them off (I pre-applied sunscreen on my arms, just in case I needed to ).
Anyhoo, they actually worked pretty well: I did 45km (my legs just weren't working today, otherwise it would have been more), with 850m of climbing in them (including gradients up to 17%), and a temp of around 24 degrees C, and largely forgot about them.
Are they a long term solution? No, probably not, but it did enough to suggest sleeves might be a good solution.
Anyhoo, they actually worked pretty well: I did 45km (my legs just weren't working today, otherwise it would have been more), with 850m of climbing in them (including gradients up to 17%), and a temp of around 24 degrees C, and largely forgot about them.
Are they a long term solution? No, probably not, but it did enough to suggest sleeves might be a good solution.
05-31-21, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
The National Enquirer uses less tin foil than that website. No thanks.
05-31-21, 01:41 PM
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Dude, the P&R (where discussion of Mr. Mercola belongs) just got shut down, please don't get this closed as well.
05-31-21, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
The National Enquirer uses less tin foil than that website. No thanks.
05-31-21, 02:43 PM
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I have used both arm and leg sleeves, as I dislike suncreen (except for face / ears / neck). Bontrager first and now Endura with cold black. There is a vey noticeable cooling effect on hot days.
05-31-21, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SkyWave
Probably less aluminum foil, not tin.
05-31-21, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
Tin foil is an informal term used in America as a catch-all, probably redundant now, but probably still applies to opinions that have no bearing in reality.
What was the first product made in tin foil? (from internet)
One of the first commercially available products available pre-wrapped in aluminum foil was Eskimo Pies. So even though tin foil has been out of vogue for almost 80 years, some people still cling to that name—maybe because it has three less syllables than aluminum, or maybe because that’s what grandma always called it.
05-31-21, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by SkyWave
I agree with the redundancy, but not sure it still applies.
What was the first product made in tin foil? (from internet)
One of the first commercially available products available pre-wrapped in aluminum foil was Eskimo Pies. So even though tin foil has been out of vogue for almost 80 years, some people still cling to that name—maybe because it has three less syllables than aluminum, or maybe because that’s what grandma always called it.
What was the first product made in tin foil? (from internet)
One of the first commercially available products available pre-wrapped in aluminum foil was Eskimo Pies. So even though tin foil has been out of vogue for almost 80 years, some people still cling to that name—maybe because it has three less syllables than aluminum, or maybe because that’s what grandma always called it.
05-31-21, 05:56 PM
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I'm sorry to learn of your brother and hope he reovers soon.
Regarding sleeves, I like UVoider because they're sized. Just measure your bicep and go from there. The company has 50+ patterns/colors.
I like the ones that look like stained glass --
https://www.uvoider.com/uvoider-uv-a...iccadilly.html
Regarding sleeves, I like UVoider because they're sized. Just measure your bicep and go from there. The company has 50+ patterns/colors.
I like the ones that look like stained glass --
https://www.uvoider.com/uvoider-uv-a...iccadilly.html
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05-31-21, 07:36 PM
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I have used the Buff brand of sunsleeves and like them. I am usually comfortable in them to at least mid 70F. I have also used Shebeest summer sleeves and like them as well.
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