Need a jacket...
10-25-05, 03:35 AM
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I'm on my third winter with a Louis Garneau Spotlite jacket, it has great ventilation - adjustable sleeve cuffs, pit zips and back vents. It's warm and dry.
10-28-05, 05:47 AM
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These jackets look interesting. They are able to be ordered with custom fabric choices for the jacket panels, and at a reasonable price. These jackets were featured on the ICEBIKE.COM site. Anyone have any experience with these jackets?
https://www.foxwear.net/products.htm
https://www.foxwear.net/products.htm
10-28-05, 05:01 PM
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I like this thread; it's interesting and funny. By now everyone knows that "cotton kills", I'm sure. At least I hope so. Anyway, I am a moutain climber first, and a cyclist second. This will be my first season of "winter" cycling here in Massachusetts. I've already done some long rides in some pretty nasty weather, and I have to say, the logic isn't too different from winter mountaineering. Yesterday I rode in 40-degree weather along the coast and was a little too warm until the last twenty miles. I had on a Patagonia silk long-sleeve base, a Mountain Hardware Gore Windstopper long sleeve shirt, and an Arc T'eryx soft shell (also Windstopper). Very light, very breathable, very aerodynamic. A little hot at 4 p.m., but much better by 5.
I demo'ed a new pair of waterproof pants by Craft even though it wasn't raining. They were very breathable and plenty warm. I had on a new pair of Lake winter shoes; again, plenty warm for 40 degrees, although I can't seem to keep my toes warm no matter what I do. I am a total believer in Gore-Tex, and haven't found anything remotely close for waterproof breathability. Being naked is the best for breathability, short of cotton, nothing is really breathable in the rain, and I prefer being warm than cold. So it's Gore-Tex for me. I went to the Gore cycling store on-line and bought a nice tapered shell with a big back pocket. I use that for any weather as well (although not yesterday).
I'll keep playing with materials and keep reading everyone's posts. I have enough climbing clothes to experiment on the bike. It's fun to play with the combinations. I think I'll try riding a bit "colder" this weekend, and just ride harder to stay warm!
Good luck everybody! This is a fantastic site!
I demo'ed a new pair of waterproof pants by Craft even though it wasn't raining. They were very breathable and plenty warm. I had on a new pair of Lake winter shoes; again, plenty warm for 40 degrees, although I can't seem to keep my toes warm no matter what I do. I am a total believer in Gore-Tex, and haven't found anything remotely close for waterproof breathability. Being naked is the best for breathability, short of cotton, nothing is really breathable in the rain, and I prefer being warm than cold. So it's Gore-Tex for me. I went to the Gore cycling store on-line and bought a nice tapered shell with a big back pocket. I use that for any weather as well (although not yesterday).
I'll keep playing with materials and keep reading everyone's posts. I have enough climbing clothes to experiment on the bike. It's fun to play with the combinations. I think I'll try riding a bit "colder" this weekend, and just ride harder to stay warm!
Good luck everybody! This is a fantastic site!
