Hot-weather - Bibs & base layers

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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Il Principe wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    I'm a total convert to baselayers, I like the way they wick so effectively as I hate having a really wet top. Prendas ones are ace and cheap.
    You assume dry = good. If you wicked all the sweat off your body, using the perfect baselayer, you'd die of heatstroke.

    Now, if you were wearing an extremely tight baselayer, which was completely soaked and in fluid communication with your skin, they might actually cool you more than not wearing one.

    I assume comfortable = good. With a baselayer my jersey ends up fairly wet but my body stays drier. I've had no problems over heating at all and keep well hydrated.
    That's fine, but not the same as "baselayers make you cooler in hot weather".

    I wear one most of the year to keep warm and dry. How does THAT work? I'm so confused.com.

    And where did I say: "Baselayers make you cooler in hot weather."

    That's right, I didn't. :D
    No no, Jash, spare your furrowed brow - the OP asked the question, and that reposte wasn't directed at you (careless 'quote' usage).

    Foolishly I've interpreted the following posts about the cooling properties of baselayers in light of the original question.

    There's no doubt that baselayers can be more comfortable - from both the chafing and rivers of sweat perspective, but this is distinct from the contention that they actually make you cooler than no baselayer at all.

    Thinking more, I realise that if you are stationary or moving very slowly, baselayers might actually keep you cooler, in the same way as double glazing in the summer.

    So, thats it. Only slow roadies think baselayers keep them cooler. Glad that's sorted.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Why don't people just wear a wicking jersey without a baselayer? I do. Works a treat.
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    biondino wrote:
    Why don't people just wear a wicking jersey without a baselayer? I do. Works a treat.
    You'll be suggesting waist shorts to avoid nipple chafing next.
  • rally200
    rally200 Posts: 646
    Always Tyred wrote:

    So, thats it. Only slow roadies think baselayers keep them cooler. Glad that's sorted.


    Glad I put my base layer on this morrning - it was freezing (or is it just me?)
  • alien
    alien Posts: 54
    So to add my pennyworth :)

    There are some baselayers that are designed to make you cooler - but 'generalised' baselayers are pure 'wicking' orientated and see earlier in the thread for the physics.

    My Paramo baselayers on 'keep cool' side, the Canterbury 'Hot' range, the Nike Sport tops are all excellent in the heat. I've tested all these in the UK's 'rather warm' and the 'extreme heat' of the US desert last year.

    My Paramo on 'keep warm' side, the Canterbury 'cold' range and the general baselayers I have are better surprisingly when I'm active in colder weather.

    (Paramo stuff act as a pump and aids water movement or retention depending on the side you have next to the skin etc.)

    Cotton in the same environment is vile - gets damp and stays damp. so there!
  • doog442
    doog442 Posts: 370
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Gavin Gilbert wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    La la la la no one's listening la la la

    That's because whilst it looks like words, it's self-important pseudo-technical whilsting noises. Maybe the Soup Dragon understands you, but we don't :lol:
    So, you didn't understand it then.

    Go and stand in front of a fan.

    Now go and pour a bottle of water over your head and stand in front of a fan.

    Now get a t-shirt, put it over your head, pour a bottle of water over your head and stand in front of a fan.

    There's not much point in doing any of this, but I'd feel better if you were standing in your office with a wet t-shirt over your head with people laughing at you.

    quality post :wink:

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