Wearing bibshorts without the bibs

kelsen

dhope wrote:

Applespider wrote:

Hmmm.... next you'll be claiming you can do the girlie trick of removing a bra without removing the top.

Surprises them no end

It's all to do with the speed you do it innit, like the famous tablecloth trick. Get it right and you'll impress the girls. Get it wrong and it all goes tits up

Ben6899

^^^

That appears to be a baselayer under his bibs. So perfectly acceptable. In fact not wearing a baselayer would be the unacceptable action.

Besides his waist being as wide as his shoulders; that guy's okay!

dhope

Ben6899 wrote:

^^^

That appears to be a baselayer under his bibs. So perfectly acceptable. In fact not wearing a baselayer would be the unacceptable action.

Besides his waist being as wide as his shoulders; that guy's okay!

Hang on, you have to wear a baselayer if you're wearing bibs? What if it's warm? Do I have to MTFD and wear an extra layer?
Damn, I thought I had a half decent understanding of The Rules

Ben6899

You should wear a baselayer whether bibs/shorts or hot/cold. Different types to perform different functions.

Nothing to do with The Rules as far as I am concerned.

dhope

I'm dubious. Might have to refer this to the panel for clarification.
No point layering up when the sun is out...

pst88

I may do it after a ride but never during.

optimisticbiker

dhope wrote:

I'm dubious. Might have to refer this to the panel for clarification.
No point layering up when the sun is out...

Apparently a good base layer helps keep you cool by being a tight skin fit and wicking sweat away from the skin faster than evaporation can. Most jerseys are not as good at wicking sweat. If you look at TdF riders for example most wear base layers under their team kit, even on the hot days...

mtb-idle

I too have noticed quite a few riders do this. It confused me too and I thought it was supposed to be 'the look' but it just looks pants as far as I'm concerned but each to their own.
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notsoblue

OptimisticBiker wrote:

dhope wrote:

I'm dubious. Might have to refer this to the panel for clarification.
No point layering up when the sun is out...

Apparently a good base layer helps keep you cool by being a tight skin fit and wicking sweat away from the skin faster than evaporation can. Most jerseys are not as good at wicking sweat. If you look at TdF riders for example most wear base layers under their team kit, even on the hot days...

When evaporation happens on a surface it gets cooled down, so surely if it happens on the skin it has a more efficient heat exchanging effect on the body than on a base layer? There must be some other reason for wearing a base layer in hot weather...

Coach H

notsoblue wrote:

When evaporation happens on a surface it gets cooled down, so surely if it happens on the skin it has a more efficient heat exchanging effect on the body than on a base layer? There must be some other reason for wearing a base layer in hot weather...

Very true but evaporation does not occur properly because you are wearing a jersey. Dont wear a top like Aidy in his pic (I know its not you Aidy but you are stuck with that pic now ) and sweat will evaporate and make you cool. Put a top on and this slows down to the point it is hardly effective, hense your sweat drenched top at the end of a hot ride. The wicking effect of a base layer is more effective than trapping hot sweat against the skin.

bails87

I suppose it evaporates off the top layer of clothing and cools that, which helps cool your skin?

notsoblue

bails87 wrote:

I suppose it evaporates off the top layer of clothing and cools that, which helps cool your skin?

Actually I was thinking about this on the ride home last night (in the wet and cold) and I reckon having a thin wicking base layer could be useful way of preventing salt build-up on your skin which would eventually cause irritation. If the water evaporates from the clothing then as Bails says, it'll still provide some cooling, and the salts will concentrate on the fabric instead. Perhaps?

Ben6899

And it reduces road rash. A bit.