Jersey SPF Ratings

bmxboy10
bmxboy10 Posts: 1,958
edited April 2018 in Road buying advice
Recently bought a couple of jerseys and since found they do not have a Sun protection rating. I then read that most jerseys are rated at SPF 50.

Just wondered if that was correct? Do jerseys have an actual measured level of SPF?

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,286
    Some should have.
    Remember Team Sky getting burnt during the TdF a couple of years ago?
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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  • mamil314
    mamil314 Posts: 1,103
    'Climber' type jerseys tend to be just a mesh on the back, so they would only perform wicking function, but not protection.
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    In Britain you'd have an undervest on for 99.9% of rides. It might be different in sunnier climes.
  • bmxboy10
    bmxboy10 Posts: 1,958
    It’s a Rapha Superlightweight jersey with no mesh on the back. Seems no different to some of my other jerseys tbh. Love it though as they are not shiny Lycra

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