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Old 01-07-11, 11:41 AM
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Wilbur Bud
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You may be capturing too much perspiration, are the garments soaked with chilled perspiration before/when you first start to feel cold? If so, you need more insulating space and to wick the dampness somewhere where it will evaporate, otherwise you need to block all the wind so you can be comfortably wet and warm. I find that longer rides at 20F and below reach a point sometimes where you can feel all the air gaps and insulating layers solidify with moisture saturation, and from there it's a quick trip to being chilled. So, wear less, or wear more depth but a looser weave underlayer, or wick the persipiration somewhere where it can evaporate. In my case, since I ride laying down and not much evaporates off my back, I wound up with bib shorts and live with the wet and warm feeling.
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