Good touring clothes!
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Good touring clothes!
What are you useing when touring?
I have a cycle short/ jersey for cycling, maybe 2 set.
I have a rainjacket OR Helium2
A Ghost Whisperer dawn jacket
A Colombia silver Ridge zip-off pants also works AS a shorts
2 pair off socks
2-3 boxershorts
2 lightweight t-shirts
1 bandana
1 pair of gloves with and without fingers
1 merinowool beanie
I need to buy som good underwaer clothes! Any nice that you can recommand?
This year will be my first with some touring and I need help to complete my clothes gearlist.
If there is thing who is " most have" please let me know.
Would also like to se others clothes gearlist!
Thanks and cheers
I have a cycle short/ jersey for cycling, maybe 2 set.
I have a rainjacket OR Helium2
A Ghost Whisperer dawn jacket
A Colombia silver Ridge zip-off pants also works AS a shorts
2 pair off socks
2-3 boxershorts
2 lightweight t-shirts
1 bandana
1 pair of gloves with and without fingers
1 merinowool beanie
I need to buy som good underwaer clothes! Any nice that you can recommand?
This year will be my first with some touring and I need help to complete my clothes gearlist.
If there is thing who is " most have" please let me know.
Would also like to se others clothes gearlist!
Thanks and cheers
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I take 2 wool jerseys, one long-sleeve, on short. I also take a wool t-shirt as an underlayer. Note that wool can be worn several days without stinking. It also dries overnight.
I carry both rain jacket and pants.
2 pairs of quick-day underwear
1 pair of pants
2 pairs of wool socks
1 pair of lightweight walking shoes
1 bandana
2 hankerchiefs
1 ball cap
2 pairs of full-fingered gloves
1 do rag
I carry both rain jacket and pants.
2 pairs of quick-day underwear
1 pair of pants
2 pairs of wool socks
1 pair of lightweight walking shoes
1 bandana
2 hankerchiefs
1 ball cap
2 pairs of full-fingered gloves
1 do rag
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2 pair cycling shorts
1 cycling tights
1 short sleeve jersey
1 short sleeve wicking T
1 long sleeve wicking T
1 pair zip-off pants
2 pair wool socks
1 pair short cotton cycling socks
1 Marilena wool jacket with wind panel front
1 nylon windbreaker
1 rain poncho
1 pair SPD shoes
1 pair sandals or Crocs
1 bandana/do rag
2 handkerchiefs
1 pair cycling gloves
1 brimmed hat for sun protection off bike
Looking at the list it seems like a lot but on the last tour I used each piece.
1 cycling tights
1 short sleeve jersey
1 short sleeve wicking T
1 long sleeve wicking T
1 pair zip-off pants
2 pair wool socks
1 pair short cotton cycling socks
1 Marilena wool jacket with wind panel front
1 nylon windbreaker
1 rain poncho
1 pair SPD shoes
1 pair sandals or Crocs
1 bandana/do rag
2 handkerchiefs
1 pair cycling gloves
1 brimmed hat for sun protection off bike
Looking at the list it seems like a lot but on the last tour I used each piece.
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For 3-season tours:
Head:
1 cycling cap
1 ski cap
1 helmet
Tops:
2 long sleeve light weight shirts
1 midweight half-zip fleece sweater
1 hooded down jacket if cold temps expected
1 rain jacket
Bottoms:
2 padded cycling undies
1 boxer-briefs
1 shorts that go over undies
1 pants
1 rain pants
Hands:
1 pair long finger runner's gloves
Feet:
2 pair wool socks
1 pair sneakers
1 pair rain booties
Head:
1 cycling cap
1 ski cap
1 helmet
Tops:
2 long sleeve light weight shirts
1 midweight half-zip fleece sweater
1 hooded down jacket if cold temps expected
1 rain jacket
Bottoms:
2 padded cycling undies
1 boxer-briefs
1 shorts that go over undies
1 pants
1 rain pants
Hands:
1 pair long finger runner's gloves
Feet:
2 pair wool socks
1 pair sneakers
1 pair rain booties
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Rapha makes the best stuff.
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My gear list for my most recent tour which was a bikepacking ride of the Holland Track here in Western Australia. So six + 1 days unsupported with no resupply/towns etc between the start and the preliminary end of the Track at Coolgardie can be found here.
Anyway the clothes I took on this ride of seven days plus two days on the bus home where:
Xero Shoes Umara Z-Trail Mens Size 10
Hagloffs L.I.M. Essens Jacket - Size L
Uniqlo Men's Heattech Tights - Item Code 146075
Icebreaker Merino Body Fit Basics 200 - Size M
Beanie
Rab Longitude pants - Size L
RAB Flashpoint Jacket - Size Large
Laundry Shorts - Running shorts with liner removed
Outdoor Research Echo Long Sleeved Duo Tee - Large - Polygiene
Inov-8 Mudsoc Mid Socks - Size EU 44-47
Anyway the clothes I took on this ride of seven days plus two days on the bus home where:
Xero Shoes Umara Z-Trail Mens Size 10
Hagloffs L.I.M. Essens Jacket - Size L
Uniqlo Men's Heattech Tights - Item Code 146075
Icebreaker Merino Body Fit Basics 200 - Size M
Beanie
Rab Longitude pants - Size L
RAB Flashpoint Jacket - Size Large
Laundry Shorts - Running shorts with liner removed
Outdoor Research Echo Long Sleeved Duo Tee - Large - Polygiene
Inov-8 Mudsoc Mid Socks - Size EU 44-47
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Not my cind of brand. Ill stick to Craft. Swedish brand, and youl always find there gear 40-70% on discount if you look around here in scandinavia!
Rader pay 60$ for a bib short than 200-2500$
When a TourDeFrance team can use Craft, then its good anought for me
Rader pay 60$ for a bib short than 200-2500$
When a TourDeFrance team can use Craft, then its good anought for me
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Good touring clothes!
When I first read the title, I put the emphasis on “good,” as in “nice” as one might wear to go to a nice restaurant, or a theater show, or maybe a cocktail party and not stand out. When my wife and I crossed the country on our honeymoon, we were self-supported, and mostly in rural America. We did stop in Jefferson City, MO on her birthday, and went to a nice restaurant. I think we did both carry a nice pair of slacks and sports shirts.
When we arrived in our new hometown of Boston the day before I was to start my professional job, I had to shop for new clothes and shoes to wear to work.
We haven’t toured in a long time since then, but in the meanwhile we learned social ballroom dancing, and that’s our main entertainment activity. So even if we were to go dancing at a casual place, like a bar, we both would like to have leather-soled shoes. However, were we to tour nowadays, we probably would go credit-card, or on an organized tour, and shoes would take up less space than a tent.
When I first read the title, I put the emphasis on “good,” as in “nice” as one might wear to go to a nice restaurant, or a theater show, or maybe a cocktail party and not stand out. When my wife and I crossed the country on our honeymoon, we were self-supported, and mostly in rural America. We did stop in Jefferson City, MO on her birthday, and went to a nice restaurant. I think we did both carry a nice pair of slacks and sports shirts.
When we arrived in our new hometown of Boston the day before I was to start my professional job, I had to shop for new clothes and shoes to wear to work.
We haven’t toured in a long time since then, but in the meanwhile we learned social ballroom dancing, and that’s our main entertainment activity. So even if we were to go dancing at a casual place, like a bar, we both would like to have leather-soled shoes. However, were we to tour nowadays, we probably would go credit-card, or on an organized tour, and shoes would take up less space than a tent.
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You can be a minimalist in a temperate climate and carry little more than a rain jacket and an extra jersey. It's not impossible to wash what you're wearing during the day at a public restroom or hidden natural setting, put it on damp and wear it dry. If weather doesn't allow that, it's okay to skip a day.
If you're camping add what's needed for expected temperatures
For those cold and/or rainy days, my kit also includes rain trousers, light nylon trekking trousers, hat and gloves, wool socks, clear goggles.
I've taken to wearing a long sleeved nylon trekking shirt on tour for sun and bug protection, buttoned up for warmth or worn open for cooling. Easy to wash, quick to dry. I wear it over a wool jersey for extra warmth.
If you're camping add what's needed for expected temperatures
For those cold and/or rainy days, my kit also includes rain trousers, light nylon trekking trousers, hat and gloves, wool socks, clear goggles.
I've taken to wearing a long sleeved nylon trekking shirt on tour for sun and bug protection, buttoned up for warmth or worn open for cooling. Easy to wash, quick to dry. I wear it over a wool jersey for extra warmth.
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1 pair cycling shorts (worn on my body)
1 pair regular shorts
1 pair of swimming trunks
3 synthetic t-shirts/singlets (one worn on my body)
1 pair of regular cotton underpants
All carried, along with toiletries and phone charger and earbuds, in an 8L drybag. That's all.
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