Long Sleeves for Tan Lines?
02-17-20, 07:13 PM
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Bicycle tan lines.
Back in the day when I swam laps for an hour every morning at the Beverly Hills YMCA I had tan lines so obvious that the lifeguard said "you have a bicyclist tan lines". He was right because I was a bicycle messenger in Beverly Hills, I didn't make much money but I could swim every morning, and bicycle all day. "Those were the days my friend, yes those were the days"
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02-18-20, 07:19 AM
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Not all sunsleeves are created equal - some are cooler than bare skin. Scroll up to post 20, I wore sleeve, legs, and buff for 19 hours on a day that got over 90F with sun and humidity. I happily wore the sunsleeves/legs/buff all day. The only time I pushed sleeve to my wrists was in the dark before sunrise and at dusk right before finishing.
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02-18-20, 07:48 PM
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Not all sunsleeves are created equal - some are cooler than bare skin. Scroll up to post 20, I wore sleeve, legs, and buff for 19 hours on a day that got over 90F with sun and humidity. I happily wore the sunsleeves/legs/buff all day. The only time I pushed sleeve to my wrists was in the dark before sunrise and at dusk right before finishing.
Since then, I've been pondering a minimal-but-sufficient approach to clothing if I were to do it again. Perhaps with the right long-sleeved jersey and knickers, I could wear the same stuff around the clock and not get too warm during the day, or too cold at night.
02-19-20, 07:32 AM
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I could learn from you. In Paris-Brest-Paris 2015, I erred on the other side, trying to ride the whole thing in bike shorts and short-sleeve jerseys. Way too cold at night, only my idiocy got me through it.
Since then, I've been pondering a minimal-but-sufficient approach to clothing if I were to do it again. Perhaps with the right long-sleeved jersey and knickers, I could wear the same stuff around the clock and not get too warm during the day, or too cold at night.
Since then, I've been pondering a minimal-but-sufficient approach to clothing if I were to do it again. Perhaps with the right long-sleeved jersey and knickers, I could wear the same stuff around the clock and not get too warm during the day, or too cold at night.
During P-B-P, can you dump or pick up gear at controls? I'm rondo-curious, but at this point, I've mostly riding gravel grinders.
02-19-20, 01:00 PM
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The 2019 DAMn was very warm and humid overnight, never got too cold with gear you see in my pic above (BTW - that was just after 8:00 am). In 2018, the night air was cold and I wore a light jacket until check point 2 (mile 120).
During P-B-P, can you dump or pick up gear at controls? I'm rondo-curious, but at this point, I've mostly riding gravel grinders.
During P-B-P, can you dump or pick up gear at controls? I'm rondo-curious, but at this point, I've mostly riding gravel grinders.
Feel free to stop by the Long Distance forum if you're interested in riding some brevets!
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