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Old 10-06-21, 03:12 PM
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What’s too tight for Cycling Jersey.

How snug is too tight for Fall weather cycling jerseys. Barely enough room for a short sleeve base layer.

Sizing up too much creates bunch of other issues.
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Ditch the jersey and get something like flannel or wool -- y'know, stuff that's worked for a hundred years, even without a logo.
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If you cycling kit takes you 30 minutes to put on and 30 minutes to take off then it means that it's too tight.
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Originally Posted by Rolla
Ditch the jersey and get something like flannel or wool -- y'know, stuff that's worked for a hundred years, even without a logo.
Logos are very important, they increase watts and speed.
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Logos are very important, they increase watts and speed.
It's like legal doping!
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When it’s uncomfortable to you? Or is this not a serious question?
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Originally Posted by Rolla
Ditch the jersey and get something like flannel or wool -- y'know, stuff that's worked for a hundred years, even without a logo.
meh.. 100 yrs. big deal. I only ride in Mesopotamian linen
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I only ride in Mesopotamian linen
Hipster.
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Originally Posted by b88
How snug is too tight for Fall weather cycling jerseys. Barely enough room for a short sleeve base layer.
Its like obscenity- hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Just look in a mirror.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
When it’s uncomfortable to you? Or is this not a serious question?
Uncomfortable for me is when you are standing and the shoulder/chest area is constricted until you get into an aggressive riding position.

Uncomfortable is stopping every 15 mins to pull your pants or baggy cycling shorts back up.
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Originally Posted by b88
Uncomfortable for me is when you are standing and the shoulder/chest area is constricted until you get into an aggressive riding position.

Uncomfortable is stopping every 15 mins to pull your pants or baggy cycling shorts back up.
Definitely sounds too tight. Bibs will resolve the droopy drawers issue. Aside from comfort, your build matters as well. I'm overweight and look like a lumpy sausage in a "race fit" jersey. If that sounds familiar, do folks a favor and size up.
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Originally Posted by shelbyfv
Definitely sounds too tight. Bibs will resolve the droopy drawers issue. Aside from comfort, your build matters as well. I'm overweight and look like a lumpy sausage in a "race fit" jersey. If that sounds familiar, do folks a favor and size up.
Yes. I have one race fit jersey, which is consigned to indoor cycling only.
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[I only ride Mesopotamian linen.]

Originally Posted by Rolla
Hipster.


latest hipster jersey fashion when riding on your tubular fixie = front pockets!
Have yet to find one available in Mesopotamia linen!
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If you normally wear a baselayer, and this jersey is too tight to comfortably fit with one, then I think you've answered your own question.
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If it zips, it fits.



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Originally Posted by WhyFi
If it zips, it fits.



Then I guess it fits.
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[fat guy in Lampre kit]
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If it acts like plastidip when trying to remove it, it's toooooo snug.
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Originally Posted by b88
How snug is too tight for Fall weather cycling jerseys.
When you look like ten pounds of sausage stuffed into a five-pound casing.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
If it zips, it fits.



Actually I agree with this statement. Personally I'm much more comfortable wearing a too tight jersey versus a too loose jersey.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
[guy in Lampre kit]
He would be perfectly illustrative for this thread. Unfortunately he has been banned from BF. If only we were more inclusive.
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Kinda depends who is wearing it.
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Originally Posted by b88
How snug is too tight for Fall weather cycling jerseys. Barely enough room for a short sleeve base layer.

Sizing up too much creates bunch of other issues.
Women love Mamals, give them what they want.
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The tighter it fits, the more hair pokes out.
Maybe I'm confusing threads?
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
[fat guy in Lampre kit]
Lamprey kit?
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