OH MY GOD! I CANT CLICK THE BUY NOW BUTTON FAST ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.primalwear.com/images/clothing/RIT2JERNL_LG.gif
― ddb, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:25 (sixteen years ago) link
no one wears (or should not wear) a jersey as a base layer in the middle of winter. it doesn't make sense.
i do all the time. i've got tons of jerseys, cutoff jerseys, longsleeve and insulated longsleeves tho. a good system for round here is shortsleeve w/armwarmers, then noninsulated l/s on top. mornings here can be 30, but warm to 50 in a couple hours. so, then you peel off the l/s, and--you still have jersey pockets for stuffing.
for training, "jackets", even your team jacket, are very uncool. they're flappy and overkill.
― Hunt3r, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:32 (sixteen years ago) link
not saying baselayers are bad, just, don't use em much. i own them tho. i use them for xc skiing for example
― Hunt3r, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:34 (sixteen years ago) link
i feel as if jerseys don't cling to your body and wick as well as a good winter baselayer does. in the 50-60s mornings i would wear a baselayer with a s/s jersey over it.
― cutty, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:35 (sixteen years ago) link
and the right fitting cycling jackets aren't flappy at all--see pet peeves thread for my distaste for flappy clothes
― cutty, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:36 (sixteen years ago) link
where do you live again, hunt3r? i forgets
― cutty, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:39 (sixteen years ago) link
I HAVE A LONG SLEEVE CANNONDALE JERSEY THAT I USED FOR A BASE ON SUNDAY. WHEN I WAS KILLING THE TRAILS ON A SINGLESPEED.
BOO-YA TO YA!
― ddb, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:50 (sixteen years ago) link
i knew a guy who tailored his team jackets. his wife was handy with the sewing tho. i mostly on used them for registration and warm ups/course preview.
colorado
― Hunt3r, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:58 (sixteen years ago) link
People are giving righteous flack about the expensive-ass "cycling" jeans that BikeSnob wrote up, but yo, I ride to get places so lycra is OOTQ, and all my jeans creep down my ass, and I realized over the weekend that I don't know how to attach U-lock for the ride unless I carry a whole bag (ended up bungee-tying it under saddle but eeeek), and all my pant-legs are greased due to short calves vs large chainring. I don't have $360 or wahtever, but I would love wearable clothes that solved those probs.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 22:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Actually, mini-dress + heavy tights solves it just fine, you just don't get any pockets with that.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 22:53 (sixteen years ago) link
tuck lock in belt, or if it's mini, put it in yr back pocket
― gbx, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:06 (sixteen years ago) link
oh just show up in lycra ;)
― cutty, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Do not wear belts. Lock is not mini. Dresses have no pockets. Don't worry, I'll just keep bitching until I figure it all out.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:39 (sixteen years ago) link
i understand your quandary. forever i could not figure out how to wear my sidis and go to bars. i just stopped going to bars and everything worked out.
― cutty, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I was pretty pathetic srsly: first on Friday my light came unclipped from my pocket at some point when I stopped to drunkenly hike up incredb. tight jeans, and I lost blinker. Also I had to figure out how to strap clutch purse AND Ulock together under my saddle with one (1) bungee. Jeans chafed and were awful.
Bought new light Sat & attached it to bike. Wore mini + tights. Put all my shit in jacket pockets (requires wearing a baggy-ish jacket, though). Ulock still strapped under seat BUT it dislodged light in the middle of Metropolitan so I had to stop and go back in traffic for my blinker. THEN later a wad of cash managed to work OUT of pocket and fly in into the street, so I had to stop again, in traffic. Got home w/o further incident.
FINALLY ON SUNDAY I took the 3-speed in a pencil skirt and heels and had no incidents. Had to wear another baggy jacket, though.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:48 (sixteen years ago) link
you need a saddle bag, boo
― gbx, Thursday, 8 November 2007 02:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Or one of these!
http://cetmaracks.com/13.5.jpg
― Laurel, Thursday, 8 November 2007 03:00 (sixteen years ago) link
http://cetmaracks.com/6.jpg
― Laurel, Thursday, 8 November 2007 03:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh shit, sorry. It wasn't that big on the orig page.
i was eyeing up those racks (LOL BOOBS) the other day! i had spent too much time on the rivendell bike works website and was sort of disgusted with my ride. i sorta can't wait to get my schwinn fixed up and fitted out to carry basically everything.
― gbx, Thursday, 8 November 2007 03:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Rivendell: Made by elves.
― Laurel, Thursday, 8 November 2007 03:57 (sixteen years ago) link
tho a huge fan of grant peterson while he was at bridgestone (and an owner of an rb1, mb4 and mb1), rivendell is uber-fredly stuff.
and i appreciate the aesthetic, but the premiums too high.
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 8 November 2007 15:46 (sixteen years ago) link
I BOUGHT A CRAFT BASE TOP (AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT) BUT IT HAD THE WIND PROOF FRONT, WHICH I LIKE AND BACK FLAP...WHICH I ALSO LIKE...IT WAS EXPENSIVE, WHICH I DONT LIKE.
― ddb, Friday, 9 November 2007 15:38 (sixteen years ago) link
NOT THAT TRON LOOKING ONE UP TOP...MORE BASIC
― ddb, Friday, 9 November 2007 15:39 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah i have one of those. works really well from 40s-60s!
― cutty, Friday, 9 November 2007 15:40 (sixteen years ago) link