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Offline drumwrecker

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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2017, 09:46:29 am »
Got two sets of merino stuff, one does have a very small amount of polyester the other 100% merino. The 100% one can get a bit stretchy, the other holds its shape well. I get my merino socks from Marks and Sparks. They are great, cool in the summer and warm in the winter and thin so it is easy to wear two pairs when really cold but rarely need to as I use sheepskin inner soles. merino is great stuff in my view.
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2017, 11:04:37 am »
Another vote for merino - in my case some thermals I had from an old Lapland holiday a few years back... in terms of jackets I have recently gone for a Rokker Black Jakket and love it... it allows a degree of cool air through and has other features that make it safe, comfortable, effective...  :)
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2017, 04:38:00 pm »
Cheer for all info and opinions finally got myself into gear and ventured into Mountain Warehouse today to have a look see, very helpful member of staff who pointed me in the direction of base layers. Result got myself long sleeved tee reduced from £30 to £9.99 bargain looking forward to seeing/feeling results.
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2017, 06:27:51 am »
Quote from: kennyc on July 24, 2017, 07:45:27 am
Quote from: Blobby on July 24, 2017, 07:22:43 am
Don't quite understand why putting on base layers will make you cooler..
I have a summer jacket with all the armouring but is mainly a mesh design so air flows through it keeping you cool (unless your stuck filtering through traffic). With that i carry a water proof thin over jacket just incase it rains
its to do with efficiently moving sweat away from your body, as the sweat evaporates it uses heat which is removed from the body resulting in a cooling effect, anyone who has sufffered the dripping teeshirt effect during a hot days ride can testify to the desirability of getting moisture away ASAP  :D
Being a person who in the summer often has a sweat soaked T shirt from working in hot places I find a blast of air over the sodden shirt helps dry it, although the drying shirt does have a not so nice pungent odour..  :-[
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2017, 08:46:48 am »
Base layers Arco safety equipment thats where i get mine work well but also have a cool down vest you soak it in water for 3 mins sqeeze out excess and put on over base layer or tight tee shirts evaporation keeps you really cool or wear dry in cold weather for warmth got mine online Louis Giga store Germany lot cheaper than BMW.
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« Reply #20 on: July 27, 2017, 10:16:03 am »
Being a person who in the summer often has a sweat soaked T shirt from working in hot places I find a blast of air over the sodden shirt helps dry it, although the drying shirt does have a not so nice pungent odour..  :-[
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Merino wool apparently hides the odour for some time.
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #21 on: July 27, 2017, 12:49:14 pm »
Quote from: drumwrecker on July 27, 2017, 10:16:03 am
Being a person who in the summer often has a sweat soaked T shirt from working in hot places I find a blast of air over the sodden shirt helps dry it, although the drying shirt does have a not so nice pungent odour..  :-[

Merino wool apparently hides the odour for some time.
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Then lets it go in one big blast  ???  ;D
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #22 on: July 27, 2017, 01:00:13 pm »
The Merino sheep wool has a type of armour like shell which the bacteria find it hard to cling to and therefore no bacteria no smell.
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #23 on: July 27, 2017, 02:22:58 pm »
Must buy me a few of these sheep and surround my dog in them, having a long hair GSD means a constant smell of wet dog
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #24 on: August 08, 2017, 07:04:29 pm »
never much issue with top half being cool up here. Howeer did have issue in Ireland this year with rear ending up sore. Not uncomforable due to seat but sweating and back of my legs killing me.
Wore Cycling shorts but still seemd to catch all the bloody hairs on the back of my legs. Tried talcom powder and it just went int a white goo.

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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #25 on: August 09, 2017, 01:50:09 pm »
Sounds more like a sesitivity issue. Are you wearing anything different?
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« Reply #26 on: August 09, 2017, 01:52:56 pm »
Not really, but i am a sensitive soul  :o ;D
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #27 on: August 09, 2017, 07:08:47 pm »
Shave or leg wax?  :o
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Re: Base Layers
« Reply #28 on: August 11, 2017, 11:07:08 am »
For those who may be considering the stuff, here are some base layer items on offer from EDZ, an excellent purveyor of excellent stuff...

https://www.edzlayering.com/collections/mens-all-climate

...but hurry!

Use discount code MAC_10 at the checkout to get 10%
off anything in our All Climate range
discount code expires  Monday 14th August 2017.
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« Reply #29 on: August 11, 2017, 04:41:41 pm »
EDZ every day for me. Used them for many moons and swear by them. First class.

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