Seekers, I've ridden in the short sleeve for about forty
miles, temps in Boise are in the high 80s to mid 90s, dry as
a bone. These are very warm shirts; best for fall and spring
riding conditions.The microfiber is thick, which means it
will last through probably 100 washings, and they wick well,
surely, but they don't breathe. The neck is quite tight; no
ventilation there at all. And the tape ... the reflective
tape is a mylar base layer so it does not stretch and it is
completely impermeable to water. The stripe across the back
is like resting against a plastic bag while you're on a
recumbent. Not good.
Thinking more relfective tape must be better than just a
little reflective tape, I ordered the ANSI CLass 2 shirts.
They have 3 reflective stripes, front and back, in a U-
shape, rather like suspenders with a waist belt. Don't buy
the Class 2! It looks to me like recumbent riders would want
to consider the less expensive hi-viz wicking t shirts with
only a single horizontal stripe front and back. It's about
$12 plus s&h. There is a polo-style shirt but it's not
offered with the simpler taping, only with the Class 2 U-
shape, and it's expensive, about $25 plus s&h.
Intersting line of products but they haven't found the right
combination yet for recumbents. We need a wicking t-shirt
with stripes in specific locations and a zipper.
david boise ID.