Cycling clothing

Micheal Artindale said:

I am going to be puchasing my first jersey. How should it fit? What is the
best material, or are they all the same?

I am also thinking of getting something else. I am not sure what it is
called. it is the shorts and jersey combined. What is it called, and should
i get ti... what a benifits and the downsides to it?

Micheal

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Michael Artindale says:

Quoted message said:

I am going to be puchasing my first jersey. How should it fit?

It should fit so that YOU are comfy. Try a few tight (roadie) and loose (mtb)
and see which suits you best. If you're not comfortable, you shoulda left it
on the rack.

Quoted message said:

What is the
best material, or are they all the same?

Most of them are good, although there are a variety of fabrics out there. I'll
let our group seamstress (reasonable rates, good quality) answer the speciifics
there.

Quoted message said:

I am also thinking of getting something else. I am not sure what it is
called. it is the shorts and jersey combined. What is it called, and should
i get ti... what a benifits and the downsides to it?

Bib knickers in the States. It is definitely a roadie-style thing, but again,
if it feels comfy in use, screw what others may think. They only have to
_look_ at it ;-)

Steve

Stephen Baker wrote:
rack.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What is the
best material, or are they all the same?

Most of them are good, although there are a variety of fabrics out
there. I'll let our group seamstress (reasonable rates, good
quality) answer the speciifics there.

is that my cue? ( or Kathleen's, or Gab's, we all sew)

In the big pictue, all jerseys are pretty much made out of polyester in a
general sense. There are a lot of different kinds of wicking polyesters,
some of which are more comfy to wear than others. I find some of the
generic 100% polyesters to be downright nasty feeling to wear. Some of the
trademarked polyesters, like Coolmax Alta, Prosensor, are really nice. It's
the difference on whether your shirt feels slimy or comfy or just weird when
it's all sweaty.

But what do I know, I either make my own or buy them on sale.

penny

Penny says:

Quoted message said:

is that my cue? ( or Kathleen's, or Gab's, we all sew)

That was the theory.. ;-)
Didn't mean to leave the others out of it, but had assumed you were the only
one who sewed "publicly" as it were...

Steve

Micheal Artindale said:

I am going to be puchasing my first jersey. How should it fit? What is the
best material, or are they all the same?

I have three cycling specific jersey's. They are all made outta some
variation of a "Wicking" fabric. Much more comfortable to wear when you
are working hard on a bike.

I also have another t-shirt, made by Patagonia, that has similar wicking
properties, but is much more casual in it's cut. It also doesn't have
pockets on the back...

I sweat a lot, and I like to be comfortable, so for me personally I
wouldn't ride in anything but a wicking style of fabric. They can be a
little bit spendy though, but after all, it *is* a hobby right?

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Stephen Baker said:

Penny says:

Quoted message said:

is that my cue? ( or Kathleen's, or Gab's, we all sew)

That was the theory.. ;-)
Didn't mean to leave the others out of it, but had assumed you were
the only one who sewed "publicly" as it were...

Steve

we all have a good working knowledge of outdoors fabrics.

penny