underarmour for bicycling

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A friend who plays tennis swears by the stuff. I'm considering getting a sleeveless
mock-turtleneck to wear as my base layer for winter riding.

Anyone use underarmour for cycling, especially as a cold-weather base layer? Which line -
all-season, cold weather, something else?

Thanks, Michael

I use the cold gear line and really like it. You need something else on top to block the wind, but
as a wicking and insulating layer it's great.

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I use the cold gear line and really like it. You need something else on top to block the wind, but
as a wicking and insulating layer it's great.

Any idea how it stacks up against the myriad similar products on the market?

The underarmor site is remarkably vague about what is so special about their stuff.

Thanks,

Chris Neary [email hidden]

"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the
elements I loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I use the cold gear line and really like it. You need something else on top to block the wind,
but as a wicking and insulating layer it's great.

Any idea how it stacks up against the myriad similar products on the market?

I would guess about the same as other "high performance underwear" products. It just happened to be
the first one I tried (after I heard an interview with the founder on the radio), and I liked it. I
haven't tried other brands because I just don't need that many sets of the stuff.

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The underarmor site is remarkably vague about what is so special about their stuff.

I found some reading somewhere which explained how the wicking action works, and it just has to do
with the number and size of fibers against your skin compared to the number on the outside. I
imagine any competent textile manufacturer can do the same thing.

I do like the fit of the Under Armor: its quite stretchy because of its high lycra/spandex content,
so it doesn't bag or develop wrinkles.

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Chris Neary said:

Quoted message said:

I use the cold gear line and really like it. You need something else on top to block the wind, but
as a wicking and insulating layer it's great.

Any idea how it stacks up against the myriad similar products on the market?

The underarmor site is remarkably vague about what is so special about their stuff.

I think any basic polypropylene undershirt will work well .that's what I got. I found them on
clearance for 7.99 so I could get a weeks worth. I found I can use them under a long sleeve cotton
tee shirt too saves me more money.

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Steve Knight said:

Chris Neary said:

Quoted message said:

I use the cold gear line and really like it. You need something else on top to block the wind,
but as a wicking and insulating layer it's great.

Any idea how it stacks up against the myriad similar products on the market?

The underarmor site is remarkably vague about what is so special about their stuff.

I think any basic polypropylene undershirt will work well .that's what I got. I found them on
clearance for 7.99 so I could get a weeks worth. I found I can use them under a long sleeve cotton
tee shirt too saves me more money.

I'm looking at poly again. Does it still have that awful smell? My last batch was horrible, but
bought in the 80s.

Fortunately (?) for me, I can't smell that well...but the wife and daughter give me heck! ;-)

Back on topic, the underarmor type that resists falling on artificial turf looks interesting. I'm
always wearing out my shirts and stuff, especially on the elbows. Maybe it would be an investment.
I'm putting underarmor "Turfgear(tm)" on my X-mas list!

-B

Under Armour is the cats meow if you can afford it. $50 for a top and another $50 for the bottoms,
and you've spent a nice chunk of change. Still, this is the best stuff I ever used. Warm,
compression fit helps the muscles, and appears to be quality constructed. If you have the bucks,
this is the stuff to buy. If you're looking for great cold weather gloves for those single digit
days, check out the vulpineadaptive.comvulpineadaptive.comOpen ↗ site. Their gloves are reviewed at the ice bike
site. The gloves are a bit bulky, and on the costly side, but they are excellent. Super warm. Well
constructed. Customer service was top notch

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I use the cold gear line and really like it. You need something else on top to block the wind,
but as a wicking and insulating layer it's great.

Any idea how it stacks up against the myriad similar products on the

market?

Quoted message said:

I would guess about the same as other "high performance underwear" products. It just happened to
be the first one I tried (after I heard an interview with the founder on the radio), and I liked
it. I haven't tried other brands because I just don't need that many sets of the stuff.

Quoted message said:

The underarmor site is remarkably vague about what is so special about

their

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stuff.

I found some reading somewhere which explained how the wicking action works, and it just has to do
with the number and size of fibers against your skin compared to the number on the outside. I
imagine any competent textile manufacturer can do the same thing.

I do like the fit of the Under Armor: its quite stretchy because of its high lycra/spandex
content, so it doesn't bag or develop wrinkles.

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I'm looking at poly again. Does it still have that awful smell? My last batch was horrible, but
bought in the 80s.

nope no bad smell. some is soft but some is not. that's about the only difference.

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