On 2017-11-19 09:13, jbeattie wrote:
On Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 8:16:00 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-11-18 18:22, John B. wrote:

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... Like the hose clamps to keep the front fork bearings from
falling off?


That hose clamp works poifectly.


But more to the point $10 for a tee shirt? That is (last time I
checked the exchange rate) 330 baht for a tee shirt? Absurd, I
buy tee shirts for 100 baht each, six for 500 baht.


We can get them for that price as well. However, then the collars
wear out faster and become floppy. Also, I need 100% cotton and of
good quality. Not something super-thin that unravels at the first
brush with a blackberry bush.

Do you only ride on 80 degree days? A cotton t-shirt is probably the
worst base-layer imaginable -- particularly an all cotton t-shirt.


I ride in cotton T-shirts between 40F and 110F. Below 40F I carry a
lumberjack shirt in a pannier but sometimes I don't use it. Mostly for
long downhill sections because my lower back is not so great and cold
can hurt it.

Cotton really shines on hot summer days: Make it soaking wet and it'll
provide evaporative cooling for at 1/2h.

If clothing contains any sort of artifical materials (at least the ones
I tested so far) I develop skin rashes. That is one of the reasons for
not wearing a hydration pack anymore and equipping both bikes with the
same model of panniers.


My base layer yesterday and today is wool -- although I use polypro a
lot (almost always for skiing). Poly pro is better for wet weather
because it dries faster.


100% natural wool would be ok for me as well but 5-10mi into the ride
I'd start sweating profusely.

--
Regards, Joerg

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