![]() If I am covered in a GoreTex Paclite or Pro material softshell, I will start overheating almost immediately. Once my core starts to warm up, I can feel the heat radiating through my anteriors and lats. I tend to start my uphill journeys a little tense on the shoulders and the arms, as I try to build up my core temperature spinning my legs at a lower cadence and harder gearing. Leaving the front door of my house or the nearest trail-head, there is a 5 minute warm-up period with this three layer Deniz dip. The Patagonia Dirt Roamer Jacket has been filling this top-layer role quite successfully for the past couple of months. Whenever I am dressing up for a ride, whether it is a photoshoot, hour of power lap, leisure cruise, a recon mission for the next shoot, or the NSMB favourite let's get scared to death ride, I would like to be prepared for different weather conditions without carrying more than necessary and over dressing. ![]() Now this is why you are here, reading this review. I acknowledge this blatant mistake and keep my public appearance to a minimum. Sometimes a short sleeve jersey will find its way to the top of my merino baselayer but this fashion faux pas is unforgivable no matter what generation you belong to. Either of them will do depending on what has been washed and if the thermometer is at the high end of the range I mentioned above, they are all I need save for a precipitous day. Dakine makes decent breathable jerseys and I have a particularly loud orange coloured, Adidas running jersey I found at Costco for $15cad that I am fond of. I like to wear an athletic MTB jersey that wicks the sweat and heat away from the baselayer. It is my most used garment for the winter months and I'll be sad when it wears out. I have used it on it's own in the spring and late fall quite effectively but the risk of damaging it crashing is too much of a gamble, as I love it to bits. This merino shirt is fitted and takes up almost no space both on my back or in a pack. Now I hear IBEX is making a comeback and can't wait to see what they come up with and I hope I get to test some of it. Temperature levels 0˚- 10˚c (32˚- 50˚F) Base layerįrom October to March, I use a bargain-bin find IBEX Long sleeve Merino shirt that has saved my bacon more than once. Waterproof but not breathable enough for hard efforts. The third layer is the jacket that changes depending on the moisture content and the length of the ride, and so far I've been mostly off with my top layer choice. I try to keep my winter layering consistent. I didn't look into this claim, but the theory is sound. Someone told me this can be partly blamed on the lack of airplanes in the air which aid in weather predictions. Lately, the weather predictions have been more erratic than usual. If the ride is around an hour long from my house, I can deal with the consequences. Getting wet inside and out is almost inevitable. Sometimes you get both too: warm and rainy. We've had some stellar weather too, mixed in with the wet that made us consider bringing a canoe to the trails.įor me, dressing for rides is always a challenge as overheating is just as common as the rain soaking through the garment. Not unexpected in this part of the world where the warm ocean moisture meets the cold coastal mountains and all too often dumps a fair bit of water on us. The weather has been a mixed bag of halloween goodies in the part few months.
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