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What to Wear When you Ride a Bike at any Temperature - Layering Clothing

Layering Means Comfort. The goal is to keep your body at a steady temperature while you work out without sweating too much or allowing your muscles, hands, feet, and body to get too cold.

Practice layering your clothing to stay warm during your warm-up, and cool enough once your real riding begins.  You will also want to take off layers before climbing steeply or add layers before descending and as you cool down after your ride. 

*Know Your Clothing*

TIP: Practice with your clothing, get to know your clothing and what works best for you in differing climates. Buy Quality, wear quality, ride quality.

Basic Layers for Road and Mountain Cycling:

Temperature 95-104°       

            Sleeveless Jersey
            Knickers
            Socks
            ½ gloves
            sunglasses
            helmet

Temperature  80-95°       

            Short Sleeve Jersey
            Knickers
            Socks
            ½ gloves
            sunglasses
            helmet

Temperature  72-80°       

            *Knit Arm Warmers until warmed up
            *Vest until warmed up
            Short Sleeve Jersey
            Knickers
            Socks
            ½ gloves
            sunglasses
            helmet

Temperature 65-72°       

            *Jacket until warmed up then put in your  back jersey pocket
            Knit Arm warmers (on and off as needed)
            Knit Knee warmers (optional until warmed up)
            Cycling Vest
            Short Sleeve Jersey
            Knickers
            Socks
            ½ gloves to full gloves
            sunglasses
            helmet

Temperature  55-65°       

Warm Jacket  or Jacket/Vest combo
Long Sleeve Jersey or SS Jersey with Lycra Arm Warmers
Leg Warmers or long tights
Knickers
Wool Socks / shoe covers optional
Full finger gloves
Rose or Clear lens sunglasses
Ear band
Helmet

Temperature  40-55°       

            Warm Jacket
            Long Sleeve Jersey
            Thermal singlet
            Long Lycra tights over knickers or Long Knickers
            Wool Socks
            Shoe Covers
            Full finger gloves
            Clear lens sunglasses
            Skull Cap
            helmet

Rain

Always carry a rain jacket in your back jersey pocket for rain

Use Lycra arm warmers and leg warmers if it looks like rain.

Long Descents

Put your arm warmers & vest or jacket back ON at the top of the descent to stay warm in the wind during the descent.

*Pedal for Warmth*

TIP: Keep pedaling on the downhill to keep your leg muscles warm.

Basic Layering for Triathlon Races   

SWIM: Triathlon Shorts, wetsuit, goggles, cap, ankle strap (timer)

BIKE:   Add Triathlon Top, Cycling shoes, (opp. socks), sunglasses & helmet. *water bottles and goo type pacs already on bike

RUN:   Add socks (optional), running shoes, water/goo belt, sun hat & sunglasses

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