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How Much Do You Know About Cycling Clothes?

Cycling clothes- is it the s-t-r-e-t-c-h of the shorts....pockets in the jersey you find most useful?

Increase your riding satisfaction by adding a better seat cushioning, chaf reducing, moisture removing chamois!

You body will thank you the day after the ride!!

Without any of these handy benefits cycling clothes would not be any better then normal clothes.
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Get Some Cushion for Added Comfort and Decreased Numbness

The essential comfort adding part of any road biking short is the chamois!

Through the way the chamois is made provides the desired benefits.... Of added comfort and decreased numbness.

You get the seat cushioning, and numbness reduction, from the padding the chamois is made of.

You can get a chamois made from a variety of different padding materials. The most common are:
  • Gel
  • High Density Foam
  • Slight padding
The better quality of high density foam the more expensive the short.

You will find the higher the price of the short the more padding you get.

You will enjoy the higher quality chamois because it will greatly reduce saddle soreness.

You body will thank you.... for the reduced numbness following your long ride!

These cycling clothes will reduce your numbness and fatigue.

Eliminate Chafing and Increase Riding Comfort

The objective of biking shorts is to eliminate chafing.

Cycling ClothesThere are a few ways shorts accomplish this.

The first way is having a s-t-r-e-t-c-h-y, snug fitting material from which the shorts are made.

Second method is found in how the seams are made.

The seams for cycling shorts are made via a flat seam construction.

This method of construction is the least abrasive on you as you ride.

The third way has to do with the chamois's ability to move moisture away from your body. 

Goodbye Moisture, Hello..... 

Top quality moisture removal, leaves your skin drier and your riding experience is more enjoyable.

Moisture transfer keeps your skin drier, longer and less prone to irritation. 

The chamois is the main component in effective perspiration evaporation.

With newer chamois technologies this function is getting more efficient. Which adds to your riding comfort and pleasure! 

The material cycling shorts are made of also assist moisture transfer.

It allows the skin to stay cooler thus less prone to irritation.

Be Warm...

While Happily Enjoying the Ride!

Being warm during a ride can greatly increase the enjoyment of your ride.

Keeping your body warm will allow you muscles to function with less stiffness.

There is various ways you can accomplish your objective of....Getting the most pleasure out of your ride.
Cycling Clothes
Your first option is to purchase some cycling tights. 

The next option is to purchase leg warmers

Leg warmers are designed to give you the look and warmth of tights with out the higher price.

You can use the shorts you already have to keep warm by adding leg warmers. 

You can be both economical and versatile!

You should find great warmers for less than it costs to feed a family of four at a fast-food restaurant.

The Jersey...

Is made for your riding convenience and comfort.

The jersey has similar moisture removing properties as the chamois.

Today's road jersey helps keep you dry and comfortable as long as possible.

This is accomplished by a long front zipper and a proprietary fabric blend.

It also provides you a place to store some power food for the road.

All of this adds up to convenience for you as a rider and enjoyable cycling clothes!

You can find jerseys in variety of fabric blends. Some of these blends are:
  • Coolmax
  • 100% polyester
  • Merino wool
  • Polyester blend of some kind

Short Sleeve or Sleeveless, Satisfying Your Fashion Desires...

So you will enjoy the clothes your in!

A cycling jersey comes with three sleeve options.
  • sleeveless
  • short sleeve
  • long sleeve
Cycling ClothesThe sleeveless and short sleeve are similar in just about every way except the sleeve length.

The long sleeve jersey has a special mission.

It has to keep you warm and dry at the same time!

Your long sleeve jersey is for cooler weather riding.

Enjoy riding even in colder weather!

You can stay warm with the short sleeve jersey you already have.

You do this by getting an arm warmer!

It adds warmth with out having an extra jersey taking up space.

You will find the warmer gives you versatility at a fraction of the cost for a new jersey!

Do You Know What Your Cycling Clothes Options are?

You can choose from a variety of bicycle clothes makers.

You also get to choose your style.

Here are some of your options as far as manufactures go:
You also have the option of using some of your regular stretchy clothes by getting padded riding undergarments.

You have other options such as a skort (for women), capris/knickers, baggy shorts, and shorts for the larger than life people.

To finish off your cycling clothes you should remember socks for your feet.  

You want to get socks which do not smell bad like the rest of your riding clothes.

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