General - TEXTILE CLOTHING BREATHABLE???

[Finglesham Phil]

Hi

I have ventured into the textile arena for clothing and purchased a jacket and pants made of condura i took out the winter warm quilty stuff from both trousers and jacket and walked around the house looking like a silly space man ( as my 3yr old son said) but after about 40 min i was getting mighty damp in in fact the sweat was rolling down my legs, and my t shirt was ringable. ) at this point I must say i wasn't standing in the shower or forgot to use the toilet.

could any please shed a light on this? is it down to actually purchasing breathable textile or is all the same?

Thanks ;D

[suzukikidontheloose53]

You'll be ok as long as you're on a bike and moving, but it does tend to get a bit unbearably hot if you walk about much in it.I usually keep all the ventilation zips open permanently and I'm still roasting.

[bobh]

It's also a good idea to wear athletic-type wicking material next to the skin, rather than cotton. There are various people who sell stuff specially for bikers (e.g. Hein Gericke) but you can also use ski or mountain bike kit if it's easier or cheaper to get hold of. Much of my stuff comes from Decathlon, if you've a branch near you (or if you're in France).

[doyle]

+1 to above comments. We are coming into summer here in Oz, with a couple of 30+ days already. On the move, with liners removed, textile breathes quite well (depending on design of course). Something long sleeved and thin will "wick" the sweat away quite nicely. Even better if it's designed for that very purpose.

[cam7777]

I am probably being thick here but why wear it round the house??

Joking aside, I find it best to have two sets of gear, a mesh type with lots of airflow for hot days, textile for all other times.

Don't skimp on the quality, a quality set should last you years, my Hein Gericke all seasons lasted 8 years before letting anything in

[Deleted]

I think the polyester linings cause the sweats and so called breathable material can be very variable.
Aldis and Lidl do good skin tight 'wicking' undergarments, usually round about March time.
If I was commuting a lot I'd use the mesh type material and just add some layers in the cold weather.
IMHO there is nothing that will cope with big temperature extremes. My mesh jacket just kept me warm enough while going over the Pyrenees, but in the Bordeaux traffic at 35 deg C I was melting ;D

[CD]

The Gore type linings breathe but they have their limits and too much = leaking.

In heavy rain my older (cheap) trousers would feel like they'd leaked, but really it was the outer shell getting soaked and sucking my body heat out of the lining. The lining was dry when I arrived home. A newer pair is much better but still happens to some extent when its really cold and very wet.