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Rapha club jersey or Lightweight Jersey?
Hello,
Since I am new to cycling and the amount of cash needed to invest in gear is considerable, I am interested in getting advantage of sales perioed and buy myself a summer jersey?
Based on your experience, for temperatures 28-35 Celsious, which of the two jerseys would be best?
Does the full zipper make a significant difference?
Thank you in advance
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I've been using the Rapha Lightweight jersey in Abu Dhabi, even in summer when the temperature is well over 40C so I would certainly recommend it.
Haven't tried Torm but I have tried Shutt. I liked the jersey but to be honest I sent it home to London and the cooler weather. It would be lovely for a UK summer jersey but I found that out here when I'm sweating bucketloads the wool soaked up a lot of moisture and it got quite heavy and saggy.
The Rapha on the other hand keeps its shape beautifully and allows the moisture to escape as much as a synthetic would.
The Shutt jersey works perfectly well wihin its design limits, but extreme heat is too much for it.
I suspect Torm would be the same but if they want to send me one I'm willing to test-ride it.
Just to re-iterate what everyone else has said - the Merino club jersey is far too warm for Greece. You definitely need something lightweight with a long zip.
point taken .. thank you all
Crikey, buying Rapha when you got no money ... how does that work??
Try Torm, I love my jersey from these guys ... they make some great stuff, may be a little on the heavy side for Greek temperatures although I used mine on some blistering days in UK last Summer .. seem to remember we had one or two ..
http://www.torm.cc/products.html
Hope this helps ..
Shutt VR sale. I just got a full zip white & blue summer jersey in L. Merino wool. Lovely jersey.
U cannot do that in Greece ... should put the bike out 3/4 of the year ... darn country ... we got no money .. but we got this sun that just wont chill out .. EVER !!!!
28-35C. I'd put the bike away, take cover and drink cold beer...
full zips make you look like a pro!
I rarely zip anything further down than halfway so couldn't comment on that, but I think you would find the club jersey a bit thick and warm for that sort of temperature - I would go with the lightweight one (which is also a bit more "fitted")