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Summer bib tights

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  • April 19, 2016 at 7:30 am #25633
    MandaiMetric

    My first post here… I live in tropical Singapore, 50km from the equator… A great location for riding 365 days, but the sun is strong, and it’s hot and humid every day. Personally, I dislike sunscreen, not least because it’s sticky, sweats off and turns anything it contacts a nasty orange colour.

    Any recommendations for bib tights for use in hot, humid sunny weather… basically for UV protection. Currently I ride in Castelli Sorpasso bib tights, but while they do a great job of blocking UV rays, they aren’t the coolest.

    Thanks.

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  • April 23, 2016 at 9:56 am #870267
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    MandaiMetric

    Thanks all for the

    Thanks all for the suggestions… I will probably give the leg “sleeves” a try.

    Anyone have opinion of Lusso kit? They seem to have cooltech bib tights.

    http://www.lusso.bike/product-category/mens/tights-bibs-tights/bib-tights-tights-bibs/

    April 21, 2016 at 7:53 am #870265
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    Al__S

    DHB used to do non-thermal

    DHB used to do non-thermal lycra tights, but they seem to have dropped them (I guess they didn’t sell well enough). But even those could quickly become intolerably warm. I’d go with the P20 (which has an SPF50 version) and shorts

    April 19, 2016 at 7:20 pm #870263
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    fenix

    Ride at night?
    Ride at night?

    April 19, 2016 at 11:43 am #870261
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    ibr17xvii

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/castelli-upf-50-light-leg-skins/

     

    I’ve got some of these which may be worth a look at. I wear them under 3/4 bib knickers or shorts if I don’t want the warmer full winter tights. Obviously can remove them if I get too warm.

    Use them for different reasons than you want but reckon they would do the job.

     

    They also do knee & arm warmers in similar material.

    April 19, 2016 at 11:04 am #870259
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    MrB123

    I think Wiggle do some DHB

    I think Wiggle do some DHB Aeron leg/knee warmers that are white and designed to keep off strong sunlight so you could try some of those with your existing bib shorts.

    April 19, 2016 at 9:59 am #870257
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    dave atkinson

    Ultrasun worth looking at too

    Ultrasun worth looking at too: http://www.ultrasun.com

    can’t think of anyone specifically making summer tights. X-Bionic do a couple of lighter ones and their stuff is very good at regulating temperature, but they’re not specifically designed for tropical heat

    https://www.x-bionic.co.uk/men/biking/road-bike/the-trick-biking-pants/598345/detail?color=598346

    April 19, 2016 at 9:44 am #870255
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    kwi

    Have you tried Riemann P20

    Don’t think you’ll have much luck so…..

     

    Have you tried Riemann P20 sunblock?  It’s alcohol based so is soaked into the skin, is sweat and waterproof, once a day application, and, most importantly, works.  I’m a ginger and we arn’t known for our lovely tans, I used P20 in Kenya (And Sharm while diving, still worked after being in the sea an hour at a time.) and the only day I burnt was after a morning massage and the oil used stopped the sunblock getting in to the skin.

     

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