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The main advantages of Cycling Jerseys
Why do I wear a cycling jersey? A lot of people ask me that, wondering why I don’t just wear
normal clothing when I ride my bike.
If most of your riding is casual, wearing regular...
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CycleClothingXpert.
com ©2011
The main advantages of Cycling Jerseys
Why do I wear a cycling jersey? A lot of people ask me that, wondering why I don’t just wear
normal clothing when I ride my bike.
If most of your riding is casual, wearing regular clothing for riding is fine.
But if you do serious
riding, like taking hard rides to get in shape or riding on long tours, then you really should
obtain a real cycling jersey.
Normal attire doesn’t hug your body the way a cycling jerseys does, so it flaps in the wind, often
causing it to chafe your skin.
A real cycling jersey, on the other hand, hugs your body,
eliminating flapping and decreasing wind resistance, increasing your efficiency.
Regular clothing retains moisture.
When the weather is hot, this makes you sweaty, clammy
and uncomfortable.
And when it’s cool outside, moist clothing makes you colder and can lead
to hypothermia.
Cycling jerseys are designed to draw moisture away from your body, exposing
it to the outer air so t
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