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| Jul 15, 2011 at 1:29 | comment | added | ChrisW | ... raining so hard that I was cycling slowly (deep puddles on the road and no eye-wear). | |
| Jul 15, 2011 at 1:27 | comment | added | ChrisW | I find cotton is good for commuting. It washes well/easily, and maybe doesn't have the odor-absorbing properties which people mention elsewhere. Even if I perspire on the way to work, I arrive clean if a little damp. Cycling for an hour and hiking in the mountains are very different activities. For one thing I find I generate more heat on a bike than I do on foot. Note that my outer layers (above) are synthetic (and waterproof). Also the cotton I wear isn't elasticated/T-shirt cotton. The one time I've been at all cold was when it was ... | |
| Jul 14, 2011 at 22:05 | comment | added | user313 | At one time I commonly wore cotton. I gave it up for strenuous activities after getting into the early stages of hypothermia while on a spring hike in the mountains. I will occasionally wear cotton for short commutes/errands when the weather is dry and warm. | |
| Jul 13, 2011 at 4:44 | comment | added | ChrisW | 'poly' = polyester | |
| Jul 13, 2011 at 4:42 | comment | added | ChrisW | The above is commuting 18 km (approx 55..70 minutes) each way weekdays in Toronto, starting in February this year. | |
| Jul 13, 2011 at 4:24 | history | answered | ChrisW | CC BY-SA 3.0 |