Seeing as the weather is going to transition from spring to “swamp heat” in my area, I was considering trying out a mesh baselayer for cycling during the summer. 90+ degree days and high humidity are the norm where I live and were always due for a heat wave or two when tempt hit 100+. Any riders wi…

Back in the day when jerseys were just Lycra, baselaywrs made sense, even when hot out. With the modern jersey material, there is zero need for baselayers above a certain temp (will vary by person and their preferences). For me, that line is ~70*. Jerseys today are cooler and very effective at wic…

Once I started wearing one. I never stopped. Just buy a few as they are cheap and try it on all temps. You may find some that don’t work

I often wear a baselayer in Houston heat. Not only do I feel it wicks sweat, but it also helps with nipple rash. I’m not huge, but I’m not a twig either, and I prefer to not wear a super tight and see through jersey. Having said that, I like the base layers with wider holes like this one from Craft…

Another Texas rider, I do not wear a baselayer. My opinion is there is no clothing article ever designed that can wick away the Texas heat and humid. I’ve tried all sorts of clothes that claim cooling / evaporation in the heat. I am pretty sure they don’t test it in 85% humidity (during the summe…

Depends on the jersey. Some cheap club jerseys I only wear with a base layer. The better stuff generally doesn’t need it.

I’ve had good experience with this one from Castelli Base Layers Cycling Men ACTIVE COOLING SLEEVELESS - Castelli Cycling Made to hold a bit of moisture close to your skin to actively cool you on hot days through evaporative cooling.

I love Velocio’s stuff. I have their concept bibs. Good stuff! I’ve been eyeing the radiator jersey for a bit. Sounds like I should do it.

I honestly couldn’t believe how good the radiator jersey was. I just didn’t think they could get a light mesh jersey to offer sun protection. I really didn’t believe it until I tried it. Now I am pretty much 100% Velocio for all my gear.

Castelli doesn’t make it any more, but I did see a listing on Amazon for the Seamless Baselayer. I have 2 sleeveless and 1 shortsleeve and they are amazing. The mesh is thick enough to hold the jersey off your skin, which thinner mesh baselayers don’t do. Its so nice not having that feeling of th…

In Atlanta I have had good success with Rapha Pro Team base layer (sleeved or sleeveless) combined with the flyweight jersey. They also work well with Rapha aero jerseys and a bonus there are the sleeves are long and add good sun protection.

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I’ve had good experience with this one from Castelli

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