Andy brings up an excellent point, and so I’ll break out the basics of a temperature guide for the different fabrics (shift 10-20˚F depending on your own comfort levels at cold or warm temps):
Raining in the 70’s and up: no jacket. 50’s and 60’s: The more humid it is, the hotter any jacket is going to feel, but if raining, the hybrid will be most comfortable/effective, with double ventile and cotton analogy being warmer, but easily controled via ventilation and removing layers. I’ve learned I like the stiffness of the wet hood against hail. Sardonic grin. Single ventile will keep you dry in a shower, but will soak/seep through after only 5-15 minutes. 20’s through 40’s: Hybrid, double ventile, and Cotton analogy all roughly equal at temp management and external moisture protection. Being wet in these temps is a real danger zone, for if one has to stop for whatever reason while wet, cold is rapidly magnified. This is the temp range I find cotton analogy excells at actively removing moisture from exhertion, keeping me drying inside so that if I stop, I dry off rather quickly. Fishnet longjohn top is very helpful with moisture/temp management here as well. Teens and below: At these temps, exterior moisture isn’t the issue. Wind and interior moisture are the challenges. Any windblocking layer that breaths well works excellently here. A standard canvas jacket works. The only key here is managing insulative layers to exhertion level, so less while riding, more when stopped. Moisture management becomes critical at temps below zero F because if you are damp inside while exherting and have to stop, you will enter hypothermia very quickly. So having extra layers to add quickly is essential, as is proper ventilation. This is also where fishnet longjohn shirt is very helpful. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
