Texas & Arizona cyclists -- a question?

[roguedog]

pooks.. michellem or withm ordered a long sleeve w/ spf from boure. i really like mine as well but i haven't tried it in the sun yet. but i liked the look fo their stuff better than the solumbra.

also someone from the forum said their friend had tried the solumbra and didn't like it at all.

try boure: http://www.boure.com/8604W.html

oh.. and someone also mentioned that ground effects had a long sleeve w/ spf and it was better priced that the stuff state side... http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/produc...il-STA-SUM.htm

[withm]

pooks.. michellem or withm ordered a long sleeve w/ spf from boure. i really like mine as well but i haven't tried it in the sun yet. but i liked the look fo their stuff better than the solumbra.

Nope wasn't me, but I'd be curious to try something like that.

[michelem]

I lived in the Phoenix area until we moved to N. Cal. a little over a year ago, so I understand the heat with which you are faced. Anyway, my hubby bought the Solumbra jersey, and while it does a good job blocking the sun, it is not moisture wicking (sp?) and he ended up soaked after our ride here in N. Cal. with temps only in the upper 70's. Bleh. I love my Boure jersey and we'll be getting one for DH as soon as he lets me measure him!

[pooks]

Lots of great suggestions here. The boure doesn't come in an XL for women so I guess I'll have to figure out what size for men.

I want to check out the NZ company, too.

And I guess I could always get the jersey wet before riding, too.

[TsPoet]

I don't have any advice - but I've been looking. On a multi-day ride last year, I got 2nd degree sunburn on my shoulders, through my jersey. I put suntan lotion below the jersey and got no color whatsoever - but the sunburn on the shoulders oozed by the last day of the trip and my jersey stuck to it. The jersey had a pattern on it, so the sunburn had a pattern, too.
There was a couple on that trip that had long sleeved white coolmax shirts they wore every day. I've been looking for them, but haven't been able to find them (the shirts, not the people).

Growing up in New Mexico, the local news and state magazines always had "one of our states is missing" segments.

[Alex]

I bought the Boure UPF 50 jerseys. One for me and one for DH. I tried mine this weekend and it was fabulous! We were in Tempe and the sun was very, very strong. I put sunblock on underneath out of an abundance of caution. I stayed so nice and cool and I rode for about 3 hours. I had SPF 50 sunblock on my face and reapplied SPF 30 at the halfway point and I still got some sun on my face. The jersey, on the other hand, completely protected me. I usually wear a women's medium and I bought the men's small. (The sizes look to be unisex.) I liked that it was a bit longer in the back, compared to my other jerseys, because it covered the mesh on the back of my Shebeest shorts.

DH wore his Boure jersey for the Ironman yesterday. He was delighted with it and just ordered another one. He gets very hot, so if he stayed cool in it, it must be good.

Alex

[pooks]

Thanks, Alex -- that's great feedback!