Cooling vest suggestions
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Cooling vest suggestions
We will be on a 8 day ride throughout Arkansas the end of June and the beginning of july, I am expecting the temperatures to be in the 90's and we have 250-300 mile days planned. My wife is thinking of getting a cooling vest to keep her from getting overheated in the afternoons, any suggestions or recommendations on brands, types, etc?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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I have a fulmer mesh jacket with removable lining. Liner out and a damp tee shirt under lets air through and is a massive help. That is actually it in that pic. Not just vents but all mesh with removable pads.
June is not always bad...yet. Do early mornings and later in the day and you can stay in the tree shadows a lot.... that helps too
June is not always bad...yet. Do early mornings and later in the day and you can stay in the tree shadows a lot.... that helps too
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Cooling Vest
We will be on a 8 day ride throughout Arkansas the end of June and the beginning of july, I am expecting the temperatures to be in the 90's and we have 250-300 mile days planned. My wife is thinking of getting a cooling vest to keep her from getting overheated in the afternoons, any suggestions or recommendations on brands, types, etc?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Cycle Gear carries them. They won't have the bar & shield but will be a lot less expensive.
Haven't used the vest yet, but plenty of friends have and love them. I've used bandanas that are the same basic thing with great luck.
Haven't used the vest yet, but plenty of friends have and love them. I've used bandanas that are the same basic thing with great luck.
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Thanks for the help. We were in Cycle Gear the other day and saw the one they carry. After researching, it looks like all good reviews so I think we will try that one.
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You can also get them from here..I have two of them
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/pr...s.asp?mi=34711
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Also suggest COOLDANAS...wrap around neck or head..
http://www.mycoolingstore.com/occunomix.html
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/pr...s.asp?mi=34711
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Also suggest COOLDANAS...wrap around neck or head..
http://www.mycoolingstore.com/occunomix.html
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Here is another way to stay cool. I've got an Aerostitch Darien jacket. There are four huge pockets in the front of the jacket and the jacket is line with goretex. They recommend buying an eight pound bag of ice cubes and stuffing all the pockets. As the ice melts, it melts outward since the jacket is lined with goretex. But having all that cool ice next to your chest means the blood that flows through your chest is cooled and then that blood flows to all other parts of the body.
Returning from Sturgis one year, I crossed southern Utah on a day the temperature in Delta, Utah was 106 degrees, yet I was cool as I could be. I had to buy a second bag of ice that day but it was worth it.
Returning from Sturgis one year, I crossed southern Utah on a day the temperature in Delta, Utah was 106 degrees, yet I was cool as I could be. I had to buy a second bag of ice that day but it was worth it.
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Stop in your local sport bike dealer and ask them.
Leather track suits get real hot real fast so I am sure they will have a proven solution.
Leather track suits get real hot real fast so I am sure they will have a proven solution.
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Here is another way to stay cool. I've got an Aerostitch Darien jacket. There are four huge pockets in the front of the jacket and the jacket is line with goretex. They recommend buying an eight pound bag of ice cubes and stuffing all the pockets. As the ice melts, it melts outward since the jacket is lined with goretex. But having all that cool ice next to your chest means the blood that flows through your chest is cooled and then that blood flows to all other parts of the body.
Returning from Sturgis one year, I crossed southern Utah on a day the temperature in Delta, Utah was 106 degrees, yet I was cool as I could be. I had to buy a second bag of ice that day but it was worth it.
Returning from Sturgis one year, I crossed southern Utah on a day the temperature in Delta, Utah was 106 degrees, yet I was cool as I could be. I had to buy a second bag of ice that day but it was worth it.
Awesome idea! Just gotta resist the urge to put ice in your pants pockets.....
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But here is the piece de resistance. I have a big windshield on my bike. As I traveled down the highway and hit one of those tar snakes, the bike shakes a little. That's enough to send up a small spray of cold water. So behind my big windshield I have something similar to a swamp cooler. The spray of water that jumps up evaporates almost immediately in that heat cooling it just a little bit more behind the windshield.
The Central Valley of California is not a desert but it does easily get up to 110 in the summer. I've used this jacket just for those rides a number of times.