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inappropriate_bike

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15220598-000-the-last-word/

Suggests that black clothes are only better in the shade, or if loose fitting.

Neither seem very practical constraints for racing!

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skinny in reply to @inappropriate_bike

That’s not exactly a scientific study, which is what I want to see.

My n=1 study is that the BIGGEST thing you can do is wear mesh. When it’s hot I ride in just a baselayer. And if you really want to keep cool, slow down.

I survived 55deg days last year this way.

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