Issue 150: Chipps' Summer Ridewear

I could've done with that Fiskars tool on yesterday's ride. I now have an excuse to buy a new thing 😀

Tops - not enough co's making tops with reinforced (well, thorn resistant) sleeves.  I think that 7mesh has upper body and shoulders but forearms are shredable mesh.  I've got great 3/4 sleeve Rapha (but I'm tall so had modify the sleeves so it gets over my forearms).  Also an old long sleeve Fox which has tough but vented sleeves but the body on that is over meshy and catches on anything.

Trail tools - +1 on the billhook and Silky.  I had a lovely pair of felco anvil pruners I picked up cheap on eBay.  But even the red handles were no help when I dropped them somewhere on a trail covered in wild garlic.  Replaced with 'fake felco' Darlac (same seem to be sold as about 10 other brands) and they're not a patch on the real ones. But they're less than £20.  there must be something that's both good and cheapish

Put a loop of rope on the Silky saw - much less likely to lose it if you hang it it up on a branch rather than burying it on the ground... (pruners with a hole in the handle would be good for same reason).

Plus one for the 5:10 Trailcross shoes. I was pretty dubious about these when they were launched - but picked a pair up in a discount sale (the flats version). I have now had two summers of riding in hot countries on holidays and at home in warm weather. And I am really impressed with their comfort and durability. For holiday packing, where I previously had to pack both riding shoes and a pair of trainers, I have been able to cut it to one pair - and I just use the Trailcross for riding and everything else. They've even worked well for hiking/walking  on hill and forest paths.

should I have received this issue yet?

Short sleeved tee shirts seem like Hobson's choice* to me

Be a bit cooler or have fore-arms that look like you've tried to wrestle a cat into a cage for a visit to the vet.

* Is that the right idiom? I don't think it s.

Wears a goping Hawaiian shirt for the summer riding clothes article, but doesn’t say where one can buy goping Hawaiian shirt.

*For reference I wear goping Hawaiian shirts at every opportunity, just to annoy other people. It’s quite astonishing how many people it upsets, especially the roadies.

Gopping shirt from Mountain Warehouse @bigblackshed - on sale now too!

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/tropical-printed-mens-short-sleeved-shirt-p16262.aspx/blue/

Silkys and the like will take no prisoners if they slip onto your finger/hand. If you go out with a plan to use one I'd also take decent gloves (Ripeur 2 stand up well, but are a bit spendy for occasional use).

Charity shop long sleeved office shirt for really hot weather for this English rose. UV protection for arms and neck. Cool and don't matter if it is damaged.

I've ridden with a few folks in Moab who swear by white collared cotton office shirts. You can roll the sleeves up, or just unbutton to the navel... 🙂

That my style, I just need a medallion