Cycling Jerseys

[Mr Conrad]

Well I finally bit the bullet and transported my road bike (Giant TCR) over to Nakhon Phanom from Aberdeen.

This was my first time riding in temperatures like this, can anybody recommend a light weight (really breathable) brand of cycling jerseys. I took three short sleeve tops with me, two are Midas brand and I think a bit heavy for over here, the other one is a Lusso top and seems slightly better. Is it just a case of sticking with the more quality brands ?

Any input much appreciated.

Regards

[fdimike]

Go to Bicycle Thailand www.bicyclethailand.com Click on "Shop". They have a number of very good lightweight cycling jerseys perfect for this c;limate. I have purcahsed 6 of these and use them exclusively. Lots of ventilation and an added pocket on each sleeve along with the 3 in back. These sizes run slightly small for us westerners so I would advise ordering 1 size larger than you would normally wear. I'm 5'10" 200lbs and ordered a size XXL .

I hope this helps.

[fdimike]

I forgot to mention Bicycle Thailand has the most extensive list of bike shops in Thailand on their site as well.

[Mr Conrad]

Go to Bicycle Thailand www.bicyclethailand.com Click on "Shop". They have a number of very good lightweight cycling jerseys perfect for this c;limate. I have purcahsed 6 of these and use them exclusively. Lots of ventilation and an added pocket on each sleeve along with the 3 in back. These sizes run slightly small for us westerners so I would advise ordering 1 size larger than you would normally wear. I'm 5'10" 200lbs and ordered a size XXL .

I hope this helps.

Thanks for the link fdimike will try and order one of their jerseys and see how they are. Is their delivery service any good ?

I also came across this jersey on Chain Reaction Cycles website whilst browsing last night, says it's good for temperatures greater than 28.0 C

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=89225

Regards

[fdimike]

I've ordered from Chain Reaction before but it will take a couple of weeks to get here.

I believe delivery can be made in a day or two by Express Mail Service (EMS) which is normally very good here in Thailand.

[Mr Conrad]

I've ordered from Chain Reaction before but it will take a couple of weeks to get here.

I believe delivery can be made in a day or two by Express Mail Service (EMS) which is normally very good here in Thailand.

Not a problem, I'm actually back in the UK at present, I travel back out to Nakhon Phanom in early February.

Not quite full expat status just yet, travel back and forth 5 times a year until I stop working in 2015.

Thanks for all your help, much appreciated.

Regards

[AjarnP]

I use Castelli which I buy through Chain Reaction in UK (well Ireland actually) The wicking is pretty good and they manage to keep me pretty cool. I do think that even on a road bike a loose fit is better in this climate too.

[GuestHouse]

I wear Vermarc cycle clothing in Thailand with Castelli Base Layers.

Some of the team kits are excellent quality and good value (especially if you are buying the 2012 strip just before the 2013 strip comes out).

[Sarpedon]

A good shop for cycle stuff is www.alwaysriding.co.uk (I have no connection to this website). They don't have a huge range of stuff but they do stock Craft stuff which I really like. I have bought from there when I was in the UK and also from Thailand. Their P&P to Thailand is very reasonable.