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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by mmirate on Friday September 14, 2018 @03:14PM (#17990023)
Sure. But in other geographies, what kind of clothes can possibly protect from 96-degree heat and 100% humidity?
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by village-idiot on Friday September 14, 2018 @05:29PM (#17991127)
Look at how Bedouin nomads dress.
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by mmirate on Friday September 14, 2018 @09:04PM (#17992332)
Image-searches say their clothing appears to be long-sleeved, multilayered and often head-covering. I can't tell the weight or the fabric-type, but I'm pretty certain they're not minimum-weight synthetics.

That much insulation seems utterly counterproductive for hot-weather exertion, though it probably would at least protect from sunburn.

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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by imgabe on Friday September 14, 2018 @08:44PM (#17992243)
A shower at your destination
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by mmirate on Friday September 14, 2018 @08:55PM (#17992286)
A shower after biking in shitty weather - while certainly helpful - does not address the characteristic sensation-of-imminent-death during biking in shitty weather.
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