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amakyonin
Guest
On Jan 7, 7:52 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> I originally thought it had to do with a layer of fat (although I'm
> not very fat). But one of the places I measured for direct comparison
> was my sides, AKA "love handles."
>
> There's quite a bit more fat there than on my belly, yet the
> temperature there is higher.
The fatty skin on the sides has less air blowing across it than your
belly. If you ride with any lean forward, much of the air hitting your
upper chest is diverted down to the crease of your hips. The sides
just get the normal airflow streaming off your body. I've noticed the
same phenomenon at colder temperatures where I can still ride with a
jersey untucked. The cold air blows in and cools that area more than
anywhere else. I've found that bib shorts help immensely in keeping
this part warm in colder weather.
> I originally thought it had to do with a layer of fat (although I'm
> not very fat). But one of the places I measured for direct comparison
> was my sides, AKA "love handles."
>
> There's quite a bit more fat there than on my belly, yet the
> temperature there is higher.
The fatty skin on the sides has less air blowing across it than your
belly. If you ride with any lean forward, much of the air hitting your
upper chest is diverted down to the crease of your hips. The sides
just get the normal airflow streaming off your body. I've noticed the
same phenomenon at colder temperatures where I can still ride with a
jersey untucked. The cold air blows in and cools that area more than
anywhere else. I've found that bib shorts help immensely in keeping
this part warm in colder weather.