Now, you experienced riders can just skip this thread. This is for the new guys (and gals). If you're like me you broke down and bought the cycling shorts. You hope your neighbors don't point and laugh, and you make the best of it. You also reach into your t-shirt drawer and grab whatever old t-shirt you can find when you go riding, just like me. Well, we've been making a mistake!
As I was riding along earlier this week with my t-shirt billowing behind me, the thought occurred that my shirt might be creating some wind drag. That day I went to the local sporting goods and bought a fitted workout shirt from Nike. Not a compression shirt, just a fitted t-shirt made of some stretchy material. I figured it would be a little better in the wind. Well ****, it was a LOT better! It earned me at least a half mile per hour with the same effort, and probably more. The difference was shocking. I can't recommend it highly enough. Go get one!
As I was riding along earlier this week with my t-shirt billowing behind me, the thought occurred that my shirt might be creating some wind drag. That day I went to the local sporting goods and bought a fitted workout shirt from Nike. Not a compression shirt, just a fitted t-shirt made of some stretchy material. I figured it would be a little better in the wind. Well ****, it was a LOT better! It earned me at least a half mile per hour with the same effort, and probably more. The difference was shocking. I can't recommend it highly enough. Go get one!