06-12-2017, 05:12 AM
I implemented the "soaked t-shirt protocol" (not to be confused in any way with a 'wet t-shirt contest') on my return trip from Arkansas. I also used it on my trip a few summers' ago from Nashville to Chicago. Here's an interesting question about this, though: When you start talking about riding in heat, most people will suggest wearing a t-shirt made with a 'performance' fabric that has wicking capabilities and to avoid cotton. If you're going to soak the shirt with water, wouldn't a cotton shirt do a better job of holding the water and thus improve (or lengthen) the evaporative cooling situation that you are trying to create? Also, might it not be even more effective to wear a thin 'performance' t-shirt as a base layer and a soaked cotton t-shirt over it? If anyone has experimented with these variations, let me know what you have found.
It's 95 degrees outside here in Chicago, maybe a local rider could run a couple of trials for me this afternoon. LOL
It's 95 degrees outside here in Chicago, maybe a local rider could run a couple of trials for me this afternoon. LOL