Skins - What do you get from wearing them?

[Kendog]

Yep, I'm convinced enough to make a first buy. So do I buy just a top or pants to check it out first or just go the whole hog. I've spent too much on bike stuff lately. And still have more purchases to make.

Thanks for all the info.

If you are using a one piece suit I would try the top half first, as that is put on and taken off more often.
If you are using a two piece suit, I would try the half that causes you the most problems now (sweat or difficulty removing)

As with most things, you get what you pay for quality wise.
Rebel often have sales on this type of gear.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I must hurry up and order some manic compressions gear, at present I require help getting my leathers off after a long ride...

someone more churlish than I might suggest that, as a female, you'd have a long queue of people putting their hands up........... your leathers. to assist you in taking them off I mean.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I wear skins under my leathers, I do this for three reasons, 1) Easyer for us more solidly built fellas to slip into ya leathers, 2) No bunching , 3) No rubbing ...

Since wearing this type of under garment (under leathers) i've found them to do a awesum job of keeping you feeling dryer, i think somebody has mentioned they kinda pull the sweat away from ya skin. I also wear mine to boxing training and they work fantasticly, and i think the compression tightness is to aid in recovery of sore muscles etc. I'd recommend this type of clothing to any outdoors or active people, great way of not getting sunburnt too.

BUT .......... I was at the track one day an a guy came up to me and asked if i'd crashed wearing my skins. I said no i havnt, he pulled up his sleeve and showed me a burn from the friction of his skins under his leathers after he had crashed,

Long story short i still wear mine i've met alot of racers that wear them and crash and never have a problem so i dunno what ta think ...........

Anyway theres my 20 cents worth.

good point that: all the fabrics will be nylon/spandex or whatever, and given enough heat (friction) would melt. Though the lining that comes in leathers is artifical fibre too.

I dont know: he might have got a friction burn anyway from sliding and it made no difference, or the burn could have been made worse by the undersuit. Interesting.

Has anyone else seen that?

[Winston001]

someone more churlish than I might suggest that, as a female, you'd have a long queue of people putting their hands up........... your leathers. to assist you in taking them off I mean.

I'm shocked at your suggestion. And here I was thinking you were a Canterbury gentleman....

[Kickaha]

Has anyone else seen that?

I've seen it with thermal gear in the winter series

[DMNTD:Me]

I've been trialing a new product for a company that actually stops the body from sweating therefore dramatically reduces the chance of dehydration etc which apparently can happen when using a product that simply wicks the sweat away.
They keep you in a balanced temp either hot or cold.
I'll find out some of the technical side of it and post up

[NZsarge]

www.sportbiketrackgear.com
If you go to this website and look in the side bar for undersuit then look at the video for PsycleSkins undersuit, gives a great description and demo of the benefits of a undersuit/compression suit for under your leathers.

[Deano]

I've been trialing a new product for a company that actually stops the body from sweating therefore dramatically reduces the chance of dehydration etc which apparently can happen when using a product that simply wicks the sweat away.
They keep you in a balanced temp either hot or cold.
I'll find out some of the technical side of it and post up

Stops sweating ? How does the body cool itself ? Sweating is natural, stopping it doesn't seem right ????

I'm intersted to hear more....

[onearmedbandit]

Stops sweating ? How does the body cool itself ? Sweating is natural, stopping it doesn't seem right ????

I'm intersted to hear more....

It's all 'all-over' body paint, like in Gold Finger.

[steve_t]

Stops sweating ? How does the body cool itself ? Sweating is natural, stopping it doesn't seem right ????

I'm intersted to hear more....

+1.

Stops sweating -> heat stroke?
Wicking the sweat away doesn't make you sweat more or enhance dehydration. Wicking the sweat away should actually cool you more effectively than having the sweat sitting against your skin.

[Toaster]

Yep, I'm convinced enough to make a first buy. So do I buy just a top or pants to check it out first or just go the whole hog. I've spent too much on bike stuff lately. And still have more purchases to make.

Thanks for all the info.

I found the full body version great for getting in and out of leathers and actually found that it helped reduce temperature as the breeze through the damp "skin" had a cooling effect.

Almost feels like a thin wet-suit.

[Little Miss Trouble]

someone more churlish than I might suggest that, as a female, you'd have a long queue of people putting their hands up........... your leathers. to assist you in taking them off I mean.

Well yes, but I need then for the times when I go for a ride by myself and there is no one around to assist

[ckai]

Someone once had a discussion with me that compression gear was a crock and doesn't actually work. My reply was "does it matter?" Let's face it, riding a bike tires you out so I class it as a sport. To perform better in sport is 90% mental...you feel better your body performs better. If I wear compression gear and it makes me feel like a super hero, I'll perform better. Simple as that. If it's all in my head, fine. My body is tricked into thinking it can perform harder for longer, bla bla bla.

If I'm going for a long ride I'll wear them under my leathers and my body is kept heaps cooler. I used to get sore calves as well until I got some compression socks. Absolute BITCH to put on but they "work" for me.

I would never buy skins unless it was say 25% off. Torpedo7 have some good compression gear (Diadora) for good prices (sometimes you can pick them up for $30). I have skins, nike, canterbury, 2XU, and diadora. They're all pretty much the same.

If it's just for wicking, the cheapest are fine. If it's compression in certain places, anything is fine Skins and 2XU are good at specific compression in specific areas but most "normal" people wouldn't notice any difference what-so-ever. Most elite athletes wouldn't either - they're just paid to like a certain brand.

If it's to make you look cool and feel like a god...buy whatever your wallet can let you buy

[st00ji]

d'you lot reckon they would stand up to me wearing them all day? im a mechanic and the ole overalls get pretty hot in summer. could i ride to work and leave skins on all day?

[KiwiNinja]

d'you lot reckon they would stand up to me wearing them all day? im a mechanic and the ole overalls get pretty hot in summer. could i ride to work and leave skins on all day?

I wear them all day in the stinking hot waikato sun, quick rinse in cold water and they're ready for the next day.