Jacket or No Jacket in Hot Weather - Which is Cooler?

[Bob Denman]

BajaRon addressed this issue:

"A full face helmet and a mesh jacket on over a cotton, long sleeve T-Shirt are much cooler as long as you are moving. If you are in stop and go traffic this combination is hotter, but not by that much."

 

[WEB-WVR]

I wear a jacket in hot weather also the air passing through it feels amazing when I get up a good speed. Also just bought a one piece Speed and Strentgh mesh jersey with armor in it... I'll see how that feels soon...

I agree. I like the Mesh Tech jackets. Take the liner out and you get nice air flow and you still have the armor for some protection. :thumbup:

 

[Rukpub]

I wear a mesh jacket in hot weather and I always wear a Heat out skull cap. It is not only cooler but it makes my ears feel more comfortable under the helmet. In the heat I also like to ride with the face shield down. My cousin and I were riding in 117 degree heat, he was wearing a vest and short sleeve shirt 3/4 helmet with no face shield, I was wearing mesh jacket, mesh pants and modular helmet with face shield down. At the end of the day he was wiped-out. I was tired but not like he was.

I agree with you. and I roll with the exact same gear with face shield down. For a while I thought I was and oddball and purchased a leather vest to boot. But the mesh is a lot better for me here in the Georgia heat and Humidity.:yes:

 

[Geoandkay]

Ice Anyone

When we were about to cross the Mojave Desert on a group ride, our experienced tour leader warned all “east coasters” about the dangers of riding just in T-shirts out west. While we were wetting down our shirts and neck bandannas, he came out of the “last-chance” store dressed in a one-piece Aerostich Roadcrafter suit!


Well, of course, we all thought the heat must have made him crazy until we found out that he had every pocket, and something inside the outfit, filled with ice! I’m a Florida guy, but mesh is about as far as I will go.