Short sleeved mens cycling jerseys are actually a pretty vital piece of kit, while the sun shines and all the amateur cyclists commence enthusiastically making hay. Anyone who has ever cycled a distance knows that the trick to having a good time lies mostly in managing one’s body temperature. Cycling itself is pretty easy, once you get over the whole saddle versus rear end conundrum: what’s tricky is making sure you don’t get too hot, or too cold, whilst charging around the countryside on your velocipede. The mens cycling jerseys short sleeve allows cool air (the slipstream generated by the cyclist himself, in fact), to wash over the arms and ventilate the underarms, making the experience of zipping down a hill divine and defending against over-cooling: a phenomenon that can occur when wearing long sleeved sports tops in hot weather. When you wear a technical fabric (one of those flash ones that takes sweat away from your skin) in hot weather, the wet outer layer of the material (where the sweat is) can act like a refrigerator, over-cooling the flesh and causing shivers. The mens cycling jersey short sleeve simply lets the air do the cooling, which removes the risk of wet cold.
There are literally hundreds of big brands manufacturing short sleeved cycling tops, now – all the major bike brands do it, from Cannondale to Orange, as do dedicated makes like Pearl Izumi and Green Pepper. Some of the best names are Italian: for some reason, Italy has developed a monopoly on road biking and its kit, which probably explains the painful chic-ness of a lot of cycling gear. Sunglasses, for one, don’t have to look as trendy as that – unless they’re Italian, in which case it kind of goes without saying. Mens cycling jerseys short sleeve variety don’t need to be quite so figure hugging or laden with logos – but that’s the style deemed cool. If you want to look – and feel – cool this summer, on your bike, then you need to get with that programme.