Ageing cyclists told to ditch tight Lycra to avoid overheating

[mstone]

grant petersen, is that you?

[cvcalhoun]

Umm, it increased body temperature. Why would one not want to wear it when it was, say, cold? If you’re in the middle of Freezing Saddles, I wouldn’t think results in a 68 degree room would be particularly relevant.

[mstone]

@cvcalhoun 153763 wrote:

Umm, it increased body temperature. Why would one not want to wear it when it was, say, cold? If you’re in the middle of Freezing Saddles, I wouldn’t think results in a 68 degree room would be particularly relevant.

cold wasn’t tested–it may have a similar deleterious effect in cold weather. maybe by constricting capillaries?

obligatory followup article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11691717/Why-squatting-in-skinny-jeans-could-lead-to-nerve-damage.html

[Crickey7]

I might be wrong, but I don’t think all lycra is compressing. I have some that definitely is, and some that is about as constricting as yoga pants.

[KLizotte]

What a badly written article (and possibly bad science). Did they account for the cooling effects of wind? Did they test people with and without compression clothing doing the same exercise? No explanation for the weird conclusion that compression clothing lowered body temps while running but not cycling.

Bad, bad journalism.

[ursus]

I suspect that they really mean that us old people look bad in lycra.

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