Sixs Thermo Carbon Black Underwear.
There?s nothing quite like the immediacy of motorcycling, our connection with the bike and nearly complete immersion into the elements that creates such joy and wonder?like feeling the temperature and humidity change as you round a corner or dive into a valley.
That is, of course, as long as you?re dressed for it and are not suddenly freezing or sweating your butt off.
Electric liners, layering and mesh apparel are effective, easily adjusted lines of defense. The Rider staff also relies upon ?base layers? for consistent comfort in both cold and hot weather. Textile material advancements have brought us synthetic fabrics that?when worn next to the skin?keep the body comfortable over a much wider temperature range than natural fibers, don?t require washing as often and dry quickly when they do. Call it underwear for road warriors. I recently discovered an Italian activewear maker called Sixs that produces highly functional underwear and base layers for all kinds of sports and weather, and opted to try its Thermo Carbon Black Underwear for cooler temperatures last winter.
Both the long-sleeve, round-neck jersey and leggings are made of 72-percent polypropylene, 21-percent polyamide, 4-percent elastomer and 3-percent carbon fiber (for strength and static prevention), and for good comfort the jersey is seamless and the leggings have no internal seams.
This material combination wicks sweat to the outside, so that it evaporates while no longer i...