Curious if anyone who has this jersey has experience with the sun protection it provides?
Bought this jersey a few weeks back and have been timid to wear it because it seems like I will get sunburnt through it if I wear it on an hour + ride.
If you have this jersey, do you wear a base layer under it, sunscreen or neither.
For reference I am pretty white so my back would be cooked if I didn’t wear a shirt for an hour+ in direct sun.
by laflare11
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I always wear a baselayer. But the real question is how do you get it on and off comfortably?? Oh and 220!!!
Rhetorical question: did you read the product details?
Unhelpful comment , but “zipless sunburn” is my next Reddit profile name.
You can also wear this to burning man as well
The answer is no. According to the product details for this item:
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> “Note: the Mechanism Pro Zipless Jersey does not offer any protection from the sun – we advise you to apply sunscreen approximately 30 minutes before putting on the jersey for optimal protection.”
Too rich for my blood
Owning mechanism jerseys, I can tell you this thing will be fragile af.
I have a few mesh back ultralight jerseys including an Assos zipperless one and a la passione one. I have to wear sunscreen with both of them. I assume this one is the same.
220 dollars is a frankly hilarious price.
I have one of these in light blue. I’m black. I don’t wear sunscreen. I don’t get any darker wearing this than I do wearing any other jersey. I don’t know if this helps at all.