Has anyone used this shirt or similar shirts made from similar material?

[Patrick Moore]

I’m always on the lookout for neat-looking (no t-shirts), trim-fitting, straight-cut-hemmed “dress casual” shirts to wear while cycling to civilian destinations such as a restaurant or church.

I’ve got some inexpensive ones from Kohl’s that do well — wicking, channel air through open neck to back ventilation flap, trim but not tightly cut, look good — but like all synthetics I’ve used they do start stinking after that critical hour post-ride — tho’ I laboriously overcome that by swishing them and my synthetic jerseys in a gallon of cold water and hanging to dry; this keeps them stink-free almost as long as wool.

Has anyone used these or similar? 

https://topodesigns.com/products/retro-river-shirt-short-sleeve-mens

Materials: 50% Recycled Polyester, 50% Polyester
Perforated 4-way Stretch Woven
120 gsm

I’m looking for a very breathable, quick-drying ss “bush” shirt with straight hem to wear outside of one’s pants. This material has very small perforations and a ventilating back yoke; both excellent. Recycled: a plus, at least in principle.

My question is: does it stink like other synthetics, even “breathable” ones?

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[Steve]

Patrick, I bought a short sleeve shirt from Club Ride 3 or 4 years ago and liked it well enough that I purchased another. They have become my go-to garments for hot weather riding.  Synthetic "quick dry" fabric, full collars, snap front, zippered breast pocket, no tell tale rear stuff pockets and perfectly suitable for wearing when off the bike. If you're not familiar with them, they're worth taking a look at.

I live in the south east where summers are hot and humid and I SWEAT.  Do they stink? Well, yes they do if I don't wash them after they've been drenched. I can't comment on how they might perform in an arid environment. 

We all have our unique biomes - but I find that immediately following a sweaty ride it's not the garment so much that stinks, it's ME.  

Steve in AVL

[Patrick Moore]

Thanks, Steve, those look promising with underarm ventilation, breathable fabric, and zippered pocket. Still, synthetic … 

I don’t have so much of a problem stinking myself as that synthetic tops undergo a chemical process within the first hour after a ride: they get sweaty yet don’t smell upon returning home, but leave them hanging to dry and within an hour they’re bad. Again, I rinse them in cold water and hang to dry until the next ride.

Frankly, this is the reason I usuall just ride in synthetic jerseys, since these have ample pockets and do wick sweat. But again, for “casual dress” ...

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[John at Rivendell]

100% cotton won’t smell. Polyester always stinks. Always! 

https://www.target.com/p/hope-henry-men-s-organic-long-sleeve-seersucker-button-down-shirt-classic-blue-gingham-x-large/-/A-1000873126

[Patrick Moore]

Thanks, John. You are right, 100% cotton doesn’t stink as quickly as synthetics (but it does far more quickly than wool), and I’ve ridden many miles in cotton shirts, but while it wicks moisture very well it also holds it so that I who sweat heavily even at 5% humidity end up at my destination with big dark sweat patches under arms, around neck, and on chest and back. The “quick dry” synthetics I’ve also used also wick — perhaps not quite as well as good cotton — but they also dry much more quickly.

I experience this quality of cotton to absorb and then hold moisture with my cotton cycling caps, which I use not only to shade eyes from the dazzling Georgia O’Keefe sun and dusty wind but to act as moisture dumps, and the caps do this very well, far better than sweat bands. But while they absorb it, they also hold it and even a high and forward position exposed to the wind doesn’t dry them out even at 5%.

Years ago I had a large stable of boldly patterned rayon Hawaiian shirts and found that these breathed and wicked well and didn’t hold moisture, and they resisted stink almost as well as wool. But I could never find them in other than baggy and I prefer more trim shirts for riding. Besides, they clash with my retro team caps.

But good to know that Target is offering decent cotton shirts at a decent price. Must go look at them.

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