“I’m a rower. Often my races are mid day and I need cool light weight skin protection. I like the half zip for under my race tank. This year after the Master rowing worlds in France we are taking a bike ride in Croatia and I’ll wear a half zip long sleeve under my bike jersey as well . I like how light and long in the sleeve they are and the high neck collar in back. and how easy to wash a how quick the tops dry.”
This is so awesome! We wish you the best of luck in your travels! If you can, we would love to see photos of you wearing your BloqUV during your bike rides! If you choose to do so, you can send photos to cazpurua@bloquv.com
“Here is some data to help with your decision. This is basically like a thin rashguard so as they state, can be used for water sports too. Held up to the light, the light seeps through, thus the 98% UV protection vs. 100% which I have never seen. But definitely a tighter weave than other sports tops. I love that it's a tight weave vs. UV coated, thus washing will not remove the UV protection. I struggled over choosing the right size based upon comments so I called them and the woman said that the model in the Indigo colored top is wearing a size Small and she's a size 4—perfect recommendation for me—fits me like on the model. The size chart on the page is whack—maybe the chest size is not bra size? It states chest for Small is 39 and waist is 37-38, really weird, maybe it goes up to a 39 chest? My bra size is 34A but there is room for a bigger cup, maybe B or C yet it doesn't look baggy on me. I dislike sweating while hiking and wearing a tight top so I love that this "relaxed" size is offered! I think this relaxed size is better for UV blocking because it's not being stretched while wearing. If you hold up the top to the light and stretch it, the material allows in more light.”
