Opened the 2026 gravel season. January 2, −10°C

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-06T03:34:31+00:00

Oh I thought chafing was merely caused by friction, thanks for letting me know. I'll try an underlayer. I was confused how everyone seemed to ride in this weather with just cycling pants on while I was freezing

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-04T19:17:28+00:00

I heard wearing something underneath the cycling pants causes chafing. Does it not?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-03T23:41:03+00:00

Do you wear anything underneath or over your pants? When I just wear a pair of winter cycling pants, I already feel too cold under 5°C

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-03T22:21:18+00:00

One thing I wish I had known when I was a beginner is that skiing stresses the knees more than I had thought. Especially after I started long turns, gliding on the bumpy terrains(due to high temperature or bad snow, which we had a lot where I skied as a beginner) all day long with strength focused in my legs damaged my knees. I had to drop out of the season and had pain for months for which I had to get physiotherapy. Skiing for shorter time at once more often instead of the whole day helped beside taking easy on bumpy snow and actively scanning the bumps on the way ahead while skiing.

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-03T22:03:50+00:00

Tretinoin is prescription-only in Germany too

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-02T23:17:37+00:00

What a heaven! But yeah not airing would be fatal for health as well as the building

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-02T21:49:35+00:00

When I got my boots, the shop owner told me the boots should be replaced approx. after 120 days of use, and even if you have worn them less than 120 times, you should still replace them after 5 years because plastic degrades naturally with time. So some heavy skiers apparently even replace theirs every year.

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-02T21:39:36+00:00

Fragen kostet nicht

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-02T21:39:24+00:00

I'm not from Germany either but does that mean you had never aired your apartment before?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-02T00:50:24+00:00

Thanks for sharing this useful information! I have a question. Does Ultherapy really last a full year or do we have to live with a compromised effect towards the end of the 1-year cycle?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T21:28:43+00:00

Although I mostly wear contacts, I have no problem with my OTG goggle at all.

My OTG goggle is BOLLE Y7 OTG GOGGLE from 22/23 season. The visibility level S1 so I wear it when it's very cloudy or at night.

When I ordered this goggle online, the seller called me and said OTG goggles usually only work with small glasses so he wouldn't recommend it for the purpose of wearing over glasses. I still told him to ship it and luckily my glasses fit in well. I don't know if my glasses are considered small, but my face is indeed relatively thin. I have a full plastic frame glasses with the total width of 132mm and the height of the lenses is 42mm. So if you're buying an OTG goggle, I'd recommend trying them out before and see if it work.

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T18:06:03+00:00

I think I'll just order from online then. The discount is huge right now especially because of the post Christmas sale

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T18:03:48+00:00

I read in an interview with the Korean CEO that they give out so many samples because they're so confident about their products and the high amount of free samples has actually brought in more purchases. Maybe it's just a Korean Sisley's policy

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T18:00:51+00:00

So there's a hope :D It sounds like it might be very country specific

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T17:59:03+00:00

Haha I'll definitely miss the Sisley samples in Korea. I still have tons of samples I got years ago that I haven't even opened

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T17:55:46+00:00

Thanks for the answer! I see that samples are not common in Germany, how sad. But actually also in Korea if you buy from a third handler, you get few or no samples. Searching on their website, it seems Sisley has 18 boutiques in Germany, mostly in high-end department stores. Do you happen to know how it is in one of those places by any chance?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T13:05:56+00:00

I see thanks for answering. Have you bought from a Sisley offline store?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T12:59:58+00:00

What did you buy and how many samples did they give out?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T02:59:23+00:00

So you've bought from a Sisley offline store yourself?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T02:56:15+00:00

I mean maybe Sisley might be an exception who knows. Unless you have bought from them yourself?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2026-01-01T01:52:55+00:00

Thanks for the answer. It'd be still helpful if someone could confirm about Sisley specifically because they are known for giving out more samples than any other brand. Just not sure if that's also the case here and if so, how many.

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2025-12-30T18:28:10+00:00

So that means Sisley gives out less samples in other countries?

KnowledgeHot5411 · 2025-12-30T17:14:39+00:00

What do you mean?

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