Of my too-many wool jerseys, only the Kucharik ones are thick enough, with a dense weave, to work in temps in the 30s.
Even then, I have a couple of layersw of wool, like from Ibex or Rivendell's Aussie wool crewnecks, underneath, and I like a nylon vest on top. But all the Woolistic-made wool jerseys -- which includes Vintage Velos, the original Riv jersey, ones from Boure -- are a much lighter weave. That's why they're best for temps in the mid-40s to 65, at least for my body here in the Hudson Valley. Dave, who likes Ibex wool for extra cycling warmth or non-cycling activities but not their cycling clothing ========== Tim McNamara wrote: > These folks used to be called "Portland Cycle Wear" and I was part of > a group buy from them. The customer service was awful- incredibly > slow (months between order and delivery) and the owner was rude and > sarcastic. However, he seemed to have learned his lesson from the > experience by the end of the transaction and it sounds like he has > continued in a much better mode of doing business. The tags do not > list the country of origin for either the fabric or the > manufacturing. During the transaction we were given to understand > that the jerseys are sewed in China; I don't know if this is still > the case. > > The jersey I got from them is quite good, fits well, seems well made > and even endured the worst crash I have been in in many years without > much damage. It's a couple of years old now and has held up well. > It has tolerated machine washing fine. > > Someone mentioned their cycling jacket. I haven't seen that but have > consistently found that wool jersey makers must not live in actual > cold climates given how light the fabric is. Most "winter" wool > jerseys are not suitable for winter riding north of the 45th parallel > (inland from the coasts) where temps well below 32F are the norm for > 3-4 months a year. "Winter" jerseys seem generally to be meant to be > ridden in 50F weather and I end up wearing several of them at a time > much of the year. Late last winter I bought a Vintage Velos two-layer > cycling jacket on one of their sales and finally have a wool top that > is heavy enough to wear into the 40s without needing a bunch of > layers. W00t! > > http://www.vintagevelos.com/trainers1.html > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
