Here in Chicago I've been wearing the Riv possum hat w/ bill & ear covers, pretty much exclusively. If it's < 20F, I'll add a wool balaclava and I'm fine!
To the OP (JoelMatthews?) yes, yesterday 2/27 was a fine day to head out - Sheridan north is quite passable! On Feb 28, 11:35 am, sanjoser <[email protected]> wrote: > fwiw > > my friend in new zealand swears by his possum jersey. > yes, possum. > > s. > > On Feb 28, 9:02 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That's interesting, because among the dozens of nice knitted pullovers I've > > found at GW, one of the nicest (having a zip, high standing collar) is one > > made largely from cashmere and silk, silk being 60 or 70% of the content. I > > have found this to be easily as warm as the all-merino pullovers in a > > similar (shirt) weight and to resist stink even longer than they do (8+ > > hours of riding -- and sweating -- time plus a couple of nights sleeping in > > it, for example). And it holds up very nicely in the wash (delicates, > > Kookabura). > > > Patrick Moore, who also has an all silk pullover but it is crew neck and > > saved for street wear; and a pair of very nice silk gabardines that, one > > day, he will have hemmed to his length. (Maybe I should turn those into > > knickers?.) > > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 3:46 AM, George Millwood < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Cashmere huh! Can't wait until you all discover alpaca, angora, > > > mohair and camel. However, for real warmth without weight you cannot > > > better knitted silk. When I was young and foolish I had a business > > > suit in a cloth that was a mixture of mohair and silk. It was > > > gorgeous, tailored in Paris and almost made me look respectable. > > > > regards > > > > George Millwood > > > Sydney, Australia > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > [email protected]> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > > (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
