Thanks, Garth; since you praise this company and use their tights with satisfaction, I conclude that this Roubaix material is good stuff. Their jerseys look good and reasonably priced for the level of quality.
I'll look again at that Specialized jersey as a light outer layer (at the nearby bike shop), if I don't see a suitable wool exchange for my Kelly green Kucharik. Moving on to base layers: I find wool to be the best: it doesn't hold water against your skin (it never feels clammy), seems to keep you comfortable over a wider range of temps than synthetics (but then, I've not used synthetic tops for 20 years), and breathes nicely if you don't seal it off from the outside. It was only 30* this am when I left for church wearing a light merino dress pullover and an Italian wool cycling jacket (from the 1980s) with nylon wind panels. Plus wool watch cap and DeFeet knit wool gloves under the light lined leather Bundeswehr gloves. Pants were the Oslo jeans, and merino socks under Specialized non-mesh mtb shoes. The jacket and top are actually good down to the mid 20s if I add a scarf or Buff or a balaclava under a Walz cap, and switch to PI Lobster gloves over the DeFeets. At least, good for 3 hours which is a lot more than I usually ride in winter. On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 6:53 AM Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick, I haven't worn the Specialized jersey but by the description it > uses a type of thermal Roubaix type fabric, which is a generic term that > refers to a bi-component polyester, smooth on the outside and fleeced on > the inside. Some brands use hollow fibers which greatly add to the > insulating qualities. Boure for one uses hollow core fibers in their > thermal fabrics. Boure tights are also high waist type, and you can tell on > the product pages. No plumbers butt ! Boure also does custom work for a > 25% added fee. Everything is made on site in their Colorado shop. They > also have a jacket and vest of that fabric that has a supplex nylon front > and shoulder yoke to block the wind. A supplex wind jacket/vest with mesh > backs also. While I haven't the need for any of their apparel as I all I > need at this time, I appreciate the local, in-house business model. > https://www.boure.com/6504.html > https://www.boure.com/tightsmen.html > https://www.boure.com/jacketsvests.html > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguNXSFAP%2B_S1540zVmUcj6PZh33f3Rh8AH58mLo7xpgqg%40mail.gmail.com.
