[RBW] Re: Long Sleeve lightweight wool shirts?
I just picked up some 140 weight shirts from the IceBreaker retail store in portland. I really like them, nice fit, very light weight, not scratchy at all. I have had some other items from them for some time now and have had no problems with wear and tear unlike some of my SmartWool items that started to get wholes in them very quickly from my bag strap or general wear. On Jun 18, 2009, at 4:37 PM, d2mini wrote: Anyone know of a lightweight/microweight long sleeve or three quarter sleeve loose fitting wool shirt? I'm basically looking for more arm coverage (sun protection) but less weight and more airflow for these hot southern summers. I have a seersucker that i'll wear with a short sleeve wool base layer which is great but I would rather have just the one layer. Every long sleeve wool shirt I come across has tight fitting cuffs (so no airflow up the sleeve) and they are heavy weight. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Long Sleeve lightweight wool shirts?
I have collected quite a collection of very nice Merino wool pullovers, lightweight and long sleeved, from my local Goodwills -- less than $5 each, and in an assortment of attractive colors. I collected so many that last year I gave away five or six and I still have close to a dozen left. Even if you can't shop at such an exclusive chain, you might look in your local department stores for these things. Many are Italian, but I forget all the brand names. I have button and zip plaquets as well as crewnecks and turtlenecks. They are my sole cold weather riding tops. On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:37 PM, d2mini d2creat...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone know of a lightweight/microweight long sleeve or three quarter sleeve loose fitting wool shirt? I'm basically looking for more arm coverage (sun protection) but less weight and more airflow for these hot southern summers. I have a seersucker that i'll wear with a short sleeve wool base layer which is great but I would rather have just the one layer. Every long sleeve wool shirt I come across has tight fitting cuffs (so no airflow up the sleeve) and they are heavy weight. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Long Sleeve lightweight wool shirts?
I second the Icebreaker recommendation, the superlight shirts are excellent. I too have other wool products, but they are generally too heavy for warm-weather wear. And unlike all that other non-wool product I've accumulated over the years, the Icebreaker stuff actually doesn't smell after you sweat through it, and it dries in no time. I wore a polo icebreaker to work today on the commute, and didn't have time to shower once there, so I threw on some khakis and kept on the polo. Temperatures got up to 95 w/ 78% humidity, so it got wet again on the ride home, and is miraculously dry again. That having been said, I am very much a recent and dedicated convert to the MUSA seersucker, w/o anything underneath. I offer this mea culpa in the spirit of the recent grande bois thread. Having previously expressed doubts here about its efficacy in humid climes beyond offering a lighter suit color, I have to say that the grey- striped MUSA seersucker shirt is now one of my favorite articles of clothing, for biking and otherwise. Yes, it gets damp, and then it dries on the downhill. And the enclosed MUSA pamphlet offers instructions for upping the sun block quotient to 35 for up to 25 washes. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Long Sleeve lightweight wool shirts?
You might be interested in some of the bicycle clothing products from Ground Effect in New Zealand. Their summer clothing products are innovative. Here's a link to one product that seems to match your description: http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-ROC-SUM.htm I've ordered a couple of items from them in the past, they're good people to deal with (and the exchange rate with New Zealand is quite favorable). Jim On Jun 18, 1:37 pm, d2mini d2creat...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone know of a lightweight/microweight long sleeve or three quarter sleeve loose fitting wool shirt? I'm basically looking for more arm coverage (sun protection) but less weight and more airflow for these hot southern summers. I have a seersucker that i'll wear with a short sleeve wool base layer which is great but I would rather have just the one layer. Every long sleeve wool shirt I come across has tight fitting cuffs (so no airflow up the sleeve) and they are heavy weight. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Long Sleeve lightweight wool shirts?
The Ibex outback is a really nice light wool long sleeve and is on sale RIGHT NOW at ibexwear.com for $49 down from $89. I've worn it on many a ride. On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote: You might be interested in some of the bicycle clothing products from Ground Effect in New Zealand. Their summer clothing products are innovative. Here's a link to one product that seems to match your description: http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-ROC-SUM.htm I've ordered a couple of items from them in the past, they're good people to deal with (and the exchange rate with New Zealand is quite favorable). Jim On Jun 18, 1:37 pm, d2mini d2creat...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone know of a lightweight/microweight long sleeve or three quarter sleeve loose fitting wool shirt? I'm basically looking for more arm coverage (sun protection) but less weight and more airflow for these hot southern summers. I have a seersucker that i'll wear with a short sleeve wool base layer which is great but I would rather have just the one layer. Every long sleeve wool shirt I come across has tight fitting cuffs (so no airflow up the sleeve) and they are heavy weight. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
