Re: [RBW] Re: OT PSA: Ibex merino shirts at Sierra Trading Post

2016-10-30 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks, Shawn, for that detailed and very useful information. Good to know that they are not delicate. I'll wait until next year -- perhaps post Christmas sales? -- but for now I've splurged more than I should have on other things. But my nice cotton Ts, which serve as non-cycling base layers in

Re: [RBW] Re: OT PSA: Ibex merino shirts at Sierra Trading Post

2016-10-29 Thread Shawn Granton
Patrick- Most of the t-shirts look to be a mid weight merino. A few of them are lighter weight, but these ones are 87% wool/13% nylon. The nylon will help with durability issues, and it's a low enough percentage to not adversely affect the benefits of the wool. I've had a few Ibex tops since the

Re: [RBW] Re: OT PSA: Ibex merino shirts at Sierra Trading Post

2016-10-29 Thread Patrick Moore
Are those the very lightweight wool Ts? If so, how durable are they -- that is, how well do they stand up to snagging and rubbing, and are they, after 12 months of regular wear, still free of snags, rips, and holes? I've blown my cycling budget for 2016 -- just bought 2 pr of the 3/4 El Fitos at

[RBW] Re: OT PSA: Ibex merino shirts at Sierra Trading Post

2016-10-29 Thread RoadieRyan
sweet deal for Merino T's thanks for the PSA order in On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 5:39:40 PM UTC-7, Shawn Granton wrote: > > Hello folks- > > > Just saw that Sierra Trading Post has gotten in A BUNCH of merino wool > t-shirts from Ibex. I just ordered a few! The supplies are pretty limited,

Re: [RBW] Re: OT PSA: Ibex merino shirts at Sierra Trading Post

2016-10-29 Thread Patrick Moore
Shoot, missed the additional 20%, but did get free shipping. On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 7:22 AM, islaysteve wrote: > Thanks Jay! I just ordered the 3/4 Fito tights from Ibex. L and XL sizes > left. Cheers, Steve > > > On Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 3:32:38 AM UTC-4, Jay

[RBW] Re: OT PSA: Ibex merino shirts at Sierra Trading Post

2016-10-29 Thread islaysteve
Thanks Jay! I just ordered the 3/4 Fito tights from Ibex. L and XL sizes left. Cheers, Steve On Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 3:32:38 AM UTC-4, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > > And the 3/4 Fito tights are still $50 on the ibex webite. $40 with the > extra 20% they are offering right now. -- You