BTW, the Chinese cashmere should probably be avoided. The strands are much shorter, so it doesn't last as long before it starts pilling and looking ratty, and the raising of the animals is destroying the Mongolian steeps. The goats are eating all the natural vegetation and contributing significatntly to desertification.
Just cuz' it's a deal, doesn't mean it's a deal. On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 6:12 PM, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > Definitely. I also recently started riding with a simple cashmere > sweater that was given to me as a gift (I have no clue how much it > costed) and I've found it to be perfect for rides in the 40s to low > 50s. I like how thin, minimal, and warm it is. Unfortunately the > sweater is black, but feeling like the bike ninja can sometimes be > fun. :) Here's a photo of me wearing it while riding my Romulus in > Golden Gate Park a couple weeks ago: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/meligrosa/4360951165/ > > -nathan > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 2:09 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> > wrote: > > A while back I happened on an Italian made cashmere sweater with a 1/4 > > zip front that looked kind of like a more toned down version of a wool > > riding jersey. It was marked way down (one benefit of the economic > > crisis) to the point where it was almost as cheap as a decent jersey, > > so I bought it. > > > > We finally had some decent riding weather here in Chicago, mid to > > upper 30s, slight wind, most importantly, no precip. I wore the > > sweater over a merino base layer with a very light wind breaker. > > Rode about 30 miles, give or take. > > > > Cashmere is very light weight - maybe 1/4 lighter than comparable > > merino wool - with superior insulation. I was not cold at all on the > > ride. Half way through the ride even had to take off the wind > > breaker. The sweater is so thin and light it was almost like riding > > in a short sleeve shirt on a warm day. > > > > Imagine riding in cashmere is a bit of a luxury, but then so is riding > > an elegant lugged steel bike with a perfect paint job. If you can > > find one your size on sale, I suggest giving it a try. > > > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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-bu...@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.
