I haven't tried Cima Coppi or other cycling-specific wool gear, but I used to really like wool shirts and underwear in the summer in Omaha. Horrible humidity amplified by the corn sweat. And when I moved to STL, I've continued to love it. I mean, it's gross here, and if I'm outside, I am going to be sweaty. A nice light wool shirt hides the sweat and cools me off. I mostly have used Icebreaker, but a couple years ago, I tried Quince. It's excellent and a good price.
On Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 1:07:43 PM UTC-5 Eric Marth wrote: > Hello, I'm a wool obsessive right here. > > During peak summer in Virginia it can get downright nasty with high temps > and high humidity. I wear wool all year when I ride. Always wool socks, > even the thicker DeFeet Woolie Boolies when it's as miserable as it gets. I > like the padding and the socks never feel too hot or damp. I like the Randi > Jo tropical wool caps, also the 50/50 caps made by Apis in Italy. > > I have a few pair of vintage wool cycling shorts (Italian made, all wool, > leather chamois) that I enjoy all year. Sometime I switch it up and wear > Ground Effect 1000% polyester bibs with a pad (made in New Zealand). I'd > really like to get some of their merino bibs or some from another company > like Cima Coppi. > > When it's hot, I like some kind of super-chopped tank-top with lots of > ventilation. I cut up cotton tees to remove the neck and make huge arm > openings. I have cut up some 100% wool tees as well. Unlike Patrick I like > to hold on to raggedy old wool tees until they're absolutely shredded. I > like when they have holes, pulls and such. > > I also *love* the way cut up cotton and wool tends to roll. I think the > roll is beautiful. I've also cut up Kucharik wool shorts to make them > shorter, 8" and 9" inseams on shorts is just too long. *Most *of my wool > has rolled when cut but I've had a few pieces that do not roll and just > unravel... this has been limited to a pair of Turkish wool tank tops that I > won't name or recommend. Just a small note of warning. Ibex, Smartwool, > Wooly Warm, Rambler's Way 100% merino tees have all rolled nicely when I > trim the sleeves or overall length. > > Wool is an all year material for me, on and off the bike! Since I came > around on natural fibers (wool, cotton, linen) I've gone out of my way to > avoid plastics and fleece, other things made out of petroleum that shed > harmful microplastics. I prefer to limit the amount of that stuff in my > life and household. I still have many things made with polyester and nylon > like trunks, Andiamo underwear, the Ground Effect bibs I mentioned before. > Overall I find wool just feels, looks and wears better. > > On Friday, September 6, 2024 at 4:40:06 PM UTC-4 jrst...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I wore wool until it would get brutal. Still wear it when I can. I am in >> New England but this year was very hot. I switched to SPF shirts after >> having a basal cell carcinoma discover and removed. I am not religious >> about this even though I should be. I do make sure to use sunscreen when I >> remember. Wool and cotton leg the sun in but I still prefer my old >> lightweight Ibex merino tops. As far as the heat and humidity go, wool is >> fine for me but my. Limited is not as hot as your’s Patrick. We do get out >> share of humility and this summer was worse than most. >> >> On Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 7:21:42 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> I'm curious to hear if any of y'all wear wool tops in summer, and if so, >>> what "summer" is in your neck of the woods: 90* humidity with 90*F temps? >>> 110 F AZ with 5%? >>> >>> I'd spent more than enough emotional energy fretting about suitable hot >>> weather riding tops: rayon, cotton, synthetics with their inevitable stink.* >>> >>> I'd owned a couple of Rivendell summer weight Wooly Warm ss jerseys, >>> quite light-gauge merino knit, but sold them after they kept sagging lower >>> and lower and gathering snags and moth holes. >>> >>> But in late Spring this year I ordered a supremely excellent ss medium >>> weight jersey from Wabi Woolens. The material is rather thick compared to >>> the WWs, and I had to order an XL to get something from the rather >>> tight-fitting line to fit trimly but not cling-ingly and allow a bit of >>> airflow, but doggone if that jersey hasn't been very, very comfortable even >>> at 98*F in 10% humidity and even at 92F and high for our area 50% humidity. >>> >>> So much was I struck by this that I fished out an Italian ss wool jersey >>> I'd bought 2nd hand years ago and until now left for that in-between season >>> between hot and cold. I rode in it yesterday at 90-92 and 23% and it was >>> comfortable as in, "I didn't even think about it." I'd extrapolate and say >>> that this older jersey, as well as the new WW, will be fine in any hot >>> weather conditions I experience here, say -- worst case -- 95* and 50% >>> humidity. >>> >>> So, what is all y'all's experience, thoughts, judgments about wool in >>> warm weather? >>> >>> * Synthetics, knit or woven, just stink after 1 ride, even just 1 hour. >>> But I found a partial antidote: immediately upon return, in the garage, >>> remove plastic jersey and swish around in 1 gallon of cold water from the >>> garage utility sink, then hang to drip dry. Sure enough, when it's dried, >>> the stink is gone and the jersey is good for another ride -- I can keep >>> this up for at least 5-7 hours of riding. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>> services >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >>> >>> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >>> >>> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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