Wool is wool. If you find the same quality and density in a garment from Good will, and if it fits, there you go. For some years I rode mostly in nice merino tops from Goodwill and I was perfectly warm.
What you lose is the bike-specific things like pockets, long tails, zip up plackets, and crew necks. I've been lucky. A couple of years ago I scored from a list seller half a dozen nice wool jerseys including a very nice Rivendell Wooly Warm ragg type cycling specific sweater, wool tights (too small), and two pairs of wool shorts for the amazing price of $120 shipped. Just a couple of months ago I scored two ls merino jerseys, new, quite well made of well woven merino, for $76 shipped. So if you look around you can find good deals on cycling specific wool. On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > These days, cycling specific wool garment prices are astronomical. > > Goodwill has wool tops that are non cycling specific. Sometimes they have > 100% Merino wool sweaters, like Gap, etc. > > Itch-and -fine-ness-factors aside, will these do just as well layering to > keep warm and dry in the winter, and the t-shirts in the summer to keep > cool and dry? > Or does one have to use cycling specific wool to get the desired effects? > > > I did have an Ibex score at Goodwill last year. 3 bucks and change for an > Ibex t-shirt! > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Albuquerque, NM, USA Resumes that get interviews: http://www.resumespecialties.com/ -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
