On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 5:07 AM, David Hallerman wrote:
> Oh yes, Earth Wind and Rider has made some high-quality, lovely jerseys.
Classic look.
> And they made wool jerseys in women's sizes, which has pleased my wife a
lot.
For wool jerseys cut specifically for women, I really like the ones from
From: d2mini
Subject: [RBW] Re: wool jerseys
To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 11:37 AM
I've gone through 3 jerseys from Earth Wind Rider and every single one
of them split at the seams in the shoulder area after washing the
first or second time.
Washed on &qu
I've never seen another place that had knitted silk either.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
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> On Sep 16, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Fai Mao wrote:
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> > On a slightly different tact.
> > Please, no flames as I live in China I do buy Chinese products
>
> We all buy Chinese product
Oh yes, Earth Wind and Rider has made some high-quality, lovely jerseys.
Classic look.
And they made wool jerseys in women's sizes, which has pleased my wife a
lot.
However -- and I've emailed or talked with the owner several times --
it's not that the customer service has dropped, I'd say, bu
I've gone through 3 jerseys from Earth Wind Rider and every single one
of them split at the seams in the shoulder area after washing the
first or second time.
Washed on "hand wash" cycle using Woolite just like with all my other
wool jerseys. Also had problems with the dark dye bleeding into white
On Sep 16, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Fai Mao wrote:
> On a slightly different tact.
> Please, no flames as I live in China I do buy Chinese products
We all buy Chinese products! It is the nature of world commerce.
> I have thought that a wonderful cycling jersey could be made from
> knitted silk. The
Yes, I'll second that motion. I have a couple of silk golf shirts. very
comfy, and fit very well.
RS
--- On Wed, 9/16/09, Fai Mao wrote:
From: Fai Mao
Subject: [RBW] Re: wool jerseys
To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 5:34 PM
On a slightly differe
On a slightly different tact.
Please, no flames as I live in China I do buy Chinese products
I have thought that a wonderful cycling jersey could be made from
knitted silk. There is a company in Honzhou that makes golf shirts
from this and they are just the absolute max in comfort.
Silk has a lo
I used Portland Cyclewear a few years back for a custom order and was
appalled, just absolutely appalled, at the service and the product
quality. What absolute rubbish garments and pathetic people skills. I
wouldn't use them again if they gave me their products.
I don't think anybody here has men
I bought one last winter and it's incredible. Worth the money. Good
fit, dense wool, nice colors, and great service. I had a question
about fit and the owner spent time on the phone with me to figure it
out.
Brian
Park City, UT
On Sep 16, 10:09 am, Bill Connell wrote:
> Speaking of wool jerseys
But then, if you have riding buddies who bought the original Or Rando
shrinking jerseys from the aforementioned company, and their jersey
shrank and you are smaller than they are, you've got a nice toasty
felted jersey. (really big grin) Of course, I'm on my second one,
because they just kept shr
I've got one of the Wabi long sleeve jerseys. It's one of the nicest
wool jerseys I've used. Very dense and warm, much warmer and windproof
than a Swobo, Woolistic, or Ibex. Overkill for New Mexico most of the
time, but awesome on cold winter rides.
Ryan
On Sep 16, 2009, at 10:09, Bill
Last year, found a Hincapie wool cycling jacket on eBay that was
really nice. Label says "made in Fiji" and the quality seems to be
about the same as a Swobo or Ibex. Unfortunately, a quick Google
search turned up nothing resembling the jacket.
But I'd say it's worth looking into. With a long
Wabi Woolens = same dense weave as Kucharik
Both far more dense than Woolistic.
Bill Connell wrote:
> Speaking of wool jerseys, has anyone tried one from Wabi Woolens?
> http://www.wabiwoolens.com
>
> They look great, and seem like they'd be more wind-resistant than
> most. I've been thinking of
Of my too-many wool jerseys, only the Kucharik ones are thick enough,
with a dense weave, to work in temps in the 30s.
Even then, I have a couple of layersw of wool, like from Ibex or
Rivendell's Aussie wool crewnecks, underneath, and I like a nylon vest
on top.
But all the Woolistic-made wool
i have a couple of jerseys from wabi. they are definitely warm and
wind resistant. great in the rain too - i did rainy 200k in a wabi
without a jacket in 50 degree weather. with just a base layer
underneath, it was perfect. the fit is nice, although i wish it was
cut a little longer in the bac
+1 for Ibex - better quality than SmartWool stuff. I've been using a couple
items for a year now with no problems.
Brian
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Ray Shine wrote:
> Try these guys. Very excellent wool cycling and lifestyle wool clothing,
> and they are located in Vermont where it reall
I have one and it is the best wool jersey I have and have seen to date. The
attention to detail is wonderful and the fabric a lot nicer than the Oregon
cycle wear ones. I'd say they are a step up from Kucharik as well which I
also like. They will shrink initially and I did have to order a size up.
Speaking of wool jerseys, has anyone tried one from Wabi Woolens?
http://www.wabiwoolens.com
They look great, and seem like they'd be more wind-resistant than
most. I've been thinking of splurging on one for this winter.
--
Bill Connell
St. Paul, MN
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Try these guys. Very excellent wool cycling and lifestyle wool clothing, and
they are located in Vermont where it really does get cold. Customer service is
top knotch:
http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/products/1/1097/mens-ride
--- On Wed, 9/16/09, Tim McNamara wrote:
I haven't seen that but have
On Sep 15, 7:26 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> The subject of rivendell jerseys came up last week and this week I saw these:
> http://www.oregoncyclewear.com/page/page/2010300.htm
>
> my questions are:
> 1. has anyone worked with them before?
> 2. Are they any good?
Oregon Randonneurs used this company
For riding comfort I rank my wool jerseys (and shorts for that matter) from
most to least favorite:
Swobo, Joneswares, Kucharick, Woolistic, Ibex, vintage Italian assortment.
The fastest to wear holes through or unravel so far from new has been Kucharik,
then Joneswares. Best two for longetvity a
Alternative recommendation/tangent:
I like my Ibex Dash jacket for winter cycling. Wool back, soft shell
front, cut for cycling. I'm comfortable in it all winter long for
cycling or xc skiing etc., probably down to -10F or so that I can
recall. No experience with Oregon Cycling Wear as I've been
These folks used to be called "Portland Cycle Wear" and I was part of
a group buy from them. The customer service was awful- incredibly
slow (months between order and delivery) and the owner was rude and
sarcastic. However, he seemed to have learned his lesson from the
experience by the
Hi Seth,
I bought one of their wool cycling "jackets"--full zip, no rear
pockets--for cold weather riding; I don't see these on their website
any longer. The customer service was excellent and the order was
shipped and received very promptly. At some point after I'd placed my
order and before the
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