Exactly, Eric. I live in northern Vt and generally ride down to 15 or so. I own a pair of Ibex wool jackets of different weight. A light weight wool jacket over a wool base & wool shirt and then topped off with the Showers pass rain jacket is what I use for temps below freezing. The showers pass jacket is very well thought out and made. The cuffs work well with gloves, even lobster claws; it has pit zips for ventilation, and a rear and breast pockets. The zippers are extremely tight and I treated mine with silicon to ease them up. I usually unzip the bottom zipper as I head out, so I can lift it up on the move when I need to. I still have to stop to operate the pit zips. Ibex & Showers Pass make a great winter riding combo. The Ibex jackets are of course nice enough to wear just about anywhere.
Michael Westford, Vt Michael On Oct 3, 4:37 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > I suggest a Showers Pass rain jacket with some wool layers > underneath. Their jackets are well ventilated if you want them to be, > but they'll also keep all the wind out and get quite warm inside if > you want that. The wool layers will help keep you dry in case you > sweat inside the jacket. > > --Eric > campyonly...@me.comwww.campyonly.comwww.wheelsnorth.org > > On Oct 3, 2009, at 1:30 PM, geezer wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all. I'm looking to improve my winter wardrobe this year. I'm > > specifically looking for a jacket and pants that work well for riding > > - somewhat trim, zippers for ventilation etc. I live in northern > > Michigan (the home of miserable winters) so, realistically, I'll park > > the bike when it hits around 20 degrees and/or the snow and ice become > > glacial. > > > I'm willing to spend some bucks on this stuff. I understand layering > > - I'm mostly interested in outerwear. > > > I'll do the research - just point me in a direction for stuff that has > > worked for you. > > > Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions, > > > Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
