Wool is nice in the heat - especially if there is a breeze - cools you off because it is drenched with sweat. I rode the Wildflower Century wearing a wool jersey on my fully-fendered Bleriot. It was 94F. Dropping other riders on climbs even. Those were the days.
Lynne "ladylike. yes." F On Jun 14, 4:53 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > When the temp rises to the 90's that's when wool becomes optional for > me. Maybe I just overheat too easily, but anything more than the > thinnest merino tops make me woozy in those conditions. Although my > Nike wool cycling top has been tried a few times in that type of > weather and I've lived to tell the tale. > > Eric (fat and sweaty) Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jun 14, 6:10 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I ride in the 90's all summer long with wool, so never new I was braking a > > cycling rule. > > > Shame on me! > > > Just bought some Zoic MTB shorts, too. Like 'em a lot! A bit longer than > > MUSA shorts, which is a plus. I think the MUSAs have better material and > > more bar stitches though. > > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I've used this very same line, "Don't sheep have to wear wool year round?" > > > Wool works great when it's hot. It dissipates sweat better and doesn't > > > abrade sensitive skin areas like micro fiber can. I usually wear wool > > > shorts > > > too, but had on ZOIC MTBs this time. > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > *Sent:* Mon, June 14, 2010 5:04:09 PM > > > > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Re: Since we're talking about rides tomorrow.. > > > > Ahhhh, I get it. > > > > Don't sheep have to wear wool year round? What's wrong with wool when it's > > > hot (presuming it's thin like Swobo is)? > > > > -- > > > 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%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@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- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
