Well, I'm not sure about riding elsewhere, but here in Tucson during the summer I certainly don't wear wool jerseys. I have a number of nice wool jerseys, but they remain on hangars in the closet during our summer weather.
Personally, I much prefer the way a technical cycling jersey wicks the moisture away (while providing some cooling). I have several lighter weight jerseys by various makers (Pearl Izumi, Santini, Louis Garneau and Giordana), and I'll take one of these in preference to a wool jersey any day during our summer season (May through mid-October). They don't stink, and I can just throw them in the washing machine and dry them in the dryer. No hand washing, using Woolite, blocking the garment or anything like that. I'm seriously considering one of the jerseys made by Ground Effect in New Zealand as a summer weight jersey. Their "Slingshot" model, with polyester and a cotton outer layer looks very nice for our weather. Here's a link: http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-SLI-SUM.htm Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ 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%2bunsubscr...@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.
