I use Hypoallergenic ECOS Plant Powered laundry detergent Free and Clear for cleaning my woolies without any issues on Cold water with a Gentle Cycle. Hang to air dry always.
Kim Hetzel. On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 10:29:42 AM UTC-8 Kim H. wrote: > I have had a love for wool cycling garments for last 53 years with no end > in sight soon. > > Four years ago, Kurcharik Cycling Clothing was in the process of going of > business, I was fortunate to buy several of their wool jerseys. My most > favorite one is the long sleeve royal blue wool jersey. I wish I had have > bought another one. I did buy three short sleeve wool jerseys. However, > only one fits me better than the other two. > > Last year, I bought a pair of Classic wool tights from De Marchi to > replace my Swobo wool tights from long ago with holes in them of which I > finally threw out. These Classic wool tights are wonderful. I bought the > XXL size. They fit very well allowing for fitting over my bike shorts and > some wiggle room. > > > https://www.demarchi.com/en/retro-wool-shorts/212-1098-classic-merino-tight.html#/11-color-black/99-size-xl > > Back in the 80's, I discovered Minus33 mid weight base layers; tops and > bottoms. Their quality was good. Living here in the PNW, I wear them a lot > as my around the house pajamas. The tops I have worn daily for nine to ten > months of out the year. > However, I bought a pair of their bottoms several months ago, only to > discover that the waist band would get twisted around my waist, unlike my > old pair. Needless to say, I was and remain very disappointed. I have lost > my faith in Minus33. > > @Leah. I thank you for sharing your web link for another source of wool > clothing. I will have to buy a top or bottom and see how they are. > > Kim Hetzel. > > > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 9:14:31 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding > Ding! wrote: > >> Well, after Ted’s response I went on a quest to find you men the unpadded >> merino bike shorts of your dreams…and came up empty-handed. They don’t make >> such a thing, it seems! I’m gonna write to Simply Merino and ask if they’ll >> make you guys some bike shorts. There are several women’s versions on the >> market but just nothing for men! >> >> I know what you mean about cotton being neglected, Ted. I wore these >> Simply Merino long-sleeved shirts and a down vest all through this cold, >> bitter winter. Come summer, I’m going to buy some of the Simply Merino tee >> shirts and see how those do for biking. >> >> L >> >> On Feb 25, 2026, at 10:48 AM, Ted Durant <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:28:35 PM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding >> Ding! wrote: >> >> You need shorts to stay put on the thighs and not ride up and expose your >> skin to chafe against your saddle. This is almost 100% a women’s problem >> because of the short length of our shorts. >> >> I wanted wool. Unpadded merino biker shorts is a TALL ORDER and good luck >> to you. But I am nothing if not an accomplished shopper and I found the >> world’s perfect bike shorts with pockets at this company: >> >> https://www.simplymerino.com >> >> Another timely topic from Leah. In the fall I started wearing my >> long-sleeve wool base layer tops as what-I-wear-every-day, and all my >> long-sleeve cotton t-shirts are sulking in the closet, untouched. Also, >> I've been on an anti-diaper shorts crusade for a while. The only bike >> shorts I can wear are from Aerotech and they have the thinnest pad I can >> find anywhere. Aerotech only puts that pad in one model, but luckily I like >> it. We had a week of nice weather recently and I wore my Ibex wool knickers >> every day. They had a bit of a pad in them, but I noticed the stitching had >> worn away at the thighs (it's a problem for guys, too :-) so I just tore >> out the rest of the stitching and oh man they are so much better. As Leah >> Wilcox once said, "I worked hard to find a saddle I like, I don't want >> anything between me and my saddle." Also, referring back to a thread about >> noticing small changes in bike fit, it was amazing to feel the saddle >> height after removing the pad. >> >> I have a four wool undershorts, a couple of which (DeVold, Ibex) turned >> out to have too-short legs to be good on the bike. My good ones are >> SmartWool (from long ago) and Minus33. Wool undershorts and Compass >> knickers (alas, Jan has discontinued them) are my perfect combo in almost >> any conditions when I don't want the wool knickers. >> >> Thanks for sharing the link, Leah - like what I'm seeing there. >> >> Ted Durant >> Milwaukee, WI USA >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/jlDUCCFMDA8/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bbf90fdc-2de6-470b-9295-3a3a5c93ed8fn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bbf90fdc-2de6-470b-9295-3a3a5c93ed8fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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