The synthetic vs natural fiber base layer argument makes the steel vs carbon discussion look polite. It is not an area of compromise. Deacon and I ride the same bike - I wear synthetic and he wears wool. We share the same ancestral homeland and should share the same evolutionary drift - but I itch if I get within 20 feet of the finest wool combed from young sheep on the far side of the mountain. I have worn Patagonia capilene from its inception and been consistently pleased with its performance. Good friends wear the Patagonia wool line - but for us it is a don't ask and don't tell! In addition to the itching I am by vocation and avocation frequently wet - capilene works wonders when it is wet. I have new students try a t-shirt of both fabrics and they quickly go one way or the other. Both products work very well, just choose the one that feels best to you. Either one can keep you warm and comfortable.
On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not trapping sweat -- some synthetics are designed to wick it and, AFAIK, > may do that better than wool. But wool insulates even when wet and perhaps > that is the reason it doesn't feel clammy when you stop. > > Now stinking is another big problem in addition. I use synthetics only in > summer (and not often then) but, even starting out clean as a baby, I am > very anxious among other people (say, when running errands) about the stink > that will inevitably arise after just an hour or so of sweating. > > I still wish someone made an all cotton cycling jersey -- I have one but > it was made long ago. (Even cotton stinks more than wool, but not nearly as > quickly and as bad as the synthetics I know of.) > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thought the issue with synthetics was not so much trapping sweat but >> trapping the stank of sweat even after washing? >> > -- > *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* > Certified Resume Writer > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > Albuquerque, NM > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
