R Crumb. WHOAH!
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R Crumb. WHOAH!
Ok, Lisa, I got the brown and the black ones on ebay - $31 a piece! You look great in that - and you have bigger boobs than I do;) Now I can't wait to get them!
*snort*Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
Well I already do look like an R. Crumb woman. And that's just fine with me. :D
R. Crumb's wife has a book out of her own cartoons and such.
Frankly, I think *she's* the talented one.
Edit: and Lisa, don't take this wrong, but I think you're lookin' damm hot! (wonder if it's too late for me to get one of those Lena skirts?!?!)
tell me how anyone could possibly resist this picture?
http://www.ibexwear.com/F07/Products_Landing.php?LPID=2
(click on the Pingo jacket)
well, for $185 I can dig up some resistance...
Look, it's Lisa!!! Uhhh, or is it Annie Lennox?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=H-y91mzjaHA
Annie has a new CD coming out next week.
You're supposed to wear them over your HIPS, silly! :cool: ;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mtbdarby
Great! Let us know how they fit. I keep in mind that this type of wool tends to relax a bit and soften after the first wash. Plus, it *will* shrink a TEENY WEENY bit naturally.
Yeah, I'm gettin' there! My DH has a BIG Crumb collection. He's also a "Crumb woman" fan....no boney sinew figures for him! He says if he wanted a stick he'd just have gotten a rawhide chew toy to knaw on.... :rolleyes: I just love having nice strong legs to stomp around on. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dianyla
Crumb's wife is definitely a really talented comic artist as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Knot....you know you want that skirt. It would go with your Euro halter for your espionage assignments.
Hmm...well without all her makeup I have to admit now that she DOES look like me. I've been getting Annie Lenox comments for many years.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
...But can she YODEL, I ask you???
My older daughter is here for the weekend....off we go with DH now for French toast and latte in town!
(gotta feed my R.Crumb legs...)
Oh you're a funny girl:rolleyes: I know you know what I was referring to;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
I've never seen the R. Crumb pix - I may have to start googling this morning. It's in the 30's and I'm not feeling motivated to go for a ride. I AM feeling motivated to go put on some wool though:D
I was just looking at the Icebreaker website and saw they have very cute merino underwear which might be new as I don't remember seeing it before. They don't have bras though: http://www.icebreaker.com/site/catal...ure&weight=150
Hey woolweenies (admittedly I am part of this club ever since purchasing my first Ibex Cirque jacket upon graduating from college 6 years ago. It looks and works GREAT. Still. Even after 6 years of hiking, glacier-trekking for my master's degree research, drinking in dive bars in Montana,traveling, riding in my first Ski to Sea bike leg, etc. Best jacket EVER).
Actually, the first part is mostly for Knotted, cause she knows where I work: we're getting Icebreaker in! Men's, at first, but I'm doing my best to convince the buyers otherwise. Should be here soon! For the rest of you, think about the cult-like megastore in Downtown Seattle with the climbing pinnacle and the fun yearly dividends for members. ;)
Also, one of my coworkers is a hard-core biker, and trying to convince me of two things: wear wool on the bike, and get a Brooks saddle. He's got this lovely wool jersey that makes me want to pet it. Not him per se, but the jersey. I'm an easy sell. :rolleyes: Saddle aside, how do the Ibex shorts fit? True to size? I'm a medium in Pearl Izumi, Sugoi, pretty much most anything.
I have medium Ibex Knickers and they are a little looser than most mediums.
I wear a Large in everything, but a Medium in Ibex cycling bottoms.
And, yeah, what is UP with REI's buyers? Why are there no women's REAL active clothes anymore? Just mall-crawler clothes for the women. Get those folks buying the same goodies for the women that they are buying for the men.
(don't even get me started... whew!)
any recommendations on socks for riding. I have a couple paurs I really like. But thought there might be others i don't know about.
Brandi, I wear wool socks almost year round now. Not even bike specific ones.
Smart wool. thicker socks.
I wear XL in most cycling bottoms, but L in Ibex.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
It's perhaps inappropriate for me to state this in a public forum, but heck, it's just one gal's opinion, right? :) Seems to me that in the past 5 years or so, REI has gone much more towards the look-like-I'm-active-when-I'm-just-hanging-around apparel, rather than the wear-it-while-actually-BEING-active apparel. The REI in Tanasbourne (west of Portland) is just a clothing store. Almost no gear there at all (the only tents are suspended from the ceiling over the staircase, so I can't imagine they sell many), though they do sell bikes (this *is* Portland-metro, after all). Lots of casual wear, cotton, etc., tells me that they are going after the lifestyle crowd. Now, don't get me wrong. I LOVE most of the apparel they carry. I'm an REI member, and I buy my fair share of casual wear there. But alot of the truly tech-y apparel is harder to find there now.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Of course, in many ways, REI is very smart. Frankly, the lifestyle market is WAY WAY bigger, and more profitable, than the technical apparel market. If it's where the shoppers are, then it's where the retailers want to be. ( Heck, we'd like to sell more casual wear as well. ;) )
Just my random thoughts..... That and 3 bucks will get you a Latte. :D
Susan
This is kinda funny in a way.
I bought a pair of wool cycling shorts off the rack from REI in 1983. I was 15 and that was all I could afford. Lycra anything was too expensive then. My first "cool" jersey was a wool one. Again, that was what I could afford.
Flip forward 24 years. Wool is crazy expensive. REI doesn't carry much by way of wool cycling anything. Sometimes I get a case of the giggles walking around the REI Flagship store in Seattle.
Here's another thing I miss from back in the day.
http://image.sportsmansguide.com/dim...0,200&cvt=jpeg
Every time I find some online they are always sold out.
The whole "manpri" thing is too hard for a lot of men to get past, but they are some of the best cycling pants ever. Rivendell has the MUSA knickers, but only in hobbit and cave troll size.
Ibex Collo T Neck Top - Women's on Steep and Cheap
20 minutes later... men's raincoats... :(
Ah technology, I saw the alert in the corner of my screen - think it's called RSS feed, text Knott, she calls from the bus, got her one. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
ah. I guess i can't do that on my work computer.
It's for the best, Mimi. For your own good. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
The RSS feed is anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours delayed. Suckage. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Oooh, check it out! Ibex lets you review stuff now!
http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/Product...=Roaster-Boxer
No reviews on the El Fitos for women. Lets get some reviews out there! http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/Product...+Bike+Knickers
Yes, that's also for our own good ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dianyla
20-year-old Cortina wool jersey came out of the closet this morning.
Also the 20-year-old Pearl Izumi wool tights, minus the natural leather chamois they came with. :eek:
SmartWool socks are new(ish), anyway :D
45 degrees when we started out.
SAC Alert: Ibex Vertigo Wool Vest, $63.
somebody, stop me! http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/out...on&ATT=IBX0066
Knotted, what size/color were you interested in for the Long Trail sweater? I got a Black/Tea in M about a week and a half ago on SAC (M runs generous) and the black is actually very a warm dark chocolate color. I like my blacks to be very dark cold black, not warm/brownish. Interested?Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
ETA: I've knew I should've just stuck with my tried and true blue colors, but I as trying to branch out. What was I thinking? :rolleyes:
Hmmmm... I was thinking of the Black or the Plum. An espresso-ish brown might be just peachy.
In every top I've gotten from Ibex, I am a Large. (size 12 or 14 or so, with very long arms)
How much too big is that Medium?
I for one am not a weenie, I am a person of amazing fortitude for even going outside when the temperature is four-fifths of the way to frostbite (which I have had more than once, and it is seriously no fun). I suspect the same is true of YOU all, too.
I think we're using "weenie" in the same sense as "nerd" or "geek". We like our wool, and we like it LOTS!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
And we don't care if it's Fred or Fashionable! :eek:
WOOL POWER!!! :p
The Medium fits me well enough. I find that I prefer a closer fitting M for the big chunky sweaters, but L for the base layers and thinner stuff (otherwise it's just way too sausage-y highlighting every lumpy brastrap/back boob detail). I do have the Ibex Ultimate Guide sweater in L and it is a little roomy on me, which is nice and cuddly to wear on it's own but annoyingly bulky to layer under a jacket.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
It's the color that I'm just less than thrilled with. I like winter/jewel tones, and it's very warm/autumn for my preferences. I paid $76 for it (incl. shipping) and would be happy to pass it on to someone else for that price. Put it this way - it's as much hassle for me to return it to SAC as it is to just ship it to someone else. :p
ETA: I've decided to return it. The sale price that KnottedYet posted is cheaper than what I paid for it at SAC. So I'm going to return this black one and go get the BLUE one that I wanted all along! :D
sending you a PM.
Ummm... I think you're in the wrong place for an intervention.:rolleyes: :p We're more likely to give you that last little push, no wait, shove to feed your addiction! ;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
And why, oh why, did I click on that link? I really should know better by now.
Here's what I'm yearning for... and might buy tonight cuz I have NO self control and I get paid this week:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/detail....5133&c=On+Sale
And as long as I'm placing a Terry order I might as well order a couple Xmas-akkah presents.
(TE doesn't have them, or I'd be ordering from TE)
and frankly, that Neve sweater looks a whole lot more Scandahoovian than Austrian to me...
(yeah right.....for YOURSELF!) :rolleyes: :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
I think it might be good for when I'm yodeling....Quote:
and frankly, that Neve sweater looks a whole lot more Scandahoovian than Austrian to me...
SAC: Ibex Top Knot Hat, $12
I'm getting one of these from backcountryoutlet. Long-sleeved T of 88% poly/12% wool. Same fabric combo as the OR Essense T, and I absolute love that one. I went kayaking in that shirt this summer, did 10 rolls, and then sat around for 2 hours in the breeze and was prefectly comfortable. Even straight from a dunking, it was never soppy or clingy or felt like a wet shirt. And the fabric feels much sturdier than pure wool.