WoolWeenies Club

[Bad JuJu]

I can't believe I haven't noticed this thread until now! And I needed it so badly!

Hi, my name is juju and I'm a woolweenie--a Florida woolweenie!

Which means I have to seek out nice thin wool layers. Today, though, we awoke to a 36-degree morning, so I'm sporting my gorgeous blue Ultimate Guide Sweater, and shopping online for wool underlayers for both cycling and motorcycling. Any suggestions?

By the way, my "gateway drug" was sweet, thin, Smartwool socks that I still wear all year around under my cycling shoes.

[KnottedYet]

Bad Juju-
Ibex Agate T is very light weight, but not see-through.
http://www.ibexwear.com/F06/View_Pro...&CategoryLine=

I've worn it by itself and as an underlayer.

Smartwool seems to be pretty lightweight. I only have one Smartwool shirt, but I have to say <drops into a whisper> I think the quality on the Ibex shirts is a bit better than Smartwool shirt I have. The tailoring is certainly better fitting, the stitching is much cleaner, and the fabric feels smoother.

Check the Ibex Outlet page often, they put new stuff/new colors on it frequently. I think I've gotten almost all my Ibex from the Outlet page.
Tops : http://www.ibexwear.com/F06/Products...tletGROUP=Tops
And Bottoms : http://www.ibexwear.com/F06/Products...tGROUP=Bottoms

[KnottedYet]

Duck - Thank you thank you thank you for the wool bra link! Whooo-hoo!

[margo49]

What was most interesting was that it was on a military gear site
My mind is still boggling .....
[don't ask...!]
And we thought TE girls/women/personnes were Real Tough!

[mimitabby]

I went to Value village up in the "good" Neighborhood, Lake city..

I bought a NICE pair of charcoal wool slacks with liner and
a fine but dense (shrunk once) v neck sweater which will be a perfect undergarment. I was thinking about the question "how will i know it is wool
if it doesn't have a label" while I went through all their stuff.
the things that are very very soft are NOT wool unless they have a really hairy appearance, and then they are angora (goat), rabbit (angora), or mohair.(goat)
or they are blended with a synthetic.

Wool even soft wool (like Merino) is going to be a tiny bit scratchy..
CASHMERE... is goat hair! (I just learned something. So wool lovers you can love sheep AND goats I do

ps it's better to go wool shopping at second hand stores in the summer.

[SouthernBelle]

I think I've made a new wool discovery, or new to me. I ordered a wool blend long sleeved T from steep & cheap and it came in today. The brand name is Sport Science and it feels very nice. It's a wool blended with a technical polyester.

Here's the site: http://www.smarterperformance.com/home.php

& click on the performance wool. They have some cute Ts too.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I ordered two of those $60 Approach tights on sale from Ibex- for my older daughter and her partner for Xmas. I'll check them out when they get to me here. Got a Large and a Med.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I ordered two of those $60 Approach tights on sale from Ibex- for my older daughter and her partner for Xmas. I'll check them out when they get to me here. Got a Large and a Med.

Well those Ibex Approach sale tights got here and they are AWESOME!
So nice and thick and stretchy- I love the way they feel against my bare skin- they have a very pleasant soft subtle nubbly texture, like a gentle massage while wearing them. I HAD to order a pair for myself as well. Interestingly, although the mediums do fit me well (snug, like you expect tights to fit), I like the slightly more relaxed feeling of the large, so I am getting a large for myself. They are very luxurious! I can actually wear them around to places when not biking, because they are not as revealing as thin tight lycra tights. I can't even imagine why they would be on sale in the first place!

[Grog]

Where do they sit between the hips and waist?

I read somewhere that the waist was quite high and I just can't handle anything close to my bellybutton...

[pooks]

Well those Ibex Approach sale tights got here and they are AWESOME!
So nice and thick and stretchy-

And here I'd promised myself not to buy any new cycling gear in January....

But I needed the long tights. Just ordered 'em. Thanks for the heads up. All they have left are L and XL, if anybody else is interested.