WoolWeenies Club

[Dianyla]

SAC Alert:

Icebreaker Raven Zip-Thru Top Long-Sleeve - Women's - Black only but lots of sizes. $79 (regularly $179)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I noticed that Ibex seems to have eliminated its "switchback" line.
I did get one of the last full zip ones in persimmon orange.

So now I suppose one goes to their "Shak" line instead?
I ordered a shak half zip and a full zip just to try them on and see what they are like.
But...the color choices seem a bit somber: black, brown, a dark heather eggplant, and a soft pale green. No hot tomato, robin's egg blue, or mango/pepper colors? How am I going to be seen in traffic on my bike?

[Dianyla]

How am I going to be seen in traffic on my bike?

What I've been doing for pretty much every shirt/jersey I own is to just wear the PI Whisper Vest in screaming yellow over everything. And I've been making sure to buy only bright colored cold/rain jackets.

That way I can buy whatever color of wool that I want. I'm terribly partial to blues, greys, and black, which are quite invisible.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yeah, I do that often as well- wear a screaming yellow vest over my black woolies, etc. Or my switchback persimmon vest.

Still...I hate to see no rich reds or saffron yellows in the offing.

I have a whole selection of Brooks Nightlife stuff that I wear in various combinations while either biking or fitness walking:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/search.html ....enter "nightlife" in the search box.
I like their capris and tights too, with the screaming yellow on the backs of the calves....can't help but get seen on the road!

[KnottedYet]

I do the same thing. PI Screamer vest over my lovely ASPHALT gray Ibex.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

So now I suppose one goes to their "Shak" line instead?
I ordered a shak half zip and a full zip just to try them on and see what they are like.
But...the color choices seem a bit somber: black, brown, a dark heather eggplant, and a soft pale green.

Well, I got the Ibex full zip Shak and the half zip Shak, both in black.
I really like them! They are much thicker wool than typical Smartwool midweight crewneck longsleeve shirts. Sort of like sweatshirt thickness. Nice and cozy and soft, but not bulky at all.
I got the half zip in medium, which fits me great with a little room for a bit of shrinkage, and I got the full zip in Large so it is roomier and I can wear it over stuff like a thin wool jacket. They are tailored-shaped and very elegant feeling.
Now to figure out if I want any of the other colors. I think I'll wait til after I wash these on gentle and see how much they might shrink. Might take a while to decide, but I love these in black for now. I bet the Shak hoodies are swell too.

[Natasha]

I have a Shak full zip in the plum color from last year. I love how it feels and wears. I have not washed it yet as it never seems to need it. I haven't had trouble with any of my Ibex shrinking so far. I ordered another in the thistle heather color. Udans.com has them on sale right now in a variety of colors.