Please recommend a balaclava

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I just wanted to post a follow-up about the Louis Garneau balaclava. I took it on a 3-day bike tour. Temps between 32 and 60. It ROCKS! It is very thin (so no problem getting the helmet over it; and when I take it off I can tuck it away very small). Stretchy, so I could easily pull it down under my chin (if warmer) or back up over my mouth (if colder). It did not feel constricting or look funny.

Someone asked me about the neck gaitor. I LOVE wool neck gaitors and wear mine everywhere when I walk or run. However, now I definitely prefer the balaclava for biking. I used to wear the neck gaitor biking, and when my chin got especially cold (usually on a descent) I was trying to hold the dang thing up with my teeth. The balaclava requires no holding up. And it can't slip off your ears either.

For colder temps (under 35 or so) I'd probably wear both together for biking - the balaclava, with a neck gaitor over it.

I knew you would like the Luis Garneau balaclava!
I love how versatile it is- it obediently stretches into any degree of coverage you want.

You know what I do when it's colder than 35 degrees and I'm biking?....well, I wear TWO LG balaclavas! They are so silky they slip right over each other and then they are twice as warm- really warm enough for anything.

I too like to wear neck gaiters for fitness walking or just out in the cold. But they move around too much while biking- and a balaclava keeps the wind out better and is not bulky.

[lattae]

I have tried the expedition weight balaclava from wickers.com and it works great for really cold temps out. I've used wickers for the past 2 winters and have been happy with the results.

[sandra]

I ordered one of these last week for my DH for Christmas and got it today. It is so silky and nice! Now I want one, but, I got a buff from Terry when they had their sale and it's nice too. I think I will enjoy it in the summer when the sweat runs in my eyes so much.

[sgtiger]

mmmm...balaclava baklava

Drat, for a moment there I saw baklava too. I really miss the baklava at a Greek restaurant(whose name escapes me ATM) we used to eat at in Corvallis. It was so scrumptious and a perfect end to a meal of stuffed grape leaves. All the other places that I've had baklava(mostly from bakeries) make it too cloyingly sweet. I was so looking forward to some tasty reccomendations.

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