WoolWeenies Club

[7rider]

Hi, based on this thread (because I am still a newbie) I picked up on CL (btw, I need a 12 step program for CL addiction - it is your fault though! - I learned about it here on the forum) Ibex Lightweight Spin Jersey for even $50.

My question to you all wool-pros is: What temps is this jersey most comfortable for? I know that it can go to quite extreme, but what is the ideal weather in which you would pick this jersey for a ride?

Thanks!

I got that same jersey, and was hesitant to wear it on my commute this a.m. b/c it's supposed to be pushing 90 and very humid for the ride home. Maybe I'll wear it tomorrow and really put the Merino through its paces....

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

OK, so I got my Ibex order today.

I liked the Outback long sleeve shirt. The Burnt Red is more of plum-red than a red-red though, and it's fairly thin like a Kate...but still pretty. Size medium fit me best.
Got a couple of Indie Crews on sale in dark charcoal and medium grey. Nice, and a little thicker. Size Large fit me best.

Darn, see how I always have to order both med and large because I fall in between on the tops! The free shipping helped a lot there, because now I just have to pay to ship the other ones back and keep the ones that fit.


I'll have to send both the Berk Short and the Razzle Capris back though.
The size 12 in both fit my hips and legs just right.....but the waist was hanging open in a gap in the back that jutted between 3-4" out from my back. A belt would not have solved it, it would have bunched up way too much.
I guess they figure if you wear size 12 pants that means you're probably just big all over. My hourglass figure done me in again, I should know by now not to try to buy pants online. I'm bummed....they looked so nice in the pix!

I do wish Ibex would go back to showing actual people wearing their clothes instead of just showing the clothes laid out flat and perfect. I do get a better sense of fit when I see someone wearing an item.

At least I have three new snuggly merino autumn pullovers. I especially like those stripes down the arms of the Indie crews.

[7rider]

The size 12 in both fit my hips and legs just right.....but the waist was hanging open in a gap in the back that jutted between 3-4" out from my back. A belt would not have solved it, it would have bunched up way too much.

Boy. Don't I know THAT one....

I guess they figure if you wear size 12 pants that means you're probably just big all over. My hourglass figure done me in again, I should know by now not to try to buy pants online.

HEY!!!! I resemble that comment!!! I am NOT "big all over"!! (I'm very small in the chest!)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

OK, I just gotta tell this thing from our ride this morning, speaking of 'big' hips....

DH and I are riding along on our bikes on a country road, and we see an elderly couple of pedestrians up ahead walking along the road. I say "Let's not give these people heart attacks"- meaning I am going to call out "Good Morning!" to them well ahead of when we pass them so as not to startle them.

Then Dh says "With a rear end like that you don't NEED a bell."

I say "Hey, what is THAT supposed to mean!?"
He explained that my rear hub makes a pretty loud clicking noise when I'm coasting, and gives people in front of me advance warning that I'm coming up behind them without needing a bell, and that's what he was referring to.



So today's joke around the house is me saying "With a rear end like mine I don't NEED a bell!"

Man, I'll be getting good mileage out of that one for some time to come.

[KathiCville]

Howdy.....Great story, Lisa, LOL!

In an effort to reclaim drawer space, I'm trying to purge my ridiculously large collection of summer cycling jerseys. Among the ones that I'm willing to send off to new homes are two Ibex sleeveless Peregrine jerseys, never worn. Size Medium. One is a light turquoise (see photo below). The other is identical except the main color is a burnt orange. Very lightweight wool, but NOT see-through.

I paid about $35 each for them on Sierra Trading Post last fall or winter. (The retail price is around $60)

I'm game for parting with one or both for $22 each, plus shipping. $40, plus shipping, if you buy both.

I thought I'd list 'em here first on the woolweenies thread, before listing them on the general F/S thread.

PayPal only, thanks!! Any questions, PM me......