The other beautiful thing about wool is that it doesn't need to come off and I never get too hot. (Anyway, when it's a base layer, taking it off would involve stripping down to my sports bra... I'm not shy, but if it's too warm for two layers it could still be pretty chilly to be bare!)
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05-02-2009, 03:08 PM #1
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05-02-2009, 03:33 PM #2
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yes, that's the weather we had today.
I had on an ibex woolie and over that a short sleeved light wool jersey.
i put my raincoat on when the rain was really coming down and i had wool knickers and kneesocks. For a while it got chillier and i put my little hat on.
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05-03-2009, 04:58 AM #3
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If you don't have to be somewhere, like work, layer in wool and forego the jacket.
I learned on my rain rides that the rain jacket was a 1) steam bath and 2) a sponge. Wool kept me warm although I was drenched.
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05-05-2009, 11:46 PM #4
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that would be 20 c here. Wool is great. I get hot but not drippy. TE has good wool bras I hear. I toss my rain jacket over, when its pouring and wool tends to absorb dampness. Im skinny so I wear a wool singlet, and a wool jumper.
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05-06-2009, 05:19 AM #5
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60 isn't quite warm enough for me not to care - around 70 then I just ride fast enough to stay warm
I have a hand-me-down Goretex suit that doesn't steam up unless I really go fast, and I don't really go fast if it's raining.
I'm half penguin, though, so often I'll put on one of those sort-of-almost-water-resistant jackets ... basically enough layers so my nipples don't embarrass me... and just ride. Work clothes go in a plastic bag so I can change there. (Wool isn't an option for my silly allergic self.)
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