WoolWeenies Club

[GLC1968]

If you could check tonite I would appreciate it, as I am still waiting for my coupon to arrive for doing a gear review on altrec.

p.s. Acutally I have have just gotten an answer. I phoned Ibex, and they told me the pez runs similar to the shak and is sized to fit over a light layer. They recommend a medium to layer over a small shak.

I think a medium makes the most sense. I checked and mine vest is a medium and when comparing it to my medium Shaks, it's almost identical in the body in terms of size. I obviously can't compare shoulders/sleeves though...

Anyway, I think you'll be good on size AND I think you'll really like it!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I scored a black 100% merino ribbed turtleneck at GoodWill last week for $3.50.

[Triskeliongirl]

Thanks for everyones comments on the pez. Size M is on the way!

To chime in on the sizing discussion, my personal experience has been that Ibex runs smaller than Icebreaker which runs smaller than Smartwool.

For example, in Ibex and Icebreaker tops I am a small, and in smartwool a medium. In bottoms, I am an XS in Ibex, a S in Icebreaker and a M in smartwool. But, I should warn you that my bottom is really smaller than my top (for example while most of my clothes are size 6, I have one suit I bought as separates where I bought the pants in 4 and jacket in 8). I am slim hipped but have a broad back, broad shoulders (size 40 handlebars!), and big bust (36C).

In terms of quality, I found my ibex looks the best over time, no holes, no pills, etc. on stuff I have now had for several years. I bought my husband a nice icebreaker sweater last christmas and it already has a hole in it. My smartwool looks more worn than my ibex as well. For me, routine care is to machine wash and drip dry.

[Eden]

I got my Walz wool cycling caps!! I placed an order for the team - we got custom embroidery with our logo on the sides. They look great and are totally cozy. I got a regular 4 panel and an earflap cap for myself. I wore the earflap cap yesterday. Love it - warm and cozy, yet not bulky under a helmet - doesn't seem to block as much of my hearing as my old thin fleece beanie.

www.walzcaps.com

[OakLeaf]

that's so weird about sizing, because I have way too many Ibex pieces and a few SW, and the fit seems to be consistent. I'm a true Small in Ibex topss. Compared to athletic wear it's true they run large, but compared to street wear and anything I have from SW, they're smaller. I have a Small SW tank that just hangs on me, where my Small Ibex tank ... I hate to even wear it because it's so perfect for everything, and they don't sell them any more!

[Triskeliongirl]

Maybe there is variation from piece to piece. I have a ton of ibex (including shak, zepher, kate, tank), all the tops are small and bottoms (woolies) are XS. I only have one smartwool top in M (midweight zip T) and one mideweight bottom also in M (mideweight long underwear). I tried on a lot of icebreaker tops and bottoms in both S and M and was a solid S in everything but ended up not buying any.

[Triskeliongirl]

Well, I sent the pez sweater back. It was really frumpy on me. The M fit good over my shak in the shoulders and bust, but the sleeves, hip, and overall length were all much too long/big. But I think the biggest problem was that it really lacked styling. One of the reviewers said it fit like a bathrobe and I have to agree with that description, or maybe a potato sack would also be accurate. It just wasn't something I could feel good wearing.

On a more positive note, I did pick up a brooks brothers merino long cardigan at one of their airport stores, and while its not as heavy as the pez, it does the job of insulating the raincoat and looks much nicer when I take the raincoat off! I'd show a link but its only sold at the airport stores (kind of weird but true). If its really cold where I am going, I'll just take my primaloft coat, so maybe it was just a dumb idea to try to make one coat do everything.