Ibex Ultimate Guide Sweater

**madscot13** · 11-03-2006, 07:23 PM

I thought of the long trail but I think the stripe down the back is funky not fashionable (sorry if I hurt some feelings, I am just a no frills kind of girl.

ps and how could you not know about blue! it is the prettiest thing in the whole wide world

**Grog** · 11-03-2006, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by Quillfred

I don't know where that would be but I'm ALL OVER IT. Quill positions her Sherlock Holmes cap, grabs the magglass and takes chase....any street names?, sections of town?????

I'll ask the guy when I see him again, probably Sunday night, and report!

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 11-04-2006, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by madscot13

thanks! I was thinking about the switchback pullover. How tight is it? I want to be able to wear a jacket above it for biking along the river. I don't want to be too "flappy" when I am wearing it either- gotta show off the figure! But either way it is half the price of ice breaker stuff.

The Switchback pullover is not flappy.
I am 5'5", 140 lbs, pear-shaped. The medium fits me with a bit of room for underlayers, but I went for the small instead because it fit me like a glove and looked very tailored and sleek on me. I *could* have worn either size, but I have small shoulders and the small one had the shoulders seams in just the right place for me. Also, I only wear their ultra thin merino base layer under it, so I didn't need the extra room for things underneath it. It is by no means loose or flappy, the neck and sleeves are fitted and you could easily slide a jacket over them. It's a very nice thick soft kind of wool weave with a nice texture more like a sweater, not smooth.
I love the Ibex persimmon color in traffic!

**KnottedYet** · 11-04-2006, 08:08 AM

I have the Switchback full zip. I'm 5'8" and 145 lbs and wear a Large in Ibex tops. Loooooong arms and Loooooong torso and sort of wide shoulders.

My Switchback *is* flappy and loose on me, but I wear it as a jacket over other clothes so it's ok.

The length on it is perfect. I've been finding that Ibex sizes are pretty standard across the different styles. All my tops are L and all fit great.

**Bad JuJu** · 11-04-2006, 11:41 AM

Hey, madscot, I'm 5'2" and the UGS fits me just fine.

**madscot13** · 11-04-2006, 01:05 PM

what size did you choose?

**Quillfred** · 11-04-2006, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Grog

I'll ask the guy when I see him again, probably Sunday night, and report!

Thanks Grog! The best I've come up with is an outdoorsy discount store that has some of the "other" brands discounted.

There is a small bike shop that sometimes marks their Ibex down. Other than that I have no idea where he got his Ibex. Unless there is a store that is not listed on line. I even checked to see who Ibex mentions as retailers on their website.

SnC has been having some great wooly offers. I got the men's SW Slacker pant at 11:08 pm last night.

**Bad JuJu** · 11-04-2006, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by madscot13

what size did you choose?

I got the UGS in XL. Though I'm short, I'm not exactly petite, KWIM?

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 11-04-2006, 06:20 PM

OK, so I tested my new "uber expensive" Ibex gloves today:
http://www.ibexwear.com/F06/View_Pro...&CategoryLine=
I rode a 13 miler this morning at 35 dgrees, and a 20 miler this afternoon at 45 degrees. My hands kept comfortable! Big differnece over my other gloves. The small fit me nicely, and I still have some room to put in smartwool liners if it gets way colder like in the 20's. My hands will be fine now- what a relief. It was awful the other with TWO pairs of gloves on and my fingers in terrible pain from the cold, and that was at 50 degrees! The wind while riding is what makes it so hard to keep warm when biking.
But hey, at this price you can BET I'm going to take really GOOD care of these gloves!

I wore my new balaclava today too and it was just perfect.

**kelownagirl** · 11-05-2006, 08:50 AM

Lisa - your link isn't working because they launched their new 2006-2007 line now. Are these the ones you bought ? ($85

)

Woman's Climawool Glove.

There were also another pair for $79 that were similar.

**madscot13** · 11-05-2006, 01:05 PM

why doesn't Ibex offer mittens? me loves mittens

**Grog** · 11-05-2006, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by madscot13

why doesn't Ibex offer mittens? me loves mittens

You mean this?

http://www.ibexwear.com/F06/View_Pro...&CategoryLine=

**madscot13** · 11-05-2006, 02:09 PM

oh my gosh I can't breath. Does anyone know how they would fare as winter camping mittens or mittens for the skier who doesn't know how? better warn me before i accidentally buy them

**Bluetree** · 11-06-2006, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by madscot13

oh my gosh I can't breath.

Um... madscot.. maybe you could breathe easier if you took that giant box off your head.

**madscot13** · 11-06-2006, 07:26 PM

I can't it is a part of me!

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