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I prefer pertex to cotton because it is so slippy you don't get trussed up in it like you do with cotton.

The pertex is also windproof and it's surprising also how much extra warmth it gives, on summer nights I often sleep in it on it's own.

The downside is that it's not warm to get into but that feeling only lasts a few seconds.

I had the same problem with my 6 speed with the newer style gear levers.
There's a good YouTube video in solving the problem.
It involves dismantling the gear shift lever and sandpapering a sticky plastic component- took me about 30mins and no problems since.