Oldjohnw wrote:I avoid anything with the word 'thermal'!
WHY?
Oldjohnw wrote:I avoid anything with the word 'thermal'!
Sweep wrote:Cours wrote:I wear a cheap merino long sleeve top as a base layer and can confirm it stays stink free for longer!
It's true - must admit I found it very hard to believe at first. As long as you are clean before putting it on, you don't need to wash merino that much at all, especially when not doing tough day rides.
Oldjohnw wrote:
I avoid anything with the word 'thermal'!
WHY?
slowster wrote:try wearing a Brynje mesh with a merino base layer over it.
andrew_s wrote:slowster wrote:try wearing a Brynje mesh with a merino base layer over it.
Brynje sell that as their separate "Arctic" range
There's a thread on Cyclechat where someone was looking for an extra warm base layer last winter, and ended up pleased with it.
Before I bought it, I'd want to know whether it was a regular "liner" garment, with inner & outer panels connected at the edges only, or whether the two layers were knitted together somehow. The former case would seem to give away the flexibility of two separate layers for little gain.
slowster wrote:The panels of mesh fabric and merino fabric in the Brynje Arctic range are separate and only stitched together at the seams and hems.
Oldjohnw wrote:Oldjohnw wrote:
I avoid anything with the word 'thermal'!
WHY?
I possibly slightly overstated my case but the reasons are:
1. What on earth does it mean?
2. Do people stick the word on to a product simply to make punters think that the garments are specially good?
3. What the item is made of is of much greater importance.
I have no doubt that many are perfectly happy with their so named garments which is fine by me.
Sweep wrote:Thanks for this thread folks, so glad I wandered in, would never have thought of the poly mesh and merino combination. Am now sorted for the coldest weather I think. Am a great believer in layering with thin stuff rather than entrusting all to a single wonder product.