I’ve been toying with the idea of a Portland Cyclewear for a while, but not sure how well they fit taller riders? Seem kinda short in the torso. For reference (if it helps), I’m 6’3" and weigh about 215. I ordered a Surly XL but had to return it because it was too short in the sleeves and in back. Fit through the chest & body was fine. I’ve looked at the Kucharik jerseys, they seem nice n’ long, but the colors are pretty boring. I like the retro effect of the PCW in that regard.
Does wool let out with use?
i just got my swobo jersey and its quite snug. i dunno if i should get the next size up or wash it and hang dry it side ways. halp!
http://www.rivbike.com/article/clothing/all_you_need_is_wool
how many times am i gonna post this?
mander, i wore my cinzano guy every day in summer; most days it’s 30-35 or so by 10 between january and march and it felt fantastic. gets drenched but it actually cools you, as opposed to just getting stanky & stinky
fezdango, wool fibres will “settle” somewhat after the first wash - resulting in a slightly more relaxed fit. when you wash it though, never hang it up, or you can get wack stretching due to the weight of the water, as well as the possibility of colour running! spin it (sub-600rpm), roll it up inside a towel to pick up moisture, then lie it flat on an airer
I’m 6’1", 185 pounds. My PCW Medium jersey was somewhat tight and short when I got it, just on the veeery edge of being a little too small. It looked silly when I wore it with baggy shorts, definitely “race cut” not “club cut”. But while riding around in it once, carrying some tools and food in the pockets and sweating like mad, it actually seemed to loosen and lengthen up a bit.
I recently repaired some holes in my wool jersey using wool roving and a set of felting needles.
It’s a bit like patching a tube. You add enough wool fiber so that it more than covers the hole by about 50%. You then stab the area covered by the wool repeatedly until the fibers create a felt patch.
Pics of my first attempt, the subsequent repairs came out smoother.
If you go to a reweaver you can get it repaired and have it not look like shit after. If you care about how it looks.
^this post is relevant to my interests
I care more about small holes becoming large ones. It cost me about $9 for the supplies and took about 20 minutes to repair two pencil eraser sized holes. I read up on reweaving and it seems time and cost intensive with the minimum charge being $40 for the places I looked at.
i got like 9 holes in my baselayer. I need to do something about them. I’ll probably stick it in a sewing machine and fuck around until they are covered with pink dots
side post: is anyone doing good wool jerseys these days?
wool or smartwool?
kucharik and oregon cyclewear do the old wool style, cant comment on either. there are a bunch of smartwool makers now: torm, roadholland, and a couple others i cant remember right now are on my list of “money to spend on jerz” times
The SIR jerseys are wool aren’t they? Who does them?
Alessandro/United Sport
ahem WOOLISTIC
I’m a fan of the cedar cycling jerseys. Great product, awesome people, and the club cut medium hides my non-racing muffin top at 5’10 155.
I’ve visited Kucharik before. Their stuff is really old school, and not really in a positive way.
I’ve visited Kucharik before. Their stuff is really old school, and not really in a positive way.[/quote]
yeah their’s looks not so great. I’m talking about these
http://www.cedarcycling.com/products/standard-jersey-long-sleeve
Oops. Now it’s very obvious that my last post was confusing.
I meant to say:
1)Cedar is awesome
2)Kucharik is not so awesome