Baselayers?

blorg · 20-10-2009 12:25PM

Fair enough... might try one for special occasions... the synthetics just go straight in the wash and turn out fine.

Lumen · 20-10-2009 12:28PM

blorg wrote: »

Fair enough... might try one for special occasions...

Sweet, Boards in action. Persuading you of the need to purchase more stuff which may or may not be better even though all the stuff you have right now is perfectly fine.

alfalad · 20-10-2009 12:28PM

rottenhat wrote: »

Members of Mrs Rottenhat's knitting circle claim that Woolite is actually not great for your woollens (it strips the lanolin or something) and that you should use other soaps. Unfortunately she is off telling foreigners how to live their lives so I can't ask her what you should use but I imagine the internet will know.

Would be interested to know what I should be using as I bought a bottle just for my wool cycling jerseys!

rottenhat · 20-10-2009 12:30PM

blorg wrote: »

the synthetics just go straight in the wash and turn out fine.

well, this is the major pro for synthetics. but it wouldn't be much work to chuck a wool vest in the sink after a spin. If you roll it in a towel, you can get most of the water out and it dries quickly after that.

rottenhat · 20-10-2009 12:31PM

alfalad wrote: »

Would be interested to know what I should be using as I bought a bottle just for my wool cycling jerseys!

She bought some Ecover stuff but I think she also said that washing up liquid does the trick.

Edit: And a brief search of the internet says that Woolite is formulated for synthetics these days and is too alkaline for actual wool so either get a special wool wash or use a detergent, e.g. washing up liquid.

alfalad · 20-10-2009 12:36PM

rottenhat wrote: »

She bought some Ecover stuff but I think she also said that washing up liquid does the trick.

Washing up liquid?? I thought that would be fair too harsh! Plus i don't want to smell like my dishes!

MIght look into the ecover stuff though, thanks.

Signal_ rabbit · 20-10-2009 12:54PM

My Merino base layers go in a cool wash in the machine and come out fine.

niceonetom · 20-10-2009 12:55PM

I've been machine washing my merino stuff at delicate/30* in woolite for ages - all my cycling stuff gets the same treatment, synthetic or merino. I haven't noticed any deterioration, but I also don't know what lanolin is...

I refused to buy assos's special detergent, so I'm not about to go looking for some special soap for my baselayers and socks. There has to be a limit.

How do we get lever brothers to be more honest and rename their detergent syntheticite?

blorg · 20-10-2009 01:02PM

Lumen wrote: »

Sweet, Boards in action. Persuading you of the need to purchase more stuff which may or may not be better even though all the stuff you have right now is perfectly fine.

A wool baselayer might be useful, I have been doing a fair bit of light touring recently and just wearing my base layers as evening wear.

petethedrummer · 20-10-2009 01:46PM

Woolite stinks.

Lumen · 20-10-2009 01:47PM

blorg wrote: »

I have been doing a fair bit of light touring recently and just wearing my base layers as evening wear.

You need this:

DirkVoodoo · 20-10-2009 02:00PM

I use woolite in the synthetic wash. Canterbury base layers are the best for me.

petethedrummer · 20-10-2009 02:21PM

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Canterbury base layers are the best for me.

I have to agree. They don't get smelly and they dry quick as a flash, they come out almost dry from the washing machine.

scottreynolds · 20-10-2009 02:37PM

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I use woolite in the synthetic wash. Canterbury base layers are the best for me.

petethedrummer wrote: »

I have to agree. They don't get smelly and they dry quick as a flash, they come out almost dry from the washing machine.

And they are from my home town

and I wear them.

Anyway back to the original posters message. DON'T wear them under our shorts your balls will pay the price.

Drapper · 20-10-2009 02:47PM

any left Blorg?

crashoveroid · 20-10-2009 02:53PM

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I use woolite in the synthetic wash. Canterbury base layers are the best for me.

They are the best and there is great life in them i have some as old as three years when i used Addidas ones i would be lucky to get a season out of them. I also like they way there is such a wide choice.

ROK ON · 20-10-2009 03:25PM

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Canterbury base layers are the best for me.

Strange, in that I went to buy Cantebury base layers in the Cantebury rugby store in Stephens Green last winter.
The sales guy advised against it. He advised underarmour - they were €10 cheaper, and he claimed a far superior base layer. I bought the underarmour and have been mightily impressed. Didnt buy the CCC so I have no comparison.

DirkVoodoo · 20-10-2009 03:37PM

ROK ON wrote: »

Strange, in that I went to buy Cantebury base layers in the Cantebury rugby store in Stephens Green last winter.
The sales guy advised against it. He advised underarmour - they were €10 cheaper, and he claimed a far superior base layer. I bought the underarmour and have been mightily impressed. Didnt buy the CCC so I have no comparison.

Underarmour=american=lance....

Jip · 20-10-2009 04:03PM

I got myself some Helly Hansen HH Dry Baselayers the other week, http://www.hellyhansen.com/product/BaselayerHHDry/Charger12Zip/48862/view/372 and was genuinely impressed with them. First time I wore one of the tops I had a good cycle with a heavy backpack and when I got home my back was actually dry. I took the top off and the outside of the back was damp but the inside was dry, very impressive tech altogether especially when I compare it to some of the other base layers I have, although the downside is that aforementioned stick after a wear.

blorg · 20-10-2009 04:14PM

Drapper wrote: »

any left Blorg?

I haven't made it in, saw these ones on Wiggle though that I was considering.

I got a ton of Craft ones recently for around the tenner each mark from Wiggle (most gone now) so don't have a burning urgency about it, might like one wool one though to see how it was.

alfalad · 20-10-2009 04:29PM

Drapper wrote: »

any left Blorg?

Was in and there are some left but depends on the size your lookng for they seem to be quite a large size and they had no mediums left so didn't get any!

lukester · 20-10-2009 04:56PM

Canterbury stuff doesn't appeal to me at all. Reminds me of wintergreen and hairy arses.

blorg · 20-10-2009 05:30PM

alfalad wrote: »

Was in and there are some left but depends on the size your lookng for they seem to be quite a large size and they had no mediums left so didn't get any!

Cheers for that, I'm small to medium in base layers so that will save me a trip.

chakattack · 20-10-2009 07:12PM

Jip wrote: »

I got myself some Helly Hansen HH Dry Baselayers the other week, http://www.hellyhansen.com/product/BaselayerHHDry/Charger12Zip/48862/view/372 and was genuinely impressed with them. First time I wore one of the tops I had a good cycle with a heavy backpack and when I got home my back was actually dry. I took the top off and the outside of the back was damp but the inside was dry, very impressive tech altogether especially when I compare it to some of the other base layers I have, although the downside is that aforementioned stick after a wear.

+1 on Helly Hansen base layers. They wick moisture really well, don't smell and wash fine

blorg · 23-10-2009 12:35AM

PBK have a Craft Pro Zero Extreme Zip base layer at 46% off (just in their mail today.) I have other Craft base layers and like them, I bought two of this one. £16.20 not a bad price.

Raam · 23-10-2009 10:06AM

blorg wrote: »

PBK have a Craft Pro Zero Extreme Zip base layer at 46% off (just in their mail today.) I have other Craft base layers and like them, I bought two of this one. £16.20 not a bad price.

Ich auch

lukester · 23-10-2009 10:43AM

Und ich.

Raam · 23-10-2009 10:51AM

What else do we need to buy? In the "it's-such-a-bargain-it's-too-good-to-miss" category.

blorg · 23-10-2009 10:52AM

I'm on it. I'll report back.

Bambaata · 23-10-2009 10:56AM

blorg wrote: »

Cheers for that, I'm small to medium in base layers so that will save me a trip.

would you be a large in other items? I'm just wondering cos i like the look of that craft one but I'm 6'1 and 78kg or so which sometimes can be between medium and large. I've bought baselayers before that were way too baggy and i don't want to repeat that

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