Originally Posted by
tarwheel
The claim about wool not smelling -- is that your own personal opinions, or is it shared by others? Just curious. I've known people who claim that their sweat doesn't smell, and they were wrong. Just because they can't smell it doesn't mean that others can't.
The only smell from wool is the usually 'wooly' smell if you ride in the rain a lot. Wet wool smells like wet wool; a little bit like a clean dog after a run in the rain. Dry it back out and that scent is gone, along with anything else. I sweat a lot, and I know for a fact that I stink when I sweat; I don't need anyone else to tell me that. My poly jerseys need washing after a single day's commuting during the summer. I wash my wool baselayers and jerseys once every couple weeks without any stank problems. During the summer I do sometimes need to wash a wool jersey after a single ride; like a 200 or 300k in decent heat and all my gear is crusted in salt stains, or after an Accelerade misfire.