+ 10000000000!!!

I've tried all the cycling specific clothing and always stink after one day. Given the fact that we frequently can't take a bath for a few days at a time, it was always problematic, but I just dealt with it. Now I've discovered the wonders of wool - and can't imagine how I lived without it for all those years!!

On this tour, I'm going almost exclusively wool. I"ve got wool "running shorts" (unpadded bike shorts) from Ibex. I've got Ibex wool long underwear for my tights. I've got a couple thin Ibex wool long-sleeve shirts to layer on top of my Ibex wool short-sleeve T-shirt. I bought an XXL merino wool wool sweater vest at a thrift store and threw it in the washer with hot water so now I have a felted wool vest.

I do still have my fleece jacket - but I would ditch that for wool if I could justify the cost of buying a new wool one!