+1 on the Target Champion..

They have them with reflective trim and all kinds of weights, I have a half dozen. I wore the cold weather one with one layer underneath and wind breaker over it all winter and it was good to -10*F

Fair enough.

I was just using the W***Mart link as a visual aid.....I didn't intend to advocate shopping there.

Here in Kansas it gets pretty cold in the winter and being a old fart I dislike being uncomfortable. Usually wait till temp. get above 40 degrees. Then I just grab something out of the closet, makes no difference to me if it's cotton, poly, or 100% wool. Put a wind breaker over it and I'm good to go.

Summer means hot temps. so I almost always wear cotton. To me nothing feels better (well a few things)than breaking a good sweat and then feeling the wind going thru a wet cotton T-shirt. (cools me down good)

I may be a hick....but I'm a comfortable hick!

Why is anti-Walmart sentiment stupid?

They are generally baseless and silly and generally focus on how walmart kills small stores.

I wear wool as my base or only layer.

Add a jacket if I need it.

Quality Merino doesn't itch the majority of people. Lower quality could. The main selling point for me is that I can wear a merino shirt or socks for at least a week between washings. This saves me time, saves washing expense and reduces the number of items that I have to purchase.

Are you actually willing to pay $30+ for a jersey or is this another "convince me it's worth to to pay more even though I don't want to probably won't" threads?

What infecto said.

Now if someone would expand it to all corporations I would agree with the sentiment.
My issue with walmart is the fact that the durability of the goods they sell seems to be compromised more often than not.

There are many good reasons for not shopping at Walmart, and there are many highly intelligent people who avoid shopping there. This isn't the place to go into them in detail, but insulting comments like the one you made are uncalled for and shouldn't be allowed to go unanswered. And, no, not all discount stores are the same. Compare the wages and benefits of Costco employees to those of their counterparts at Walmart if you don't believe me.

I agree!

+1

I have a bunch of wicking Ts from Cabelas in yellow. They work great for commuting. I freshen up when I arrive and change into shirts that I keep at the office.

I don't know what wild hair got up your ass DJ, but Walmart treats their people like ****, and that's a good enough reason not to shop there.

I use the generic wicking stuff from the big box sporting goods stores for typical riding, and some better stuff like patagonia or underarmor too, but it's nice to have some classic wool cycling clothes around as well like people were saying above.

Sierra Trading Post has pretty good deals on the stuff.

Campagnolo Retro Wool Cycling Jersey - Short Sleeve (For Men and Women) -- $117

they also have modern cycling gear pretty cheap.


It pays to have a decent mix of gear, cycling specific and otherwise.

$117?! That's a lot of cotton t-shirts and Old Spice High Endurance deodorant!

Given that nobody asked you for your opinion on my shopping habits, and that you know nothing about why I make my choices, your statement is ignorant, impertinent and presumptuous. I choose where I shop, you don't choose where I shop.

Seriously! I bought a few of the Champion wicking shirts at target last summer. Got most of them for $6 on clearance!

Nothing says cool quite like the WalMart lable.

Did someone ask YOU where YOU do/or don't shop or whom YOU won't give any business before YOU posted that info? Why shouldn't another poster take a guess at your reason since you didn't provide any in your post. I think you are confused about whom is acting ignorant, impertinent and presumptuous on this thread.

The whole walmart thing is a red herring. There are other places to buy cheap wicking tee shirts. Target, Costco, sporting goods stores like GI Joes, Big 5, Sport Chalet or whatever chains inhabit your area.

$117 may not be cheap, but it's a pretty good deal on a jersey that normally retails for ~$185.

Sierra's got affordable synthetic stuff too. I'd tend to avoid cheap wool myself, the comfortable stuff is kinda expensive for a reason--especially today w/less demand and so less production.

Canari Cruiser Cycling Jersey - Short Sleeve (For Men)

I was surprised when I first found out they carried so much cycling gear, I was used to buying barn jackets and the like from them. I'm lazy and like mail order.

I love the pockets on jerseys, so dang handy and they can hold so much. I guess you call that functional, eh?

The only thing you have proven lately is how much of an attitude you have. Quite frankly responding to you is not worth the effort it has taken to type this response. However.... adding you to my empty ignore list is.
I don't know what issues you are having in your life but you may consider drinking copious amounts of alcohol to relax. You are going to give yourself a heart attack.

*koffkoff*

Quoth the Raven: Methinks the kettle doth protest too much.

Or something like that.

Anyway, the top half of the gear is the easiest part if you ask me. Everything from the waist down is more of a pain in the ass to get sorted out satisfactorily. The shoe selection out there is particularly depressing.

Wow. I can't imagine where on earth you've been coming up with such a ridiculous series of assumptions and presumptions about me lately, but given that you've been jumping my s**t over the most innocuous statements, it's clearly got a whole lot more to do with you than it does with me. The pot is indeed calling the kettle black. Good luck working through the issues.

ha ha

The only problem with wool active shirts is that it's hard to get them in bright stand-out colors. They usually come in darks or stupid drab earthtone colors. They also don't last as long as synthetics, unfortunately. I use some yellow smartwools for wilderness exploration, where bright colors are important for not getting shot.