Under Armour worth every penny
03-09-13, 04:15 AM
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Quality engineering doesn't come cheaply (neither does employing people to engineer, design and construct the garment itself in the EU).
I guess that I've always been a fan of having fewer items that are of higher quality than more items of lower quality.
03-09-13, 05:42 PM
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I wanted to share my experience about how well the UA baselayer worked for me, not to turn this into a where is it made bashing thread. If one prefers another over the UA great, otherwise I would respectfully ask the mods to close this thread.
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03-09-13, 06:00 PM
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Really? I mean just be happy no one has said that they wear cotton longjohns and jeans in all weather yet. Disputatiousness is the heart of the interwebs...
03-09-13, 06:24 PM
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03-09-13, 09:21 PM
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UA recently came out with a "Loose fit" cold gear which is awesome. The Nike hyper warm is also really good. In the end I think if UA or Nike was making junk, word would get out and they would be done. Nobody is going to pay that kind of money for something that is junk with the company surviving. Pro athletes help with the design of that stuff which I think is more important that what an engineer writes on paper.
03-10-13, 12:21 AM
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UA Coldgear is nice, but I find the Nike Dri-fit and the Asics equivalent to be warm too. The shirts have short collars for added warmth. And you can pick them up for $15 at Marshalls/TJ Maxx/Ross or similar store.
03-10-13, 01:07 AM
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u: UA is the best
me: Assos is technically superior
u: your crap is too expensive
me: my stuff isn't made in an asian sweatshop, it's made in a European sweatshop where the people only get 25 paid holidays/year (instead of the full 35/year) and are forced to drink free drip coffee rather than free espresso all day long, so it's a little more expensive than stuff made in an asian sweatshop
u: give me my ball, i'm going home
03-10-13, 11:33 AM
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what is this?
u: UA is the best
me: Assos is technically superior
u: your crap is too expensive
me: my stuff isn't made in an asian sweatshop, it's made in a European sweatshop where the people only get 25 paid holidays/year (instead of the full 35/year) and are forced to drink free drip coffee rather than free espresso all day long, so it's a little more expensive than stuff made in an asian sweatshop
u: give me my ball, i'm going home
u: UA is the best
me: Assos is technically superior
u: your crap is too expensive
me: my stuff isn't made in an asian sweatshop, it's made in a European sweatshop where the people only get 25 paid holidays/year (instead of the full 35/year) and are forced to drink free drip coffee rather than free espresso all day long, so it's a little more expensive than stuff made in an asian sweatshop
u: give me my ball, i'm going home
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03-10-13, 01:09 PM
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I've tried it all and wool is still far and away my preference. I have a few different thicknesses and wearing the right fabric weight for the temp is key to comfort. The best part is wool never stinks. All the poly stuff get's a funk to it after a while and it never goes away. Wool is expensive but worth it.
03-10-13, 09:21 PM
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I've been wearing a thin Merino wool sweater as my baselayer on colder morning. Very effective. Add an extra wool sweater and a wind blocking layer and good down to about 5F.
03-11-13, 11:11 AM
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03-11-13, 11:21 AM
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I spent about $500 on wool layers this winter. Great stuff.
Poly is better than... cotton.
Poly is better than... cotton.
03-11-13, 11:44 AM
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That's where I'd go for more if I needed them, but I'm still wearing a lot of the same clothes I bought about 5 years ago.
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I use the Champion C9 stuff for mountain biking and under layer road riding long sleeves under my jersey.
This winter I bought two of the $20 merino wool sweaters from Costco for commuting and they worked out awesome.
This winter I bought two of the $20 merino wool sweaters from Costco for commuting and they worked out awesome.
03-11-13, 09:26 PM
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I used to wear cotton longjohns under cycling tights and it worked pretty well under subzero F conditions. Life is too short to ride in jeans in my view, but YMMV
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op you might try tossing the cotton anything too.
03-26-13, 03:28 PM
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