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Old 12-07-05 | 10:46 AM
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FYI guys: the clothing department of National Wholesale Liquidators (Broadway near Houston, big yellow sign) sells 100% silk long underwear for $20 per piece. I get this stuff from a factory store in wisconsin, but these prices are almost as good. It's incredibly useful for winter riding. I have been able to work all day in 20 degree weather with just silk, t-shirt and wool overshirt. Highly recommended.
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Old 12-07-05 | 11:14 AM
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hell yeah thanks for the tip. With this recent cold snap, which isn't going to end till April I need to get some long undwear
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Old 12-07-05 | 04:48 PM
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during warm weather i ride underwearless
weirdly when i put on my tights in winter my penis itches from all the rubbing againts pubic hair. does silk prevent the itching?
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Old 12-07-05 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by marcelinyc
during warm weather i ride underwearless
weirdly when i put on my tights in winter my penis itches from all the rubbing againts pubic hair. does silk prevent the itching?
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Old 12-07-05 | 05:00 PM
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Old 12-07-05 | 09:00 PM
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shaving the nads helps, but certainly not the first time! it takes a few weeks for your skin to adjust.
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Old 12-07-05 | 09:03 PM
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Old 12-07-05 | 09:27 PM
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I was in that store last nite. It was mobbed with people and I got pissed so I left.. Crazy store.. I see them selling LCD tvs now also..
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Old 12-08-05 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by boots
FYI guys: the clothing department of National Wholesale Liquidators (Broadway near Houston, big yellow sign) sells 100% silk long underwear for $20 per piece. I get this stuff from a factory store in wisconsin, but these prices are almost as good. It's incredibly useful for winter riding. I have been able to work all day in 20 degree weather with just silk, t-shirt and wool overshirt. Highly recommended.
I went there last nite too, and having misread your post, I thought it was $20 for the whole set. I was cursing you until realizing I probably read it wrong, and I did. No matter, I got two full sets of the nicest cotton/poly blend ones for $6 each, thanks to the indifferent clerk's error.
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Old 12-08-05 | 12:22 PM
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sorry about that, meatwad. (i mean sirruspackage). i wondered if i was a little unclear. should have specifified that it's $20 per piece, ie top or bottom. in wisconsin, i pay under $10. but that's wisconsin.
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Old 12-08-05 | 12:25 PM
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sorry about that, meatwad. (i mean sirruspackage). i wondered if i was a little unclear. should have specifified that it's $20 per piece, ie top or bottom. in wisconsin, i pay under $10. but that's wisconsin.
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Old 12-08-05 | 03:20 PM
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If you can wait a few days for shipping you can get some good winter stuff on Sierra Trading Post's site (and scout around for coupon codes, too). I think they had silk underlayers ranging from $11-$15.
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