Yeah! New ugly jacket!

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01-18-06 | 12:30 PM

marqueemoon

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From: the pesto of cities

Bikes: Davidson Impulse, Merckx Titanium AX, Bruce Gordon Rock & Road, Cross Check custom build, On-One Il Pomino, Shawver Cycles cross, Zion 737, Mercian Vincitore, Brompton S1L, Charge Juicer

Yeah! New ugly jacket!

After staking out ebay for what seems like a year for an old school wool blend windfront jacket in my size that didn't cost a million dollars or ship from Europe I finally scored this:

I'm not crazy about the red white and blue, but whatever. These colors don't run. They ride.

01-18-06 | 12:33 PM

teiaperigosa

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nice!...sure is ugly..
I've yet to experience the amazing qualities of wool on a bike yet.. maybe I'll eventually throw down for a surly jersey or something

01-18-06 | 12:36 PM

AfterThisNap

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From: Zoo York City

I never got wool jerseys. Mine always itched and felt soggy after I sweated a bit. They do keep you warm, but I'm still a big fan of synthetics for true ugliness.

01-18-06 | 02:06 PM

pinkrobe

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It could be worse - it could be Mapei...

01-18-06 | 02:40 PM

marqueemoon

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Originally Posted by pinkrobe

It could be worse - it could be Mapei...

If I could get a Mapei jacket for $33 I would totally rock it.