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  • April 30, 2009 at 12:06 pm #11713
    Fringe

    does anyone know of any good merino/sportwool jerseys that aint Rapha, or Colomba and are resonably priced, i.e. not £95 like the Rapha ones.. cheers.

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  • June 8, 2009 at 7:06 pm #628383
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    Tony Farrelly

    Nice. How much did that set
    Nice. How much did that set you back Jimmy?

    June 8, 2009 at 4:13 pm #628381
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    James Warrener

    I got one from these lot,
    I got one from these lot, personalised… number 1 of 1.

    lovely.

    http://www.oregoncyclewear.com/woolcyclingjersey.html

    June 8, 2009 at 11:16 am #628379
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    Fringe

    if you do go for a Colomba
    if you do go for a Colomba jersey i suggest that when you wash it that you turn it inside out, as i forgot too once and this has caused the back print to start to peel and come off..

    June 7, 2009 at 7:29 pm #628377
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    TheHatter

    never managed to find a
    never managed to find a source for the LG jersey – the ‘international’ distributor was no use and LG never responded to my email. I think Colomba’s the one – just a shame that its not 100% wool

    June 7, 2009 at 6:32 pm #628375
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    Tony Farrelly

    Not sure how long it will be
    Not sure how long it will be before the prototype hits the shelves, syle-wise though it’s a very understated number, if the crisp, classic look if what your after I reckon you’d be better off with the Colomba – stretchy or not, given the outfit whose prototype it is the production version isn’t going to be cheap.

    Anyway, thought you were hankering after that Louis Garneau number?

    June 7, 2009 at 2:39 pm #628373
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    TheHatter

    tony_farrelly wrote:TheHatter

    tony_farrelly wrote:
    [quote=TheHatter]- at one point I had to stick my water bottle in the pocket – .

    was that to make your bike lighter? 🙂

    I was out in my Descente merino today with a rapha merino base layer and for once got it right as I was not too hot or cold at any point.

    As I didnt win the Colomba jersey :”( I may have to fork out and actually buy one – or is the prototype you have going to be worth waiting for Tony?

    June 6, 2009 at 10:17 pm #628371
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    Tony Farrelly

    TheHatter wrote:Be

    TheHatter wrote:
    Be interesting to see what you think – the only drawback I find with wool is the pockets sag if you have anying heavy in them. Other than that I think they feel great and are usually fine for the British summer and with a base and arms get you through most of the year.

    Finally got out for a couple of rides in the all merino jersey – at one point I had to stick my water bottle in the pocket – if it had sagged any lower there would have been a danger of it dropping in to my back wheel. Wasn’t too bad with a phone and multi-tool though the pockets have kept their shape so far although they are starting to gape a bit.

    May 26, 2009 at 8:52 pm #628369
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    Fringe

    interesting to know that,
    interesting to know that, next time i come into some cash i may try them again..thanks.

    May 26, 2009 at 4:29 pm #628367
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    cat1commuter

    Hammy wrote:Fringe

    Hammy wrote:
    Fringe wrote:
    after a bit of dithering i went and ordered Rapha club jersey and a Colomba also, the Rapha went back (sadly, lovely red colour) as it didnt fit right, too tight round shoulders and neck and saggy round middle. im skinny, tallish etc. Anyhow the Coloumba was a better fit for me, and £30 less to boot..ta for all yer help. cheers.

    The Rapha one is probably designed with middle-aged spread in mind 😕

    I’m skinny, 6 feet tall, and usually find Rapha medium are a good fit. But their sizing is a bit unreliable. I sent one back because its neck hole was too big.

    May 26, 2009 at 1:43 pm #628365
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    ctznsmith

    http://www.howies.co.uk/secti
    http://www.howies.co.uk/section.php/16/0 ?

    Baselayers rather than ‘jerseys’ though.

    May 26, 2009 at 9:34 am #628363
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    Tony Farrelly

    You’re right Pete It was
    You’re right Pete It was Ibex.

    May 25, 2009 at 10:22 pm #628361
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    Peterh

    Hey Tony,
    You may have
    Hey Tony,

    You may have emailed Ibex and not us, as we certainly would have replied 🙂

    Pop a mail over if you would like any Ibex to test.

    Kind regards,

    Pete

    AlwaysRiding.co.uk

    May 9, 2009 at 3:22 pm #628359
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    TheHatter

    Cheers Tony- I’ll give that
    Cheers Tony- I’ll give that link ago.

    I feel another ebay clearout coming on to ease the guilt of buying it!

    May 8, 2009 at 8:51 pm #628357
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    Tony Farrelly

    You could try here,
    You could try here, http://epgtonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=32680

    I went for the international distributor option to try and find a UK contact on the Louis Garneau site – they certainly used to have a UK distributor – if they still do whoever it is isn’t listed on the site… although if you ever find yourself in the Central African Republic with a hankering for a bit of merino action Louis G style you won’t be disappointed.

    May 8, 2009 at 8:23 pm #628355
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    TheHatter

    Fringe wrote:this lot also do
    [quote=Fringe]this lot also do a nice looking merino.. http://www.louisgarneau.com/catalogs/catalog_product.asp?catalogue=SM9&section=MC&sub_section=001&style_no=1020359&type_catalogue=&language=ENG&website=4%5B/quote%5D
    I love that jersey in white, exactly what I’m after and would even pay rapha prices if I had to (and I am a notorious tightwad). I tried their find a dealer and searched on “United Kingdom” but the nearest dealer is in Canada (though bizarrely it points it out on the map as being near Grimsby!)
    I must have it! :”(

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