I"m sooo in for one. Probably long sleeve, which is great for SD most of the year (everything except for 90+ Santa Ana). I'll have to look into the sizing. Probably an XL for me, but I'll post here for sure.

For those of you for whom wool sounds too hot for riding in Southern California - good merino wool is about the best, softest thing you can exercise in, hands down. It will keep you warm in the rain, it moderates cool in higher temperatures, it lasts a long time with good care, it doesn't stink, bring moisture away from your body, its an all-natural, renewable resource. I'm making lamb for Easter tomorrow - so the whole animal rules (vegetarians, I beg your pardon)!

This will be at least a 5 year jersey for me in heavy use - probably 10+ years. I'm stoked to represent SD!

I'll take a long sleeve! Are you getting them from Portland Cyclewear? It might be cheaper. It would be cool if it said San Diego on it, maybe? Maybe not.

I've never tried a wool jersey. My experience with wool sweaters (itchy) makes me skeptical about how good they'd be. Seems like they'd get very hot.

Besides, I've never spent more than $30 for a jersey and I'm unlikely to start any time soon.

I'll testify to that. For me, there is nothing off the bike that enhances bicycling as much as a quality wool jersey. Plus, with the wool coming from New Zeland or Australia, and with the good ones sewn in the U.S.A., its dinging the bell for sustainable, fair-wage (well, at least unions are legal here) commerce. Hard to say that about plastic jerseys. But they are indeed cheap.

But you have to know what's worth the money. I saw a Pearl Inzumi "wool" jersey recently that was like 20% wool. WTF?

OK - one more bonus for wool - because it doesn't stink, you can keep it at your work without your co-workers complaining about the stench coming from your cubicle. Wash it every other weekend with a little Kookaburra Woolwash. I usually do a wool wash once a month (caps, smartwool t-shirt, ibex wool knickers). socks and wool skibbies get washed more regularly!

im not sure how it does it but thats why backpackers use wool base layers and wool socks. they say you can use them for two weeks on the trail before you really have to change them. im sure B.O. will make them stink but just plain ol sweat from a ride to work won't. i raced in lycra for 17 years and it was horrible. they stink and they feel nasty compared to soft merino wool.

What temperature range would these be comfortable in? Would they be warm enough in, say, 40 degree weather?

I wear regular weave jerseys (Earth, Wind & Rider; Portland Cyclewear, Woolistic, etc) in short or long sleeve up into the 80s. For cold morning rides, I have a Kucharik jersey, which has a very tight weave and is nearly windproof. Regardless, I almost always wear a Smartwool t-shirt underneath. Helps keep out wind in cold, and doesn't seem to make me any warmer in the warm. That t-shirt is one of the best $50 I've ever spent - i take it on trips with me when I want to go on a run or two or three and not have to pack up a stinky t-shirt.

So... what's the ETA?

I'm excited to see the new design.
Although I REALLY LIKED the first one.

How many pre-commitments do you need to go ahead with this, VC? Or are you going to place the order and carry the sales risk yourself? Would it not make sense to offer a discount to pre-committed sales (with deposit!) in order to encourage pre-sales and thus reduce your own financial risk?

hey Chris Kostman, remember this?

for everybody else this is me and Chris (member x0-1.org) on top of a large mountain bike climb. it was a big group thing and up until that point me and Chris had never met but both of us just happened to be wearing classic Bridgestone long sleeve wool jerseys. what are the chances of that??? Chris was on a vintage Moots mountain bike and i was on a vintage Ritchey mountain bike. one of us was sweating a lot more than the other too.

nope, we're still working on it. we found another company that can do fully custom jerseys so we're going with them instead. that means we can design something completely original so Beard is mocking up some designs right now that are based on vintage jerseys. it'll still be classy but now it won't look like nearly every other wool jersey out there.

I want a jersey ASAP but after seeing the samples from the jersey rep, I'm really excited.
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