I currently have a long sleeved Endura Baa Baa. It's my 2nd and I really like it. Trouble is that I'm not convinced of the quality/longevity.
Can anyone recommend a similar baselayer for around the same money?
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Recommend me a Merino Baselayer
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Endura Baa Baa good for me
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Smartwool Merino LS on offer £19 reduced from £40.....
http://www.rockrun.com/products/Smartwool-Microweight-Crew-Deal.html
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Icebreaker were on offer at Sportsdirect and Cyclesurgery - I've got a couple of Mondo zip - superb
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my longsleeve has got the first little hole in this week; done almost every commute and loads of rides over the last 2 years. pretty damn good.
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Been using a BaaBaa short sleeve base layer on it's own all summer - few 'snags' but nothing worse than other materials. I also use Howies long sleeve versions as base layers in winter - no issue with wear and tea at all but I only buy these in the summer sales!
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Smartwool LS for me.
I've never tried anything else (cos one is enough) but a colleague who wears LS merino all year tried the Endura Baa Baa and decided it just wasn't as good. And that £19 up there is a bargain price!
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I use Baa Baa's as base, mid and top layers (not all together!) - work great and the new (I think) 3/4 zip one I got a few weeks back from my LBS has been perfect so far this autumn. The socks are good too.
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I find the Baa Baa slightly itchy compared to the Smartwool, but perhaps that's 'cos the Endura one is more figure hugging. Anyway, I've worn my BaaBaa only about three times but have lived in the Smartwool ones since I got them
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Baa baa for colder weather, assorted Finisteree and Howies Merino when it's warmer.
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Have both BaaBaa and Icebreaker, I always reach for the Icebreaker! BaaBaa ok but just prefer fit and feel of IB
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haven't found any as comfy as Icebreaker but they tend to be expensive.
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Baa Baa for me too. I have spent many days in one with no washing facilities. It still didnt smell. Toasty warm too.
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Definitely Lab Gear
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/lab-gear-store/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686You won't regret it!
I had a BaaBaa and it was much too short in the body.Posted 1 year ago # -
iRule Exxo - turbo merino, lovely. But i always say that
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chocolatefishmerino every time for me
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Embers for me.
I have smartwool too, but embers is much nicer.Posted 1 year ago # -
None of them - merino gets wet which is bad news when you have an accident and are lying there getting cold because of it. I bought my wife some icebreaker tops and she won't wear them now as she was continually getting hot then cold - not much better than a cotton t-shirt.
Just get some HH Lifas...
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Icebreaker is excellent if you can afford it. I've also found the Helly Hansen merino jerseys to be very warm, and Sugoi Wallaro merino's also good.
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The Smartwool top looks nice - what's the sizing like? I vary between a medium and a large mostly due to my arm span.
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Andrew Drummond - almost exactly the opposite to how I feel about merino. My two howies (one t-shirt and one long sleeve polo) both a the least-wet feeling thing when I'm biking or just hot on a summers (!) day, dry off super quick and keep a steady temperature throughout. Maybe it depends on the quality/weight?
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Owned my first Icebreaker from 1999 to date (it has a couple of tiny holes but who cares?) and its been used every winter without fail from riding to wearing underneath. Bought another last winter but the cost means nothing.
Icebreaker for people who are very tight but understand longevity/performance versus longterm benefit.
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Andrew Drummond - almost exactly the opposite to how I feel about merino
90% of others too
[edit]that almost makes sense! - I mean 90% think Merino is great.
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Whats the thin body armour that Frodo wore? Emetheral? Throughout last winter I thought of my merinos as just that
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I wear the Rapha the lightweight jersey as a baselayer - made from Sportwool (merino/synthetic), I find it dries much quicker than the pure merino tops. I also wear it in the summer, I've had it for 2 years - no holes.
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Merino rocks. Wouldn't ride in anything else (well shorts and shoes obvioulsy).
Can't see past Finisterre for base layers http://www.finisterreuk.com/technicalsurfapparel/mens/eddy-base-layer-10/11-p157-c37.html
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It's funny I bought a chocolatefish merino and sent it back as I didn't like the seams on the shoulder and thought it felt cheap next to my IB stuff even though it cost more. Shame as I had heard such great things.
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so I was skiing with some Merino fanatics who also did a lot of hill/mountain climbing. I asked them if their merino tops where wet when they reached the top of the hill and they said yes, but they dry out once you take your jacket off.
If you had a fall at the top of the hill and were lying in a gully waiting for help, a wet top is not going to do you much good.
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Bit doom and gloom there Mr Drummond!
I've got HH too but prefer the merino.
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I bought Chocolate Fish but have nothing to compare it to (other than looking in the shops). I bought it because it was NZ wool, made in NZ and they're a small company. The price was similar to the others. It seems fine.
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Smartwool, as mentioned. We all wear it and have tons in the shop!
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Howies NBL half zip
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ok, a mechanical failure on your bike and it took you an hour to fix it, it was cold, and you had been riding hard so your merino top was wet.
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I thought the point of merino was that it still keeps you warm when wet, like Buffalo DP gear, in which case it doesn't matter that it dries more slowly. For winter walking where wet feet are likely I'll always wear wool socks for that very reason!
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