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Full wool bibs?

876 views 4 replies 4 participants last post by  cyclelicious 
#1 ·
Any of you ever seen any bib shorts that are totally wool? I've seen the Ibex, but they have a plastic fabric crotch.
 
#4 ·
cyclelicious, I don't recommend you try it if you're actually allergic to wool, but Merino wool tends to be smoother than 'classic' wool, and doesn't itch as much. To be completely honest, how it is spun affects itch much more than what kind of wool it is.

And no, nobody makes bibs entirely out of wool. The chamois would be made of either foam of some sort, or if you managed to find some fantastic throwback, leather (ever wonder where the term chamois came from, btw? that's it.).
 
#5 ·
I think my skin is sensitive to coarser wool fabrics and it s not allergic. Merino is softer (its used for baby clothes!) I should probably give it a try for jerseys because I have heard so many good things about it,

Chamois is a goat!. I love goats too much and I couldn't use a real chamois

 
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