Hallenstein's Sale

**James Deuce** · 1st July 2008, 23:25

Hallenstein's are selling lamb's wool jerseys for $29.95, and $39.95.

The temptation with bike gear is to buy bike specific stuff like an Oxford Chill-Out shirt for 1 million dollars, but there are plenty of alternatives if you are on a budget.

Lamb's wool is a dense natural fibre that doesn't have a great deal of bulk so it is suitable for wearing under Cordura.

The two styles they have are a normal jumper or a polo neck with a zip. When wearing the polo version and walking about in "normal" mode you can unzip the collar and avoid looking like a gay German Bauhaus exponent with a sheep fetish. Under your jacket, you can pull the zip right up and it acts as a neck warmer and seals the neck hole of your jacket rather nicely.

Another benefit of wool is that when it gets wet it stays warm, once you've expended a bit of energy shivering to warm it up.

**Nasty** · 2nd July 2008, 05:07

Thanks James ... will get the Grub to come shopping!!

**ynot slow** · 2nd July 2008, 06:45

Originally Posted by Nasty

Thanks James ... will get the Grub to come shopping!!

Yeah right,don't you think he knows the difference between a bike shop and clothes shop.Good luck hehe.

**Zuki Bandit** · 2nd July 2008, 07:34

Good on ya James, thanks for the tips!

**Mom** · 2nd July 2008, 07:40

Nothing beats wool for warmth, specially when it gets wet. Good tip there. And those are seriously good prices for wool sweaters.

**sels1** · 2nd July 2008, 08:00

Good tip Jim
I have been a real convert to wool products this year. Specificly merino stuff. Our company did a corporate deal on Icebreaker Merino tops - bloodly brilliant to wear under cordura suits,(cant see the Co. logo..hehe) They are thin, light and warm, and you can wear them all day (and all night if you're at a rally) and they dont get smelly. Got merino socks and replaced the polyprop pants with merino too.

**Laava** · 2nd July 2008, 08:09

True. Best thing MamaJo and I have bought for the bike is icebreaker thin gloves. Right under the summer gloves, turns them into winter gloves.

**Swoop** · 2nd July 2008, 08:27

Kathmandu have a sale on at the moment. Their hiking gear, worn under cordura, is also quite suitable for winter riding.
Well worth a visit.

**Steam** · 2nd July 2008, 09:06

I got a good wooly jersy from an op-shop for $4 the other day. Sheesh, you people and your flash Hallensteins big-city shops!

**gijoe1313** · 2nd July 2008, 09:25

I still got the hand knitted woolen jerseys my aunts/grandma knitted for me. They made them extra big so I could "grow" into them. Sheesh, you people and your $4 op shop fossicking "bargains"

**Quasievil** · 2nd July 2008, 09:29

The thing with the Oxford chill outs and other type garments is they keep the wind out, Wool doesnt do that, for me I wear a polyprop a t shirt then a technical garment similair to Oxford and Im warm and dry and have no issue with cold wind.
But thanks for the heads up dude, I do need some new under garments