home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!agate.berkeley.edu!dodd
- From: dodd@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu (Lawrence R. Dodd)
- Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
- Subject: Re: Demise of wool winter jerseys?
- Date: 25 Jan 93 05:16:48
- Organization: Dept of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic Univ, NY, USA
- Lines: 21
- Distribution: usa
- Message-ID: <DODD.93Jan25051648@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu>
- References: <1993Jan25.050228.14695@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu
- In-reply-to: mvolo@ecsvax.uncecs.edu's message of Mon, 25 Jan 1993 05:02:28 GMT
-
-
- >>>>> "Michael" == Michael R. Volow <mvolo@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> writes:
-
-
- Michael> Is the wool winter jersey dead. Here, in the home of Performance,
- Michael> they had a few long sleeve winter jerseys, but in dark colors. Not
- Michael> too visible ... But I sure would like to get a light colored, long
- Michael> sleeve wool jersey. Anyone know where?
-
- On a related note, I was shopping for a winter jacket this weekend and I was
- amazed by (1) the prices and (2) the lack of visible colors.
-
- What is it with every manufacturer making its jackets and everything else
- almost entirely black? Now I understand the principles of radiative heat
- transfer with regard to black bodies, but I would prefer to have a jacket that
- is bright fluorescent yellow like my wind-breaker so that cars will see me
- prior to slamming into me. Does anyone out there know the reason for the
- prevalence of dark winter apparel?
-
- Larry
- dodd@roebling.poly.edu
-