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 GEAR NEWS 21 / 05 / 07
 

Alpkit Launches Merino / Poly Baselayer

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eVent Fabrics

Those nice young men over at Alpkit now have a baselayer top on sale using a hybrid merino wool and polyester material.

The new Bleat is a long-sleeved top with a short central venting-zip, bent side-seams, a dropped shoulder-seam to prevent rubbing and an extended back length for added builder's bum resistance...

The fabric is a 43/57 per-cent merino wool / polyester mix. Similar fabrics we've used in the past have been a really effective compromise between merino's anti-pong and comfort properties and polyester's superior wicking performance, so we'd expect these to work well.

The fabric and garment, by the way, are made in the UK with the yarn spun in Italy and the wool coming from New Zealand merino sheep.

If you want one, best get your skates on as the initial production run is only 500 tops. Price is classically Alpkit at a very competitive £20.

Fill information and online purchasing at www.alpkit.com


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Wine Wizard 
Posted: 21/05/07 13:44:05 05
Just went onto the site with the intention of buying one of these, and they are already out of stock!

Damn!

WW
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