Decent base layers?

navier_stokes
navier_stokes Posts: 77
edited February 2010 in Road buying advice
Any recommendations to go under a Assos intermediate evo? Synthetic or merino for around £30... any tried the Mavic base layer range?

Cheers!

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  • hugo15
    hugo15 Posts: 1,101
    Bit more than £30 if you want a long sleeve one, but I can really recommend the Icebreaker Merino ones. I have a short sleeve atlas 150 and a long sleeve atlas 200. Both are great bits of kit and seem to be wearing really well.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I just use the Nike Pro compression range. About 17 quid.
  • Westerberg
    Westerberg Posts: 652
    Aldi 'Crane Snow' Merino base layer - £15, as good as the ones that cost £20 more.
  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    Helly Hansen Lifa - not presented me with any problems in a variety of activities.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    CRAFT
  • Bear77
    Bear77 Posts: 60
    Finisterre merino £25 to £35. Very good stuff and nice people. Comes with a Freddo choclate bar as well none of your Haribo crap. :)
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  • floosy
    floosy Posts: 270
    +1

    for the Icebreaker 200 LS....
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Howies NBL merino..
  • nolf
    nolf Posts: 1,287
    I like my turtle neck base layer as recommended by the fine members of this forum.
    Wholeheartedly recommend getting a base layter that covers your neck.
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  • kfinlay
    kfinlay Posts: 763
    lots of makes and I've tried compression layers and merino ones. Can't rate merino highly enough for regulating your body temp in varying cold/freezing temps.
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  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    beware clothes moths
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    +2 icebreaker. Wear that under a polartech fleece and gore-tex for coaching at sub-zero temperatures before sunup.
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  • LeighB
    LeighB Posts: 326
    I have a couple of Helly Hansens, fantastic as long as you don’t mind the smell they develop after a while.
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  • Brian B
    Brian B Posts: 2,071
    Scrumple wrote:
    CRAFT

    +1 for craft
    Brian B.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Brian B wrote:
    Scrumple wrote:
    CRAFT

    +1 for craft

    + another 1

    One of the few LS tops that have arms long enough (not that I'm an ape with my knuckles dragging on the ground...)
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    For summer and winter I now use Assos or Prendas with my 851 Airblock and Element One jackets. You should try prendas Comfortec 1000 long sleeve underneath your Evo. Nicely snug and warm.

    http://prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=22&ID=367
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    currently use the LS Endura Transmission for commuting which is comfy and works well

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=26758

    ... but being poly it does need a wash after every ride, which means a lot of washing... so I'm looking at a new Icebreaker 200 LS which you can get for £35ish - they are well reviewed from what I've read.
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  • Gabin
    Gabin Posts: 2
    DeFeet Un D Shurt

    like wearing an evaporative cooler when it's hot, like a second skin when it's not.
  • The Mechanic
    The Mechanic Posts: 1,277
    + another for Icebreaker 200 LS. Superb piece of kit IMHO
    I have only two things to say to that; Bo***cks
  • paulc33
    paulc33 Posts: 254
    +1 nike pro compression range,

    i have long sleeve and short sleeve they are great i think and very reasonable in price
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    who does the Nike stuff online?

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  • GyatsoLa
    GyatsoLa Posts: 667
    Merino baselayers are unbeatable for all round temperature control, comfort and anti-smell. You can wear them for days on end without a whiff developing, so you only really need one, its a great investment. Icebreaker and Rapha are great - there are some Nz suppliers that sell direct - NZOactive used to do very good value ones (I'm not sure if they still do).
  • Yorkshiredoc
    Yorkshiredoc Posts: 8
    My sister-in-law bought me this from M&S for Xmas:

    http://www.marksandspencer.com/%C2%B0Cl ... d=core&rh=

    It was less than £20 and keeps me warm, but not clammy.
  • london-red
    london-red Posts: 1,266
    Endura BaaBaa. Excellent.
  • evil_breakfast
    evil_breakfast Posts: 480
    i've just bought an icebreaker LS150, based on the posts on this thread.
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    me too 8)
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  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    If you like Icebreaker then Embers are well worth a look too, their baselayer is ace.

    http://www.embersmerino.com/

    Also if you want cheaper then Helly Hansen synthetic stuff is good, think HH also do merino now.

    Finally forget Canterbury they are fine for running, rugby, football etc. but they don't cut it for cycling as they don't wick well enough.
  • Westerberg
    Westerberg Posts: 652
    no-one seems to be able to top the £15 merino wool ALDI base layer I mentioned for value. Seems at least 50% cheaper than the next up and does exactly the same job/same quality IMO.
  • hugo15
    hugo15 Posts: 1,101
    Westerberg wrote:
    no-one seems to be able to top the £15 merino wool ALDI base layer I mentioned for value. Seems at least 50% cheaper than the next up and does exactly the same job/same quality IMO.

    My wife picked up one of these for running in. She has worn it a couple of times and really likes it. I would have got one too but they didn't have any mens tops in our local Aldi :( .
  • Philby
    Philby Posts: 328
    Got an Icebreaker short sleeve, and picked up a long sleeve merino top from Kathmandu in one of their sales. Both great pieces of kit.

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