Re: [CR]Source(s) for wool tights?

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

From: "Marc St Martin" <marc.stmartin@earthlink.net>
To: Dale Brown <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Jon Spangler <hudsonspangler@earthlink.net>
References: <209D26EE-3299-46F7-961D-3152D2C2020F@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Source(s) for wool tights?
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 20:16:24 -0800
reply-type=response

Hi Jon,

I believe Shaw's Lightweight Cycles (Terry Shaw) stocks Kucharik wool tights and jerseys. Give 'em a call.

Regards,

Marc St. Martin
Livermore, CA
USA
(got my clock cleaned by Mt. Hamilton today)

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Spangler
To: Dale Brown
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 6:48 PM
Subject: [CR]Source(s) for wool tights?

> Dear CR folks,
>
> After our ride last Saturday I realized that my wool tights have worn
> through at the crotch seams and probably need to be replaced. (The wool
> is so thin that it probably will not take a repair. They may get
> converted to leg warmers.)
>
> Any recommendations on a good source (preferably in northern California)
> for all-wool or 80/20 wool/nylon tights with ankle zips? I have looked at
> Rivendell and other sites, but not found anything yet that matches what I
> have.
>
> Jon Spangler
> whose 1930s-vintage Singer 221 sewing machine--the best of his maternal
> grandmother's three 221s--sees lots of use in Alameda, CA USA