Re: wool jerseys?

On Nov 21, 3:57 pm, Ozark Bicycle
<bicycleatel...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Nov 21, 10:21 am, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <mik...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





Why don't you just wear heavier synthetic jerseys? Or several
layers? I'm sure wool clothes work but as Ozark said, the price is
unbelievable.

IIRC, good wool jerseys retailed for $35-40 in the mid-1980s.
According to the inflation calculator at Westegg.com, $35 in "1985
dollars" is $65.49 in "2006 dollars". so, the price of a wool jersey
has effectively doubled (adjusted for inflation) in the past ~20
years. I would consider a new wool jersey if the retail price was
$65-70; but at $130+, never!

You've pretty much nailed the reason a wool jersey costs so much then. Add
the inflation calculator to the devaluation of the dollar that's happened
during the same time frame, and you probably get darn close to the $130
current pricing.

Wool jerseys have been pricey for several years, whilst the decline of
the dollar is a bit more recent. And, do not inflation figures account
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And of course the dollar devaluation in the past 3 years should only
affect imports. So any and all wool clothes made in the USA should be
unaffected. Unless the wool is imported. But I was reading on a wool
website that the US is a wool exporter in total. So I think marketing
is the reason wool jerseys are expensive, not currency fluctuations or
inflation. Wool is in so people will pay.
.

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