Sometimes we need to forget about something

emma posted this 8th September 2009 8:48am

We had this really nice email about our NBL yesterday from one of our lovely customers.

It kind of sums how our merino range works out there in every day life.

Hi,

I want to share with you how I forget about something important to me.

About 3 years ago I bought a short sleeve NBL base layer after seeing a couple of rave reviews in a couple of mountain bike mags. My previous base layers and cycling tops in general were lucky to last a full season of riding before that ingrained stench began to make them un-wearable or the filth got into them and wouldn’t wash out. I’d be riding, catch a whiff and that was all I could think about.
Sure, my NBL now has a few snags and caught threads from brambles, sure the bottom seam at the back has started to come away but….and this is the thing….I’ve worn that one little t-shirt pretty much every time I’ve been riding for the last 3 years and I usually ride twice a week.
It’s not managed to:

  • Make me a better rider
  • Make me fitter (the hills are still a struggle and probably always will be)
  • Turn me into the God of Mountain biking

But…I’ve warn it under waterproofs, under just another t-shirt or on its own. It keeps me nice and warm in the winter, nice and cool in the summer, doesn’t stink or itch me and doesn’t get soaking wet when I’m sweating. In fact I can put it on, forget about it and concentrate on my choice of line through the woods.

So, thank you howies for making something I can forget about.

I’ve told all my cycling mates and my family to buy something they can forget about.

Chris.

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  1. Howies – Something to Forget About Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 9:52 am

    [...] and have a read of this email that Howies received from an ardent [...]

  2. Ali Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Whatever happened to the £300 merino comp that was run a couple of months back?