I/O Bio Merino Contact Crib Shirt - Long-Sleeve -Men's - 2009 BCS

I have the I/O Bio Merino Contact Crib Shirt and like it for several reasons. It is comfortable, warm and stylish. The cut is somewhat athletic, which I personally want. I used it for three days of activities, snowboarding on Teton Pass (which involves an approx. 1 hour hike before ripping powder for 10 to 30 minutes!), skinning up Snow King Mountain, the "town" (Jackson, WY) hill...45 minute casual skin up cat track with buddy in the early morning...up to the top where one is greeted with the beautiful sun for a few minutes until descending back down into the shaded north side of the mountain) and climbing at the Enclosure Rock Climbing Gym. The Crib Shirt did not smell in the least after all these activities. Merino rocks for not smelling like something very foul after one slight sweat, as all synthetic shirts tend to do. The hand of this shirt is soft and comfortable. On the downside, the sleeves are short (hence the four stars vs. five). The torso could be longer as well, but was not too bad. I have a long torso and long arms, but the arm length was what I would consider unacceptable (size large). The shirt I had was given to me at the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show and could have been a prototype, but not too sure. I will buy an XL and report back on the length.

Bottom line: great Merino shirt at a good price. And the folks running the business are cool!

I wear this all the time. It's the perfect Spring/Fall season weight. It's light, but still keeps you warm. It does a great job of wicking away sweat and dries really fast. I'm 6'3" 190lbs and the large fits perfect.

This has become the ideal under jersey - cold weather cycling top. A bit of a secret weapon this cyclocross season!