Very functional for cool weather

By J. Troxell Ranked #38 - Men's Performance Shirts - Long Sleeve November 11, 2011

I picked up a couple of these shirts a few weeks ago off of SAC and have gotten good use out of them. The shirt feels a little lighter-weight than a 200 weight Icebreaker shirt, and is a little less warm from what I can tell. However, the Breathe T-shirt really does a good job of breathing. It adds a light layer of insulation, wicks sweat away and dries quickly. I agree with another review that this shirt does not have a skin-tight fit, but a looser, athletic fit. Its a great shirt for layering under a light jacket or vest. I definitely like the thumbholes, which contrary to the specs on the backcountry website this shirt does have. I've used this shirt comfortable under a light windproof vest into the mid-40s mountain biking and trail running, and I've used it under a mountain hardwear transition jacket in the mid- to upper-30s comfortably as well (although a tad warm in that condition).

Two knocks keeping this shirt from a perfect 5 star: the deep shale/shale is definitely more of a teal color than a blue, and the power dry material gets really stinky after wearing it for a while. I don't have the greatest sense of smell, but even I was rather put-off by the odor after a 2 hour mountain bike ride, and I was definitely not overdressed. As far as color go, I really like the Excalibur/Vintage color.

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