Found some Craft stuff on closeout on ebay. It is great. Is there new stuff still as good? How have I never heard of these guys before?
Found some Craft stuff on closeout on ebay. It is great. Is there new stuff still as good? How have I never heard of these guys before?
You usually won't hear about a company until they get big enough for the quality to plummet and/or some sort of sweatshop scandal surfaces.
Is Craft still a small "home" company?
Craft is very popular amongst skiers.
Craft is ALL I wear in cold weather. They have a "extreme" undershirt or something, the one I have is black with one blue sleeve and it fits close to the body. I can wear that shirt and a light windbreaker and run in temps from 15-30F comfortably. Colder than that and I add a second layer before the windbreaker and I'm fine. I have other Craft apparel, but that single piece of clothing is the BEST item I've ever bought for running as it has allowed me to get out and run comfortably in very cold temperatures. (I know others who would layer 3-4 layers on them just to achieve the same level of warmth)
Craft is similar to what Descente once was. Also check out a brand called Assos. Best cycling shorts around
xlev2 wrote:
Craft is similar to what Descente once was. Also check out a brand called Assos. Best cycling shorts around
+1 on Assos
Craft appears to be relatively new to the running scene(?)
Assos? Isn't that what you sit on when you have hemorrhoids?
Craft has been around forever. It's all we wore XC skiing in high school.
Their thermal crewneck baselayers are amazing. They're a really soft, form-fitting knit that dries super fast. They ball up to about the size of a fist. With a light nylon shell on top, that's typically plenty to keep me warm down to about zero degrees.
Lyin' Hillary wrote:
Assos? Isn't that what you sit on when you have hemorrhoids?
If you have more than one you more likely have a fissure or someone was very angry at you and tore you a new one.
Runners are quite narrow-minded.
There's an entire world out there that does not revolve around running. And much of that world is quite nice. There are workouts and clothing choices that are beyond compare.
Just saying.
It's not up to Craft to market to your specific puny mind. Those in the know, know about Craft. Welcome to The Real World.
+1 HUGE fan of Craft
The rest of the world wrote:
Runners are quite narrow-minded.
There's an entire world out there that does not revolve around running. And much of that world is quite nice. There are workouts and clothing choices that are beyond compare.
Just saying.
It's not up to Craft to market to your specific puny mind. Those in the know, know about Craft. Welcome to The Real World.
What the hell are you talking about?
800 dude wrote:
Their thermal crewneck baselayers are amazing.
I agree, easily the warmest material I own. I typical run in quarter zip capilene from Patagonia because it allows a bit more adjustability to temps. But when I know it's going to be cold the whole run, I get the Craft stuff out.
The rest of the world wrote:
Runners are quite narrow-minded.
There's an entire world out there that does not revolve around running. And much of that world is quite nice. There are workouts and clothing choices that are beyond compare.
Just saying.
It's not up to Craft to market to your specific puny mind. Those in the know, know about Craft. Welcome to The Real World.
+ Nike and Under Armoire suck dog balls.
They make good macaroni and cheese, too.
Count me as another fan of Craft. Basically any XC ski gear is good for winter running. Also:
Sugoi
Helly Hansen
Patagonia
Smartwool
Are all makers of some of my favorite winter running gear.
Oh, and Solomon!
themanontherun wrote:
Oh, and Solomon!
What does a king of Isreal and son of David have ANYTHING to do with this conversation?
I believe he meant Salomon.
I thought they just made cheese products?
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
2017 World 800 champ Pierre-Ambroise Bosse banned 1 year for whereabouts failures