> I gave up on these kinds of hats (though the boonie is my favorite off- > bike hat), and wear a baseball cap instead while on the bike. It's > the only one I've found that the brim stays "down" shading my face, > which I think is where you'd want the shading. Curious how others > fare. > > Cheers
Patagonia sells what is essentially a long brimed baseball cap with detachable neck flaps. I used it without incident on several tours last Summer and Fall. For the most part I was not riding all that fast, but there were some down hills. The hat did just fine. Be warned you either have to be comfortable with extreme hat hair or ready to wear the hat from start of ride until you hit the shower. On Jun 4, 8:06 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I've read all the replies but I'm wondering for those who recommend > the boonie and Tilley type hats, how do you keep the front brim from > blowing "up" against the center part of the hat while riding, thus > defeating the purpose of any sun-shading/blocking? I've tried > Columbia boonie hats, Tilley hats, straw hats, cheap WalMart fishing > hats and they all do the same thing. The brim blows up and I look > like an steel-stead riding Napoleon. Maybe I'm just going faster? > > I gave up on these kinds of hats (though the boonie is my favorite off- > bike hat), and wear a baseball cap instead while on the bike. It's > the only one I've found that the brim stays "down" shading my face, > which I think is where you'd want the shading. Curious how others > fare. > > Cheers > > On May 30, 7:09 pm, "cj.spinner" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Let's say maybe I want to noodle around out in the summer sun without > > a helmet (on deep soft grass and no cars, of course). Wanting more > > sun protection, I'm thinking something with a wide brim is needed. I > > sometimes wear a ball cap, but would like more protection for ears and > > neck. Something reasonably ventilated. > > > As of now, I'm thinking of something along the lines of this stylish > > option... > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/targetsalad/3050074733/in/set-7215760968... > > > I wonder, however, if you all have other suggestions.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
