Oh, I love cycling caps. Summer: I wear caps mainly for sweat control (even the 1/2 mile rt to the store just now -- panniers easier for loads than carrying while walking -- with bare head had sweat flowing down my face and making my sunglasses slip), and perhaps they do a bit for shade (though I wear sunglasses) and even for wind protection. In the rare occasions I ride in the rain, the brim keeps the driving drops from stinging my face and even keeps my shades freer of raindrops.
I presently own about 6 or 7 Nashbar-distributed retro team caps (which cause me all kinds of anxiety when it comes to matching them with jerseys: is it caddish to wear my nice Bianchi cap with my Bianchi jersey? What about a Legnano cap with a Sugoi jersey?); 2 or 3 remaining custom caps from an order from LittlePackage some 5-6 years ago; and a green Rivendell cap. With all but the customs, I shorten the brims by ~8 mm by severely bending them upward, this so I can see out from under the bills when in the hooks. Low brow, doncha know. Winter: I have 3 wool cycling caps with reasonable brims that to some degree or other do stay put over my ears: a big floppy Walz** from Synaptic Cycles; a nice Trek or Specialized cap; and a cheapo wool that I bought on eBay that is pretty good for the money, though a bit too snug -- I have a large head. For really cold weather I wear a pseudo Peruvian cap in cheap wool***, with earflaps that tie under my jaw, or a balaclava, though I haven't used one of these last for several years -- too much of a hassle to get it on, when the Peru cap keeps me almost as warm. * I think that the brims on these may be as long as 4 cm. An earlier set had ~3 cm brims, and used to cause my daughter all sorts of social grief when I rode over to meet her at school. Riding temps from 100+ highs, tho' with humidity high if it gets past 10%, to the upper middle teens. ** This has caused snide comments from the teenage girl set when I ditto. *** $12 or less from Target 6-8 years ago, but very practical. On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 8:25 AM, Lum Gim Fong <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > What do you wear for a cap? > Looking for cool in hot weather and good vision under visor in drops. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
