I will say that it's been so long since I used a poncho that I forgot about pooling. Last year I splurged and picked up a Gorewear C5 ( https://blog.piaw.net/2022/09/review-gorewear-c5-shakedry-1985-jacket.html). It is amazing piece of gear, and I'm enough of a cheapskate that my friends were amazed that I had good things to say.
On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 9:13 AM Slin <slin...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Luke - Right now I use a Cleverhood because I already have it. I probably > wouldn't buy it again because they're so pricey and a bit over-engineered > (tech-fabric, and magnetic arm holes). > > If I were looking for a replacement, I'd look at the Carradice waxed > canvas, or the Blue Lug Fairweather Poncho first. But I wish they came in > high viz colors/designs. > https://global.bluelug.com/fairweather-packable-rain-poncho-algae-green.html > > > > @Carlos and @Patrick - > http://yehudamoon.com/comic/2010-04-25/ > > [image: yehuda.gif] > > On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 9:01:40 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I can assure you that water pools in the valley between your arms when >> riding hoods on drop bars. I rode many miles watching the pretty color >> swirls from the oils (petrochemical?) leaching from the material in the >> puddle between my forearms, and emptying the puddle (during heavy rain) >> every few hundred yards. This happens more with heavy ponchos like the >> Duxback that don't flutter quite as much as lighter ones. >> >> On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 9:36 AM reca...@gmail.com <reca...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I've used the waxed canvas Carradice poncho for a little while now. It >>> works great ... The only other thing that keeps me from recommending it to >>> everyone is that if you ride upright bars like any of the Riv variants, the >>> water will pool between the bars. Not a big deal but it happens as these >>> seem to be designed more for drop bars? >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ZKon5xTWqDM/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9f0c8493-33e9-4ddb-9652-d789325b3d5en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9f0c8493-33e9-4ddb-9652-d789325b3d5en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ4h8Q%2B5v8p4wqa3rPA3H3tEkg2_LOCB_Tk5p9RMWXvKnw%40mail.gmail.com.
