Good points D Patrick. Hoods do make a lot of sense backpacking. Depending on where you are cycling though best to leave them off. Glad to read you are a Tilley fan as well. Great hats.
On Friday, November 22, 2013 12:38:04 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > It all depends on what style of riding you do. For bikepacking, a rain > hood rocks. There's rarely a need to check for trees overtaking me, or to > look back to ensure I merge well between rocks. Once at camp, a hood beats > a hat vs. rain and wind very time. And for those times when I'm on the road > and do need look back ability, there is a hand to the hood technique or > wear my Tilley sun hat maneuver. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Friday, November 22, 2013 11:06:19 AM UTC-7, Matthew J wrote: >> >> > Hood, waist drawstring, pockets galore, plenty of room for under >> layers, and a certain all-round style, ... all these things gotta be just >> right >> >> As I understand the description, the Riv jacket does not have a hood. >> This actually makes sense given this is a Rivendell design. Hoods block >> laterally view and make over the shoulder vision checks difficult. >> Cyclists should consider a good rain hat over a hood. Riv used to sell >> one but no longer does. Tilley makes some nice rain hats. >> > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
