Sorry for the rant but this question made me think about the subject again. I hope you find it interesting, thought provoking and amusing and not offensive in any way. I tend to wear my old school cotton cycling cap and put up with a "red neck". Living in the Northwest I often wear a wool cap since the weather is cooler and it is cloudy and rainy. I've never had much luck keeping a wide brimmed hat on unless I am climbing slowly up hills. I suppose though any straw style western hat with a chin strap would do. You can just let the wind catch it on a downhill and the strap will catch on your neck so you don't lose your hat. I ride often without a helmet since I live in a hilly area and seldom go over 10 mph when climbing. I know its risky but I've been riding for nearly 45 years this way as have many of my friends and I presume millions around the world. From your comment in your post I gather that you find it equally difficult to escape the idea that we are being irresponsible by wearing something on our head besides foam and plastic. There is always the lurking thought, "what if I crash and I'm not wearing my helmet"! I never used to think this way at all not until about 1982 or so. I am beginning to think it to be a conspiracy that is being subtly brainwashed into our minds not a deliberate one necessarily but one motivated by lawyers, insurance companies and well meaning but somewhat mislead event organizers and various media. Helmet sales or lack thereof probably perpetuate the need for more promotion and the sad but few unavoidable accidents are capitalized upon to prove the "need" for them. It all seems very self serving and this phenomenon happens with other safety and even non safety related items. The public's mental awareness can be influenced for or against nearly anything and its interesting to note for those of us who can remember that long ago how much different the attitudes were as opposed to now. Unfortunately most of us play follow the leader and are filled with our own doubts and fears on the subject too. Maybe the "safety" campaign really is working. For those of you who haven't seen it the 1950's British cycling film on You Tube shows with stark contrast the attire and attitudes of riders back then which is more in line with my experience. My advice.......buy whatever hat keeps the sun off and don't crash and hit your head on a rock or tree stump. You might also consider just growing out your hair for neck and ear protection like Grok and leave the trail dirt and sweat on your face for "natural" sun screen.!!! ;)
On May 30, 5:09 pm, "cj.spinner" <cj.spin...@gmail.com> 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
