Likely that many of them wore wool, which gets wet but keeps you warm. Or perhaps plastic- or rubber-coated fabrics.
On a side note, there was an expedition a few years ago that climbed Mt. Everest wearing clothing in the style of the 1920s. Wool, silk, canvas, etc.—very Riv-ish. They found that the early clothing worked surprisingly well: http://www.trailspace.com/articles/2007/05/16/burberry-and-silk-climbing-everest-in-vintage-style.html <http://www.trailspace.com/articles/2007/05/16/burberry-and-silk-climbing-everest-in-vintage-style.html> --Eric N [email protected] www.CampyOnly.com Campyonlyguy.blogspot.com @Campyonlyguy > On Sep 30, 2015, at 2:33 PM, Lungimsam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow. Some of the prices on waterproof/breathable jackets online are > unbelieveably high. > > What did cyclists do back in the pre-1970 years, when their probably weren't > lots of "breathable" artificial fiber materials those days? Were they paying > an arm and a leg for rainwear back then? > > > > -- > 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 [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
