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.
>

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