thanks for all the good wishes and congrat's; startled with joy every day! on shovelling & warmth: as per Deacon Patrick's description, it's a wind shell so provides no warmth itself but rather prevents the warmth from being blown away. All dependent on your activity and layers under it.
on price: I think the jackets are extremely fairly priced. but to the casual observer or to someone who isn't in a position to spend the money then I am conscious of the price, especially when there's two jackets and the person is aware of the price. I am not an extravagant person, but I do prioritize and have wonderful bicycles and cold weather gear. To the non-casual observer, one will immediately grasp–as per Ron's point–that these jackets will really last a long time. Longer than my fancy long gone gortex jacket of yesteryear that for it's time was more expensive than the English Riding Jacket. on the jacket: I continue to love it. didn't regret getting the men's model even after seeing the women's model was delivered. I like more toggles, longer length, straighter sides. wore it this morning at 5 below , albeit for a very short dog walk and then in the car, over a heavy wool sweater, down sweater, neck gaitor, and fur trapper hat. Was just fine. wouldn't have been waiting for a bus, but for riding it might've been too much. on living the life: yes, at my age with my kid grown and both of us having adult jobs I can visit my family in NZ with Bike Fridays every 3-5 years and it is wonderful. Expect pictures! on the pair of us with our jackets: I'll try to take and post a photo over the weekend. more on photos: yes, there will be pictures of Riv Chica Warrior on her Proto-palloosa custom with English Riding Jacket and hatchet. I get more and more kenspreckle every day. That's part of living the life and being startled with joy! -- 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.
