I was thinking of y'all today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3584501906/
DE On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:07 AM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > 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. > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
