Almost but not entirely off topic: There's an entirely entertaining documentary called "Bill Cunningham New York" about a fashion photographer for the NY Times who rides his bike around the city every day all week taking pictures of people on the street. He has done so for 40–50 years. He spends a few minutes talking about how to make a poncho from a trash bag and tape, saying, "You can buy these, but they get holes, too, and then you patch those with tape, so it all ends up looking the same, anyway." Different strokes, you know?
On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 9:58:29 PM UTC-5, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > I just received mine in the mail, so I realize it's kinda late for > opinions... but wanted to hear from others who own one of these ponchos. > I tested it on a short ride *(a very short ride, since it wasn't actually > raining, and the neighbors were giving me horrified looks...)* It's very > nice quality and it feels like riding a well-ventilated tent on wheels. > > One thing I definitely noticed; either my head is too big, or the hood is > rather short, barely covering my ears, but offering good peripheral vision > (unlike most hoods). I was able to get my helmet to fit over the hood, so I > think that works for me. Question: Do you find this hood effective, or > do you just abandon it altogether? Does your face still get soaked using > the hood? Do you wear your helmet over the hood??? > > Also, with fenders and poncho do you find you still need additional rain > protection (like shoes, spats, legs, etc.?) > > I've been really disappointed with my GoreTex jacket and pants (hot and > sticky), and I never really considered a poncho until I saw the > Carradice. I have to say I'm really impressed with the quality and feel. > Can't wait to really test it out (and turn the neighbors faces > from horrified to envious). > > Peace, > > BB > *"Rain just makes a good ride better"* > > -- 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/d/optout.
