I have a Campmore cape, thin nylon cape. I actually like it better than the Carradice cotton or nylon ones I owned, which were respectively too hot and cut too tight; but the stupid leg loops are very inconvenient compared to the Carradice waist ties. I cut the loops off and attached 2 short stacks of washers to the rear; this has worked so far.
It should be easy to attach similar weights to a cheap hiker's poncho. Once nice thing about weighting the rear is that the cape then covers your saddle and, if you are using one, your saddlebag. I've ridden in strong wind with the Campmore, and it works surprisingly well. You'd probably not want to ride 100 miles with the wind pushing you around, but it keeps you dry from neck to knee*, even in a surprisingly strong wind. The worst feature is that the cape forms a little valley between your arms, where water collects, which you have to drain every half mile or so. I recall the Ducksback or whatever the waxed cotton Carradice was called: the pool had iridescent oil streaks from the oils of the waterproofing wax, and I would be so fascinated by them that I spent far too much time staring at the puddle instead of at the road. * I strongly dislike hoods when cycling, so I ignore mine (I got a Sou'wester type hat). On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Tony DeFilippo <vpi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Erl, if you have one laying around you might try just going with a > regular poncho to see what you think. I rode in an old army poncho once > last year and it was ok, I tucked the excess in and sat on it... I'm sure > a cycling one would be a better solution though. > > I missed riding the past two days but got absolutely slammed with rain > Tuesday evening. My M65 field jacket did ok, right arm leaked at the elbow > but that was about it. It was windy to, I wonder about ponchos in the wind > even when they are bike-optimized. > > Let us know if you try one out! > > Tony > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, EUA ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
