Thanks Patrick and Andy for your assistance. Very interesting about the coloration of cottons. I had no idea.
I’m not one who would wear “neon” green or yellow, but I’m partial to a “warm” color like orange or red to be seen on the road. Guys: Do you have size zips for your smock? I would suspect they’d not only help with removal but with allowing more airflow? I assume with the weight of the smock being over 2#, I would only need a thin layer underneath and I’d be plenty warm. Most of my rain season (8 months a year) riding is done at (wet) temperatures between 35-60 degrees. Any additional comments on your products and use are welcome as I try to make choices. I’m sick and tired of burning through plastics, no matter how “advanced” or “improved”. > On Aug 30, 2018, at 4:46 AM, ascpgh <asc....@gmail.com> wrote: > > John, that's the item I have now, their Braemar smock, in red. > > Fluorescent colors in fabrics are a bit more susceptible to UV degradation of > the pigments that produce the fluorescent color effect. The base fabric > dictates the necessity of chemical characteristics of a coloring dye, cotton > is one of the hardest to accommodate. If interested: > https://www.aatcc.org/media/Read/Newsletter/archive/2013/01A/The_Perils_and_Pitfalls_of_Dyeing_Neon_Colors.PDF > > <https://www.aatcc.org/media/Read/Newsletter/archive/2013/01A/The_Perils_and_Pitfalls_of_Dyeing_Neon_Colors.PDF> > > Back in my late '80s outdoor retail days, when fluorescent ("neon") colors > ruled ski gear, we had a one day in the window policy for displays. They were > rotated to even the exposure and the merchandisers had worksheets that were > kept by the displays near the UV blocking windows because we observed fade > from brief display in direct sunlight despite the glass choice, even > non-fluorescent colors. > > In that same era Grant wrote in the 1991 Bridgestone catalog about color: > https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1991/pages/bridgestone-1991-17.htm > <https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1991/pages/bridgestone-1991-17.htm> > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 12:19:14 AM UTC-4, John Bokman wrote: > Thanks Patrick! > Interestingly, the 2x Ventile is the same weight as Cotton Analogy. I’d > rather buy all cotton “all things equal” unless there is a clear reason to do > otherwise. I like the smock option best, BTW. Less zipper, perhaps slightly > more cumbersome to put on, but the kangaroo pockets are a real bonus for me. > (I’d upset to the side zips, as well.) > > On Aug 29, 2018, at 9:12 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch > > <rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > John, I’d recommend double ventile or cotton analogy for what you just > > described. Single layer soaks through where horizontal, such as sleeves on > > a bike, or sitting and enjoying a pipe. 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