Thanks, and I'd certainly like one for hiking, but for cycling, missing #2 by so long a mile is no go. Actually, with our wind and the extra aerofoil surfaces, this would probably miss #1 by a long mile, too.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Deacon Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > A medium brimmed Tilley meets all but 2. > http://www.tilley.com/The-T5MO-Tilley-Organic-AIRFLO-Hat.aspx is my > personal preference. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:11:29 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > >> "Best" in reference to the following criteria, in order of their >> importance to ME: >> >> 1. Stay on very large head with a lot of thick hair. (Riv caps don't stay >> on well -- too shallow? When I had a pony tail, I'd add a loop behind to go >> under the tail, this acting as an anchor. I no longer have a 'tail, but I >> do have long hair.) >> 2. Short bill. (I do fold the bills to shorten them, but would prefer not >> to. My customs have 4 cm bills, which is about right. Riv caps have bills >> way too long.) >> 3. Well made -- thickish, absorbent fabric, good elastic, good seams. >> (RIv is good here.) >> 4. Sightly (as opposed to unsightly); defined as a happy mean between >> excessively tweedish and excessively roady-ish (ancient team logos and >> colors are great; Molteni outstanding). (Riv is good here, but would prefer >> more variety in logo.) >> 5. Not yuppie priced. (RIv good here.) >> >> I've used Rivs, customs (little package dot com) and Nashbar's retros >> (Molteni!) as well as Walz (their winter cap is great; not so much their >> summer ones -- don't stay on my head! The Nashbars are the best (for me) so >> far, but they are rather cheaply made. >> >> Anything giving 1 thru 3 is worth considering. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* >> Certified Resume Writer >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >> [email protected] >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >> >> Albuquerque, NM >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
