Patrick As a large cranium'd human, I've followed this thread with interest. My Scandinavian/Scottish "HAIR"itage has my skull more thinly and flatly turfed than yours but I think the sheer volume of my 7-7/8 hat size still qualifies me in melon-headedness.
I'd like you to do the following. Please buy three (3) (III) of these: <http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/ctxtv.wmppt/v/vspfiles/photos/ac8L-1.jpg?1355759760> Why three? (3!) Excellent question. I've found that sizing variation in some garments provide inconsistent fit (and more importantly "feel"), so I absolutely cannot commit to purchasing any until you provide me a detailed report. Furthermore, please keep track of each of the three, as I must know how fit and performance evolves over time with use and more importantly over washings (and please PLEASE do not forget to keep track of "feel"). Do they soften and wear in? Or become lumpy and shapeless (I will not countenance G-D shapelessness!) Does the drawstring provide enough security in the face of, say 30-35mph headwinds, particularly from the front right? I've found I duck into headwinds a little to the left, so rightward biased headwinds are particularly threatening to dislodge my chapeau. Does any security come at the expense of constriction when climbing? Particularly with a slow metronomic meditative cadence in a ~67" gear? I will not have my meditation-climbing interrupted by a restrictive lid! Is there uniformity in shrinkage with washings? If so, in what way, please limit no details, I can take the full truth. Is the seaming sufficiently reinforced. If not, can you please provide three (3) seamstress estimate quotes for necessary alterations and reinforcements. Thanks! Bill "trying to provide some of those single for ten thousand somethings on this cold Autumn afternoon after having ridden the '09 'dil a ful 7/10ths mile round trip to lunch in said Arctic Wasteland of South Hayward, CA" Lindsay On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 11:11:29 AM UTC-8, 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 > patric...@resumespecialties.com <javascript:> > 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 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/groups/opt_out.
