Ok, so I'm determined to continue wearing 'normal' clothing into the winter and through the rain
Looking to the side, however, is a real issue with any sort of hood up. How do I get around this one? It makes even pulling out of a side road hard
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Bad Weather Advice
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Posted 9 years ago #
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Ditch the hood and wear a hat instead?
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Usually do in the dry, but after 20 mins isn't rain down the neck an issue?
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Yeah. I wear a wide brimmed, tight fitting hat on the bike in the rain.
http://deceasedcanine.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-wrong-hat.html
Posted 9 years ago # -
Perhaps breaches the "normal" clothing rule, but certain more active jackets have hoods that turn with your head, rather than your head turning inside the hood.
Not as good as a hat, admittedly, as some rearward vision is indeed lost.
I'd sneak it in under the "normal" radar on the basis that these jackets aren't just for cycling (walking, climbing, etc) and "sportswear" is pretty normal for everyday wear now, isn't it?
Robert
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crowriver, I like it!
Posted 9 years ago # -
I consider the head turn test standard for any jacket purchase.
Whenever I put on a bad hood even as a pedestrian I'm amazed how bad it makes things, even checking roads before crossing can be a right pain!
Posted 9 years ago # -
Klaxon, if you want warmth rather than rainproofness, a Buff is good. Pull it over your head and ears (see balaclava) and then put another hat on top of your head. It looks a little odd but is very warm around ears and neck and won't restrict your vision at all, if correctly adjusted.
Posted 9 years ago # -
I absolutely hate wearing a hood. A wide brimmed hat such as SRD describes worked brilliantly in Wednesday evenings unexpected downpour. Mine has a string which helps to anchor it to my head. I did find vision was restricted slightly on turning my head but it just required a slight change in head turn angle.
Posted 9 years ago # -
It certainly sounds like the most 'normal' solution is a new rain jacket with well fitted hood. I didn't know there was such a discrepancy in hood design! Just have to find one that doesn't scream CYCLE UNIFORM :)
A hat like SRD has described is cheap and easy to pick up and try if I see one as well, but it's another thing to pocket/store at the end of a ride.
Fwiw, fluorescent colouring makes very little difference at night. It's reflective strips that really stand out under headlights. With the bike light I've picked out people that probably don't even know they reflective seams on the rear of their jacket!
Posted 9 years ago # -
"it's another thing to pocket/store at the end of a ride."
or lose....
But I much prefer hats to hoods anyday. better for walking and cycling - especially for keeping rain off glasses.
Posted 9 years ago # -
My Helly Hansen jacket (now sadly wearing out after about 5 years of almost daily use) has a drawstring that makes the hood conform very closely to my head and it does work on the bike in an emergency, although as a seventies child I still feel that hoods on jackets are never to be actually *worn*
Posted 9 years ago # -
@Klaxon, the salty old sea dogs knew a thing or two about waterproofs and maintaining the ability to keep a lookout...
Sou'wester probably too St Ives for central Edina, unless you're a fashionable lady perhaps and can pull off a 'look'.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Decathlon do a good wide brimmed Stetson style waterproof hat. Has studs so you can go bush ranger say if rain coming across you?
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