What hat to wear?
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I use a big straw gardening hat with a chin strap (actually a string with a bead). Since the bead tends to slide down, when I want the thing to stay on the top of my head as opposed to sitting on my back (with the string around my neck), I tie the chin string tightly and ride away. I have a large collection of these things (cost about $10). I pick one up most every trip to CA, since I ride my bike there while wearing a styrofoam hat and then buy a straw hat for sun protection when I arrive.
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Duct tape is removable but has some repercussions
a helmet can be removed over and over
they even have visors which make the hat moot
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Wide brimmed gardening hat.
My ex-FIL wears one of these. Largely because he is a farmer with a bike commute less than a quarter mile. However, annually, he rides more than me, more than most. So any wide brim straw hat with retention device is also in the running, especially the obtuse conical kind favored by riders in the far east who depend on bike transport...
My ex-FIL wears one of these. Largely because he is a farmer with a bike commute less than a quarter mile. However, annually, he rides more than me, more than most. So any wide brim straw hat with retention device is also in the running, especially the obtuse conical kind favored by riders in the far east who depend on bike transport...
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Forget the shade of a brim and wear sunglasses.... the sunglasses will also protect your eyes from bugs and crap blown into the air by leaf blowers. Then protect your noggin (or at least your hair) with a due rag. Of course due rags look silly so I hide my due rags under a bicycle helmet which really does protect my noggin (and my brain) But if you don't think your brain is worth protecting.... you likely know best.
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Forget the shade of a brim and wear sunglasses.... the sunglasses will also protect your eyes from bugs and crap blown into the air by leaf blowers. Then protect your noggin (or at least your hair) with a due rag. Of course due rags look silly so I hide my due rags under a bicycle helmet which really does protect my noggin (and my brain) But if you don't think your brain is worth protecting.... you likely know best.
Not going to go with a doo-rag, just not gonna do it. Don't think I can pull it off, stylistically.
Keep unfounded, hysterical, hyperbolic, misrepresentative helmet comments out of Hat Thread, please.
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Protecting your ears and nose from the sun is pretty important, especially if you happen to be of Irish or Scottish descent. The problem with baseball caps is that your ears are not protected. As for your nose, probably the best thing is a nose shield like there is on some glacier goggles worn by mountaineers.
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Protecting your ears and nose from the sun is pretty important, especially if you happen to be of Irish or Scottish descent. The problem with baseball caps is that your ears are not protected. As for your nose, probably the best thing is a nose shield like there is on some glacier goggles worn by mountaineers.
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Take your favorite baseball cap, stitch a shoe lace to the back, crimp an alligator clip on the other end, and clip it to your collar. Never lose the hat that way. And very Fred like as well.
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Characteristics would include some kind of shading for the eyes, i.e. a brim; either a tight enough fit or an adjustment system which would prevent a hat from blowing off my head while riding; and perhaps a bit of style/flair.
So what kind of hats do y'all prefer while riding? Thoughts or suggestions for what might suit me best?
So what kind of hats do y'all prefer while riding? Thoughts or suggestions for what might suit me best?
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