> Dear Randons:
>         I've got this really thin "Wigwam" branded knit cap (mostly wool,  I
> believe) rom REI a year or so back. It's great for an under the helmet
> wear down to about 40 degrees F or so. Below that, I'd picked up a much
> finer, thicker woven merino wool cap at the "Express" company's winter
> line sale about 3 years back. I find that almost too thick without
> adjusting straps and pads in the helmet. Warmer than 50 degrees I
> usually go with a bandana, my tribute to Marco Pantani.

> Dear Randons:
>         I've got this really thin "Wigwam" branded knit cap (mostly wool,  I
> believe) rom REI a year or so back. It's great for an under the helmet
> wear down to about 40 degrees F or so. Below that, I'd picked up a much
> finer, thicker woven merino wool cap at the "Express" company's winter
> line sale about 3 years back. I find that almost too thick without
> adjusting straps and pads in the helmet. Warmer than 50 degrees I
> usually go with a bandana, my tribute to Marco Pantani.
>         Off the bike, I try to remember to take the gangster-looking bandanas
> off and put on a hat I'd picked up at a cycle store when i realized I'd
> left a ball cap at home during a three day weekend trip. I do not wear
> that under the helmet, for some reason. I wish it were easier to find
> "ball caps" without that stupid steel fabric coated button thing at the top.
>         I've only once ridden on a snowy road (climb up Mt. Palomar), so this
> Southern Californian's perspective on winter cycling wear is, of course,
> skewed to the "furry  pants come on at 60 degrees" end of the spectrum.

> Robert Leone