Shout Out for Shelta Hats

[David Person]

My preferred headwear is a wide brimmed cloth hat, like a boonie hat, when riding.  Too much sun in my youth means battling minor skin cancer spots on the face, temple and ears.  Last week I came across an add for a company call Shelta Hats that makes boonie style hats with a stiffener in the front of the brim.  What they call "no flop brim technology".  Today I got to test it out and am please to report that the hat functions beautifully.  The chin cord was needed against the wind or when going downhill to keep hat in place, but the fit was excellent and the brim did not flop.

In the interest for full disclosure - I've no association with Shelta Hats and paid full price for my hat.  

https://www.sheltahats.com/

[rlti...@gmail.com]

I’ve seen ads for those and thought about trying one. Nice to hear they work well. I am another with lots of skin issues due to sun so I need as much protection as I can get.

Robert Tilley

San Diego, CA

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On Jun 6, 2021, at 10:41 AM, David Person <cycli...@gmail.com> wrote:

My preferred headwear is a wide brimmed cloth hat, like a boonie hat, when riding.  Too much sun in my youth means battling minor skin cancer spots on the face, temple and ears.  Last week I came across an add for a company call Shelta Hats that makes boonie style hats with a stiffener in the front of the brim.  What they call "no flop brim technology".  Today I got to test it out and am please to report that the hat functions beautifully.  The chin cord was needed against the wind or when going downhill to keep hat in place, but the fit was excellent and the brim did not flop.

In the interest for full disclosure - I've no association with Shelta Hats and paid full price for my hat.  

https://www.sheltahats.com/

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[Patrick Moore]

FWIW, since we're talking about hats that aren't your regular cycling cap, I'll plug the Henschel Hiker that I just got. Well stitched from stout tho' doubtless synthetic canvas with sturdy mesh crown for excellent ventilation, and since it's more or less a fedora style, the brim does not flop. I ride in it while dragging the dog through his statutory daily 2 miles of exercise. (Kidding, dog is usually pulling me along.) I rather like the slightly more "formal" style.

henschel-hiker-crushable-mesh-breezer-hat

And segwaying merrily off of this, I enjoy watching the Sharpe's Rifles series set just before, during, and just after the Peninsular War against Napoleon, and I delight to see the vast variety of men's headgear, ancient holdovers and modern pioneers: Wellington's absurd cocked hat, early cowboy hats and fedoras, shakos, and similars to the weird over-the-top peaked caps worn by Soviet bloc and (nowadays) North Korean officers.

Patrick Moore, who usually wears retro-team -- Legnano! BP! Molteni! -- cycling caps for riding, with 1 cm of the brims bent up to improve sightline. I had to rivet the flipup on my Riv cap to keep it up.

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Patrick Moore

Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[David Person]

They’re close by to you, Robert.  In Carlsbad.  I’m in Thousand Oaks, so delivery was quite quick.

[Eric Marth]

For a manufacturer with similar offerings made in Canada with unconditional lifetime warranty check out Tilley. Real badass hats.

[rlti...@gmail.com]

I ordered one today. Kinda nice to see there was actually a size larger than the one I needed. Usually I grab the biggest available.

Robert Tilley

San Diego, CA

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[David Person]

Curious to know when model you purchased, Robert.  Nice that they offer different brim widths.  I purchased the Firebird V2.  I like the hat shape (5 panel sports crown) of it and the Raptor V2.  More aerodynamic.  :>)

[rlti...@gmail.com]

I went with the Seahawk since the brim was similar in width to other hats I’ve had. I think I may order the Firebird V2 as well for the greater sun protection.

Robert Tilley
San Diego, CA

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> On Jun 6, 2021, at 7:12 PM, David Person <cycli...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Firebird V2

[David Person]

I debated between the Firebird and Raptor.  Was concerned the wider brim on the Firebird would block the view of my Take-a-Look mirror, but turns out not to be an issue. 

[Hugh Smitham]

Thanks David for the heads up on hat company :) With the summer temps coming It feels like a crucial part of a riding kit.

Hugh

[David Person]

Welcome, Hugh.  The brim stiffener they put in really works. 

[Jon Dukeman]

Da Brim makes a wide brim if you use a helmet

Jon

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