Riding hats - Any opinions?
Steve Smith
compete, just hack out for (usually) no longer than 3 hours a time.
I wear glasses when riding (in fact, anytime I want to see things ;-)
which means the hat can't come too far down my forehead!
There seems to be a lot more choice these days with JTE, Airowear, Harry
Hall & Pikeur in addition to the Charles Owen and Champion brands I've
always used up to now.
Anyone got any recommendations or strong opinions?
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various stripey one eg Champion Ventair, Gatehouse Puissance etc
Personally I wouldn;t get the Pikeur GPA cos I've heard some
interesting things about the testing on them but they may have changed
now.
Some fo the stripey ones come without the stripe now if you don;t want
go faster stripes but as ever you really need to try them on to see
which one fits you best. Personally I have a Ventair adn much prefer it
to my old skullcap.
Hth
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Matzi
velvet) with the holes in for venterlation. its very very comfortable and
has the required safety levels and in this hot weather..I Love It. lol
i'll take a looklater and see what make it is. bought it on line for
£40....couple of weeks later the price had moved to £80 for the same hat..i
asume because they were so popular.
matzi
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Kay Andrews
those lightweight jobbies with the vents. Very similar to a cycle helmet,
but great for hacking, lightweight and cool. Mine is base colour blavk with
copper overlay of flying horse up the sides. It has the PAS / EU ans BS
standards as the hat is aimed at the endurance market. Put my other jockey
skull on the other day & found it hot after about 5 mins. Only brought the
Troxel as an impulse buy as it was only £25 in the sale, but would not do a
swap now I am used to it. In fact I love it and will buy another one
tomorrow for hacking, the skull stays for competing in etc. though.
Kay
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jojo
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> My new one is a Troxel - I brought it last summer in Robinsons sale. One
> of those lightweight jobbies with the vents. Very similar to a cycle
> helmet, but great for hacking, lightweight and cool. Mine is base colour
> blavk with copper overlay of flying horse up the sides.
Okay - silly question coming up - do you have problems with midges and flies
flying in the vents and driving you nuts?! A friend bought a hat with vents
two years ago and says it is awful to hack out when the midges are about!
Jo
sue rogers
the Pro 59, strangely. Last one was about 40 quid (no VAT on kids' hats
either) and I tend to replace it on average once a year, due either to
falling or else the lining flattens where I wear it so much so it becomes
looser-fitting.
Steve Smith
> My new one is a Troxel - I brought it last summer in Robinsons sale. One of
> those lightweight jobbies with the vents. Very similar to a cycle helmet,
> but great for hacking, lightweight and cool. Mine is base colour blavk with
> copper overlay of flying horse up the sides. It has the PAS / EU ans BS
> standards as the hat is aimed at the endurance market. Put my other jockey
> skull on the other day & found it hot after about 5 mins. Only brought the
> Troxel as an impulse buy as it was only £25 in the sale, but would not do a
> swap now I am used to it. In fact I love it and will buy another one
> tomorrow for hacking, the skull stays for competing in etc. though.
>
> Kay
Thanks for that, Kay. Could you have a look for your particular model on
http://www.airowear.co.uk/riding_hats.php & tell me which it is, please?
TIA
Steve Smith
That's not a silly question, Jo, that's a damned good point! The area
where I do my 'round-the-block' short hacks of an evening is called Marsh
Farm; it ain't called that for nothing & the mossies can get a bit
numerous to say the least!! Another good question is whether the vent
holes are big enough for rain to get in...
I suspect the Champion Ventair's won't let either in, but vents look
somewhat larger on the Troxels.
Thanks for that, Jo! One more factor to consider :-)
Steve Smith
Yes, I bought a childrens one last time too, mostly because it was the
only one they had in stock in my size! But it does come a little too far
down my forehead & it's a bonce-boiler in the summer, so I think I'll go
for a vented model this time.
Thanks for your input, Sue.
Steve Smith
> If you want one that doesn;t come too far down your head, look at the
> various stripey one eg Champion Ventair, Gatehouse Puissance etc
> Personally I wouldn;t get the Pikeur GPA cos I've heard some
> interesting things about the testing on them but they may have changed
> now.
>
> Some fo the stripey ones come without the stripe now if you don;t want
> go faster stripes but as ever you really need to try them on to see
> which one fits you best. Personally I have a Ventair adn much prefer it
> to my old skullcap.
>
> Hth
>
> Ad
>
It certainly does, Ad. Thank you. I haven't heard of Gatehouse; I'll go
look them up...
Steve Smith
> Can't ree,mber the make of mine but it's one of the new black plastic (no
> velvet) with the holes in for venterlation. its very very comfortable and
> has the required safety levels and in this hot weather..I Love It. lol
>
> i'll take a looklater and see what make it is. bought it on line for
> £40....couple of weeks later the price had moved to £80 for the same hat..i
> asume because they were so popular.
>
> matzi
>
Thanks, Matzi. I'll be interested to know which brand & model it is.
Matzi
its a champion Universal Riding hat. black plasyic with vents and detachable
peak.
matzi
Steve Smith
Muddypaws
the oldest hat in the world) leaves my hair in a horrible state.
However, when I am pillion on a motorbike and use my AGV helmet, my
hair is perfect! So surely, if the designers of Riding Hats took Bike
Helments into consideration they may come up with the most innovate hat
ever that does not give you a bad hair day! Can you imagine!!
Although I would hope they didnt come up with a full visor - LOL
Linda
Muddypaws wrote:
> Just had a thought, most riding hats I have used (I am guilty of having
> the oldest hat in the world) leaves my hair in a horrible state.
> However, when I am pillion on a motorbike and use my AGV helmet, my
> hair is perfect!
Crikey - when I take my helmet off, I ALWAYS have a bump in my fringe.
I think that's from pulling it on, then pushing it up at the front.
It's a Shoei I have just now though I've had all sorts and that has
always happened.
I've never had, nor would I want, a riding hat that had the same effect
on my cheeks, though! For anyone not familiar, the padding and
tightness of a helmet pushes your cheeks in as the helmet is so firm on
the side of your face. Makes my eye wrinkles even more and even
deeper! NOT a good look!
And I get more sweaty riding than I do driving a bike... :o)
A good point, though!
Muddypaws
my chauffer never has a bad hair day either. I know what you mean
where you end up looking 15 years older by pushing in and up, you could
say its the bike version of the wonderbra?
But, if manufacturers took on board the principle and definitely the
comfort aspect I would certianly buy one (minus visor lol)
suer
Flat Hair Day.