Re: Pickup yellers - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

09-11-2003, 10:14 PM

Rick Onanian wrote:

>Am I the only person in the world who would ever
>consider wearing a hat for such things as head
>warmth or sun protection?

>I wear a hat backwards to protect my neck from
>getting sunburned. If I expect to face the sun more
>of the time, I turn it forwards.
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I've got just the thing for you. If you go to a shop where they
sell "Ultimate Fred" accessories, you can buy a cap that's got a bill on
the front and one on the back. This is more often seen on hipsters such
as English birdwatchers, but why not as a practical piece of gear for
bikers? Imagine the appreciative remarks one of these would generate
from passing Rednecks.

Steve McDonald

09-12-2003, 12:46 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Steve McDonald) wrote:

>>I wear a hat backwards to protect my neck from
>>getting sunburned. If I expect to face the sun more
>>of the time, I turn it forwards.
>
> I've got just the thing for you. If you go to a shop where they
>sell "Ultimate Fred" accessories, you can buy a cap that's got a bill on
>the front and one on the back. This is more often seen on hipsters such
>as English birdwatchers, but why not as a practical piece of gear for
>bikers? Imagine the appreciative remarks one of these would generate
>from passing Rednecks.

And to promote it, we can get a fictional Victorian detective to wear one!

Garrison Hilliard, who has never stalked a deer in one...

09-12-2003, 04:48 AM

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:14:16 -0700 (PDT), Steve McDonald
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> Am I the only person in the world who would ever
>> consider wearing a hat for such things as head
>> warmth or sun protection?

> I've got just the thing for you. If you go to a shop where they
> sell "Ultimate Fred" accessories, you can buy a cap that's got a bill on
> the front and one on the back. This is more often seen on hipsters such

I've seen those. They are ultimate fred, and
further, they are really useless -- if you need
front and back protection, you also need
protection for the ears.

That's why I wear the hat with the brim all the
way around at such times.

> as English birdwatchers, but why not as a practical piece of gear for
> bikers? Imagine the appreciative remarks one of these would generate
> from passing Rednecks.

Well, I really meant in the context of doing
such things as fishing or working, not when
on a bicycle...

> Steve McDonald
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Rick Onanian

09-12-2003, 04:52 AM

"Garrison Hilliard" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca...
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> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Steve McDonald) wrote:
>
> >>I wear a hat backwards to protect my neck from
> >>getting sunburned. If I expect to face the sun more
> >>of the time, I turn it forwards.
> >
> > I've got just the thing for you. If you go to a shop where they
> >sell "Ultimate Fred" accessories, you can buy a cap that's got a bill on
> >the front and one on the back. This is more often seen on hipsters such
> >as English birdwatchers, but why not as a practical piece of gear for
> >bikers? Imagine the appreciative remarks one of these would generate
> >from passing Rednecks.
>
> And to promote it, we can get a fictional Victorian detective to wear one!
>
> Garrison Hilliard, who has never stalked a deer in one...

Oh, is he talking about deerstalkers?

The only Englishman I've ever seen wearing one was a quite psychotic fellow.
Absolute loon.

He wore it so that people would get unpleasant comments so that he could
start fights.

09-12-2003, 07:03 AM

My pickup ain't yeller...its red!

Just kidding

Dave in Minnesota

09-12-2003, 09:17 AM

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:48:16 -0400, <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].cox.net>,
Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>
>I've seen those. They are ultimate fred, and
>further, they are really useless -- if you need
>front and back protection, you also need
>protection for the ears.

Every deerstalker I've seen does have ear-laps.
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zk

09-12-2003, 03:11 PM

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:03:32 GMT, Dave Jackson <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:
> My pickup ain't yeller...its red!

Drat, and double drat! I've had something
like that formulating in the back of my
head since the first post in this thread,
but never quite came up with it...

> Dave in Minnesota
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Rick Onanian

09-12-2003, 03:15 PM

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:17:33 -0700, Zoot Katz <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:
>> front and back protection, you also need
>> protection for the ears.
>
> Every deerstalker I've seen does have ear-laps.

That wouldn't be those silly fred-ish double
sided baseball caps, then; that would be a
hunting hat. I'd wear one if it was cold, but
I wouldn't want my head to be drenched in
sweat on a hot day.

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Rick Onanian

09-13-2003, 12:09 AM

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:15:16 -0400, <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].cox.net>,
Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>>> front and back protection, you also need
>>> protection for the ears.
>>
>> Every deerstalker I've seen does have ear-laps.
>
>That wouldn't be those silly fred-ish double
>sided baseball caps, then; that would be a
>hunting hat.

It's properly called a deerstalker though most commonly known as a
"Sherlock Holmes Hat". [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

What I think of as a "hunting hat" with ear flaps are generally called
a "Trooper Hat" and they're usually fur lined.
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zk