Mark Lawrence says that he's growing tired of the "new Brooks". I say this: Dude, it's owned by Italians! What can you expect?
Chuck Hoefer
Pacific Coast Cycles
Oceanside, Ca.
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 6:02 AM Subject: Re: [CR] Brooks introduces the world's most fashionable rain cape(KOF candidate)
> This is a development of the standard rain cape used before the days of
> rain
> jackets and pants. It's nice that a hood has been added, but, I suspect it
> would
> not be compatible with a helmet. The old ones had thumb loops inside to
> hold the
> cape in place over the handlebars. The cape would be carried rolled up
> behind
> the saddle, usually with the spare tub in the middle.
>
> They clain that your lower parts will not get wet. Your own forward motion
> is
> enough for your pants to get wet. We always used "leggings" that came up
> mid
> thigh and attached to your belt. The whole ensemble, made of yellow
> oil-skin
> fabric guaranteed one would become nice and sweaty!
>
> Tony Taylor
> Manchester, NH
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jon Spangler <jonswriter@att.net>
> To: Dale Brown <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 1:32:05 AM
> Subject: [CR] Brooks introduces the world's most fashionable rain cape
> (KOF
> candidate)
>
> Listers,
>
> As one who used Burley Bev's rain capes and half-a-gaitors extensively in
> Eugene, OR, years ago (pre-Gore-tex
> and well within the CR timeline) this new/old fashion entry took me back a
> ways....
>
> The latest rain cape from Brooks is absolutely the most fashion-forwad
> cyclist's rain cape that I have ever seen.
> Very retro, too, and definitely a KOF-qualifier as such with the waxed
> cotton
> and tweed trim.
>
> I'm sure the price will be suitably astronomical, too, but many of our
> "tweedier" riders may still go for it....
>
> http://blog.brooksengland.com/
>
> Nostalgically yours from Alameda, CA USA,
>
> Jon Spangler
> who is hurting, indeed, over the University of Oregon's loss tonight in
> the
> absolutely non-KOF
>
> BCS despite the fact that the BCS itself is heretical....
>
> Jon Spangler
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