Originally Posted by
iManda
Question, wise winterizers. My running jackets have hoods. Do hoods play any role in winter cycling, like keeping rain from going down your back, or are they just a nuisance? I wear glasses, too, and have basically been blinded the few times I rode in the rain.
When it's raining, I wear a baseball cap under my helmet. The bill of the cap does a pretty good job keeping the rain off my glasses.
As for hoods....my Showers Pass jacket has a very nice removable hood. I use it only when:
- It's raining *really* hard
- It's very cold (say, under 30 degrees, which is cold for me).
The hood traps a lot of heat -- so it will really warm you up on a cold day. That makes it too warm a lot of the time. The Showers Pass Hood is particularly nice because it attaches with velcro; it's very easy to take off during a ride (you have to stop and remove your helmet, first).