Originally Posted by
fietsbob
http://www.reddenmarine.com/grundens...Fed_QgodaxgAGQ
except it's not .. the fold in the brim keeps water from running off the front,
ear flaps and the elastic chin strap mean
that truck blowing water off the street into your ear wont happen .
and the brim is wider thatn a helmet .. it stows with my Rain Cape in a Bike bag when I dont need it .
Sou'wester is a century+ refined off shore bit of commercial Fisherman's Gear ..
MEC has had something like that helmet cover with a mudflap for years.
You only know one side. Taiga grabs the helmet with a mesh finished with an adjustable elastic cord - it cannot be blown off or otherwise much affected by a gust. Its outline extends beyond the helmet's outline everywhere, including sides. Personally I need impact protection even during the rain: what am I going to do with the Grundens hat in combination with a helmet? If I were not using a helmet, I'd favor raincape's hood over Grundens - less bother. The latter might be useful, though, for someone riding in a rainjacket and without a helmet.
Taiga is Canadian, but is having a tradition of covers with long flaps a bad thing??!