The menace of hoodies

attica
attica Posts: 2,362
edited October 2008 in Commuting chat
This last week I've noticed two or three cyclists riding with their hoods up.
We've all had a healthy argument about earphones, but surely no-one on here can think that reducing your peripheral vision in this way is a good idea...

...can they?
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  • The Chingford Skinhead
    The Chingford Skinhead Posts: 718
    Attica wrote:
    This last week I've noticed two or three cyclists riding with their hoods up.
    We've all had a healthy argument about earphones, but surely no-one on here can think that reducing your peripheral vision in this way is a good idea...

    ...can they?

    Madness. Why would you want to wear a hoodie on a bike anyway

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    :idea: To look cool? You're on a bike, how much cooler can you be...
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  • sc999cs
    sc999cs Posts: 596
    If you have to warm your ears wear a buff.
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  • Nick6891
    Nick6891 Posts: 274
    haha i would never where a hoody on a bike, its impossible to glance behind you
  • karl j
    karl j Posts: 517
    sc999cs wrote:
    If you have to warm your ears wear a buff.

    or a gas fire !

    No, seriously, don't do that !!!!

    personally i wouldn't want to wear a hoodie at any time, let alone on a bike. Anyone remember/ still wearing ? one of those those old parkas that had the zip come right up covering your face ?i cant recall the last time i saw one but not in a long time. i wonder how many spills they (or the associated stupidness that went with wearing one)accounted for. edit - actually i guess thats pretty much what a hoodie is isn't it
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    karl j wrote:
    sc999cs wrote:
    If you have to warm your ears wear a buff.

    or a gas fire !

    No, seriously, don't do that !!!!

    personally i wouldn't want to wear a hoodie at any time, let alone on a bike. Anyone remember/ still wearing ? one of those those old parkas that had the zip come right up covering your face ?i cant recall the last time i saw one but not in a long time. i wonder how many spills they (or the associated stupidness that went with wearing one)accounted for. edit - actually i guess thats pretty much what a hoodie is isn't it

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,380
    Top Trumps time.
    Black hoody, head down, black clothing, at night, on a bike with no lights or reflectors.
    In the rain, on the wrong side of the road. Damn near drove straight into him.
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