Cycle Cape Brands?

[Matt Birchall]

Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
anyone know the names of other brands of similar things? I searched with Google in newsgroups and uk
web sites but couldn't find any although I did a similar search a couple of weeks ago and found an
alternative brand but can't recall the brand name.

TIA

Matt

[\ Dave]

"Matt Birchall" <matt.birchall@sendmenospam.btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:3FF1EEC1.9060807@sendmenospam.btinternet.com...
> Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
> anyone know the names of other brands of similar things? I searched with Google in newsgroups and
> uk web sites but couldn't find any although I did a similar search a couple of weeks ago and found
> an alternative brand but can't recall the brand name.
>
> TIA
>
> Matt
>
Why not just buy a power kite ?...I believe they are produced in waterproof sail material these days
;-) Dave Apologies for being a lot less help than a chocolate teapot...

[The Baker-Beall]

"Matt Birchall" <matt.birchall@sendmenospam.btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:3FF1EEC1.9060807@sendmenospam.btinternet.com...
> Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
> anyone know the names of other brands of similar things? I searched with Google in newsgroups and
> uk web sites but couldn't find any although I did a similar search a couple of weeks ago and found
> an alternative brand but can't recall the brand name.
>
> TIA
>
> Matt
>
I have a suspicion Rotrax still do one HTH Julia

[Simon Brooke]

Matt Birchall <matt.birchall@sendmenospam.btinternet.com> writes:

> Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
> anyone know the names of other brands of similar things? I searched with Google in newsgroups and
> uk web sites but couldn't find any although I did a similar search a couple of weeks ago and found
> an alternative brand but can't recall the brand name.

There don't seem to be many now. I used to be a great fan of cycle capes, but breathable waterproof
jackets have got a lot better and the cape is now probably redundent. You'll remember how appalling
they were if you had wind and rain together.

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[Pete Biggs]

Matt Birchall wrote:
> Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
> anyone know the names of other brands of similar things?

www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm has Eager & Carradice capes.

~PB

[Chris Heys]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:30:49 +0000 (UTC), Matt Birchall
<matt.birchall@sendmenospam.btinternet.com> wrote:

>Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
>anyone know the names of other brands of similar things? I searched with Google in newsgroups and
>uk web sites but couldn't find any although I did a similar search a couple of weeks ago and found
>an alternative brand but can't recall the brand name.
>
>TIA
>
>Matt

Vaude also make them. Good quality too.

Chris
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I have no sympathy for the stupid. I have every sympathy for the innocent.

[\ Dave]

"Chris Heys" <cheys03@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:30:49 +0000 (UTC), Matt Birchall
> <matt.birchall@sendmenospam.btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> >Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
> >anyone know the names of other brands of similar things? I searched with Google in newsgroups and
> >uk web sites but couldn't find any although I did a similar search a couple of weeks ago and
> >found an alternative brand but can't recall the brand name.
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Matt
>
> Vaude also make them. Good quality too.
>
> Chris
> ------------------------
> I have no sympathy for the stupid. I have every sympathy for the innocent.

Hey Chris, you think us stupid folks really want to be stupid ?? That's gotta be worth some
sympathy ;-)

[Matt Birchall]

Pete Biggs wrote:

>Matt Birchall wrote:
>
>>Looking to buy a cycle cape - old fashioned poncho style - and found the Carradice brand. Does
>>anyone know the names of other brands of similar things?
>>
>
>www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm has Eager & Carradice capes.
>
>~PB
>
Thanks for that. The Eager has a range of sizes which might suit my wife better than the one size
Carradice that I have bought recently which is big enough for me (6'00" + bike to suit) but probably
too big for her (5'6"+bike to suit). The Vaude cape (from Chris's posting) was the one that I found
a couple of weeks ago and then couldn't find - the hood with windows sounds a like a nice idea but I
wonder if they are actually safe and whether they are compatible with a helmet.

Matt

Let's not confuse ignorance with stupidity!