1. There is no perfect fabric for O' gear. You can't find fabric that is comfortable and durable. It just doesn't exist. Some fabrics might be a bit better than others, but nothing is going to survive an encounter with a barbed wire fence.
2. What ever happened to brown O' suits? When I started orienteering HVO's club suits were brown and yellow. Dan Meenehan always wore brown.* You don't see brown O' suits anymore. That's a good thing, 'cause those brown O' suits looked awful.
3. I think gaiters are ugly and worthless, pockets are useful. Maybe I run differently than others, but I never bash the front of my leg in a way that gaiters would protect. Pockets, on the other hand, are useful. I like having a little pocket to carry a Gu packet.
4. Google "orienteering fashion" and you'll find a page reporting that Diyijia "was granted the title of special - grade Brand - orienteering fashion designer in China."
5. Does the fashion make the runner or the runner the fashion? Does the French national team suit look cool?
For what it is worth, I think the next time OK orders O' suits, we'll try Axisgear.
*Dan was also known for wearing an especially strange pair of goggles when he orienteered, setting a unique fashion statement (and pre-dating the Oakley-shades look so popular these days).
posted by Michael |
7:36 PM
