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I've tried many brands, but the quality and longevity of Ciele visors is unmatched.  Which is a shame, as they don't have all that many styles, and I wish others would make some good ones.","subreddit":"runningfashion"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/runningfashion/comments/1raa8zb/running_caps/o6jd3xk/","type":"comment","title":"Ciele GOCap SC and Classic among most comfortable","author":"PBandnojelly","ref_id":"r_e_2","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/runningfashion/comments/1raa8zb/running_caps/","title":"running caps","subreddit":"runningfashion"},"excerpt":"I've had to do a bit of digging and the most comfortable hats that I own are: \n\n* Ciele GOCap SC - Comp - C Cube\n* Hoka Trail Run Hat\n* Ciele GOCap - Classic - Athletics\n* Vaga Wind Resistant Cap\n\nAlso tried on the On Lightweight Cap and that was comfortable too","subreddit":"runningfashion"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/runningfashion/comments/1nw2oun/ciele_gocap_classic_vs_farctel_mseries_identical/nhcyy29/","type":"comment","title":"Ciele hats produced by Asihats in multiple factories","author":"robbeverl","ref_id":"r_e_3","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/runningfashion/comments/1nw2oun/ciele_gocap_classic_vs_farctel_mseries_identical/","title":"ciele gocap classic vs farctel mseries identical","subreddit":"runningfashion"},"excerpt":"Ciele hats are produced by Asihats, they have multiple factories. 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It's amazing, doesn't really work with other hats I've tried. \n\nGreat quality, easy to clean, wonderful company. \n\nPlus you'll get tons of compliments, if you care about that kind of thing!","subreddit":"running"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/gorpcore/comments/1ivdgj3/ciele_hats/mqm9r89/","type":"comment","title":"SC naming means curved bill","author":"PantryParking","ref_id":"r_e_5","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/gorpcore/comments/1ivdgj3/ciele_hats/","title":"ciele hats","subreddit":"gorpcore"},"excerpt":"Hey this is months later but the real answer is, if on the Ciele website, it says SC in the name then that means the bill is curved. I’m not sure if you can go full dad cap, but it’s neutral is at least a small curve, while no SC in the name means the bill should be straight. GoCap has a longer bill, Alz is shorter. 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