Is the cycling cap dead?
Discussion
So, every time I go into my LBS I see a row of cool looking caps above the till and consider buying one, before thinking 'when would I wear it?'
Almost every roadie I see is wearing a helmet now, every pro rider wears a lid all the time, and the rules ban the wearing of a cap anywhere other than on a bike.
Cap owners, when and where do you wear them, or are they just a trinket to keep on a shelf? The only people I have seen in them recently are the ones who think Lycra is appropriate attire for a four hour cross channel ferry journey, and frankly I'm not taking tips from them!
Almost every roadie I see is wearing a helmet now, every pro rider wears a lid all the time, and the rules ban the wearing of a cap anywhere other than on a bike.
Cap owners, when and where do you wear them, or are they just a trinket to keep on a shelf? The only people I have seen in them recently are the ones who think Lycra is appropriate attire for a four hour cross channel ferry journey, and frankly I'm not taking tips from them!
The cycling cap SHOULD roll over and die an honourable death. Grotesque looking things. I absolutely loath the damned things.
I've only seen one recently, and that was perched on the head of someone who was not otherwise dressed for cycling, at the Goodwood FoS. I wasn't tempted to re-assess my opinion of the dreadful, silly things. If they disappear completely it won't be a moment too soon for me.
I won't annunciate what I thought of the wearer at Goodwood, for fear that he might be a PHer and take it personally, but dude...
...No! Just no. It's wrong, and you know it's wrong. Just don't, OK?
I've only seen one recently, and that was perched on the head of someone who was not otherwise dressed for cycling, at the Goodwood FoS. I wasn't tempted to re-assess my opinion of the dreadful, silly things. If they disappear completely it won't be a moment too soon for me.
I won't annunciate what I thought of the wearer at Goodwood, for fear that he might be a PHer and take it personally, but dude...
...No! Just no. It's wrong, and you know it's wrong. Just don't, OK?
The cycling cap is my cycling 'revelation', I bought one last year to match one of my jerseys, wore it without a helmet and TBH I did not like it at all, fast forward several months to the winter and wearing it under a helmet and I have to say it's fantastic, keeps the head warm, dry-ish and also keeps crap out of eyes, for winter I don't think I would do without it now.
Wearing it off bike? That's a big no, unless of course you are Cav and have just won a stage...
Wearing it off bike? That's a big no, unless of course you are Cav and have just won a stage...
Walz are great quality and they do custom designs:
http://www.walzcaps.com/index.html
Handy in the pocket for sans helmet riding in heavy rain or hot sun.
http://www.walzcaps.com/index.html
Handy in the pocket for sans helmet riding in heavy rain or hot sun.
yellowjack said:
The cycling cap SHOULD roll over and die an honourable death. Grotesque looking things. I absolutely loath the damned things.
I've only seen one recently, and that was perched on the head of someone who was not otherwise dressed for cycling, at the Goodwood FoS. I wasn't tempted to re-assess my opinion of the dreadful, silly things. If they disappear completely it won't be a moment too soon for me.
I won't annunciate what I thought of the wearer at Goodwood, for fear that he might be a PHer and take it personally, but dude...
...No! Just no. It's wrong, and you know it's wrong. Just don't, OK?
Im with you on this, it seems we are on our though LOL. Bloody horrible thing. If people want to keep stuff out of their eyes where glasses or a peak (that will upset them hehehe) During the colder times I wear a Buff under my helmet, comfier and can be worn as a beanie type hat and you dont have to be near a bike to wear it. Cycle caps worn when nowhere near a bike is so wrong.I've only seen one recently, and that was perched on the head of someone who was not otherwise dressed for cycling, at the Goodwood FoS. I wasn't tempted to re-assess my opinion of the dreadful, silly things. If they disappear completely it won't be a moment too soon for me.
I won't annunciate what I thought of the wearer at Goodwood, for fear that he might be a PHer and take it personally, but dude...
...No! Just no. It's wrong, and you know it's wrong. Just don't, OK?
Fluffsri said:
yellowjack said:
The cycling cap SHOULD roll over and die an honourable death. Grotesque looking things. I absolutely loath the damned things.
I've only seen one recently, and that was perched on the head of someone who was not otherwise dressed for cycling, at the Goodwood FoS. I wasn't tempted to re-assess my opinion of the dreadful, silly things. If they disappear completely it won't be a moment too soon for me.
I won't annunciate what I thought of the wearer at Goodwood, for fear that he might be a PHer and take it personally, but dude...
...No! Just no. It's wrong, and you know it's wrong. Just don't, OK?
Im with you on this, it seems we are on our though LOL. Bloody horrible thing. If people want to keep stuff out of their eyes where glasses or a peak (that will upset them hehehe) During the colder times I wear a Buff under my helmet, comfier and can be worn as a beanie type hat and you dont have to be near a bike to wear it. Cycle caps worn when nowhere near a bike is so wrong.I've only seen one recently, and that was perched on the head of someone who was not otherwise dressed for cycling, at the Goodwood FoS. I wasn't tempted to re-assess my opinion of the dreadful, silly things. If they disappear completely it won't be a moment too soon for me.
I won't annunciate what I thought of the wearer at Goodwood, for fear that he might be a PHer and take it personally, but dude...
...No! Just no. It's wrong, and you know it's wrong. Just don't, OK?
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