Headwear!!!!

Frank the tank

When riding, what is your headwear of choice (if any)?

I choose to wear a trade cap under a cycling helmet. I find this practical as the cap stops sweat rolling into my eyes and the peak transfers the sweat well away from my face altogether. I suppose there is a bit of a trade off when it comes to the cooling effect of the air being channelled through the vents but I think the pros outway the cons.

In winter I swap the cap for a head warmer, keeps the old noddle warm.

I just wear a helmet though when on my MTB. :?

Smokin Joe

Bare headed unless it's cold, wooly hat when the temperature drops.

And please, no sermons on death or disablement owing to lack of polysturene piss pot :roll:

whyamihere

Summer, nothing. Winter, skull cap. Days when I'm not sure if it's going to be too cold or not, I'll stick a buff in my pocket to use as an ear warmer.

Frank the tank

Smokin Joe wrote:

Bare headed unless it's cold, wooly hat when the temperature drops.

And please, no sermons on death or disablement owing to lack of polysturene wee-wee pot :roll:

OP was not meant to open a debate on helmets, I just wondered what people prefer to wear on their bonce's

snakehips

I wear a freebie pink Plowman Craven cycling cap under my helmet when it's coldish ; something balaclava-like when it's very cold , see pic on left. Otherwise just the helmet.

teagar

A quick-step cotton cap. To match my quick-step jersey...

When it's colder I wear an ear-warmer headband underneath.

Elganesh

A variety of stripey beanies, skullcaps all underneath a crappy helmet from Asda that makes me look like I've got a miniscule head.

redddraggon

bobpzero

on the question of headwear. is there a skull cap that fits comfortably underneath the giro atmos helmet .
usually would use my assos robo cap,

nasahapley

Just a buff worn like a headband for me - keeps the sweat out of my eyes and my ears nice and warm when it's cold. Makes me look a bit like the karate kid - which as far as I'm concerned is a good thing. If it's really cold I'll dig out a hideously unfashionable beanie from my hiking gear.

jimmypippa

nasahapley wrote:

Just a buff worn like a headband for me - keeps the sweat out of my eyes and my ears nice and warm when it's cold. Makes me look a bit like the karate kid - which as far as I'm concerned is a good thing. If it's really cold I'll dig out a hideously unfashionable beanie from my hiking gear.

Yup.

The Buff as sweatband has been a revelation.

DavidBelcher

Frank the tank wrote:

When riding, what is your headwear of choice (if any)?

I choose to wear a trade cap under a cycling helmet. I find this practical as the cap stops sweat rolling into my eyes and the peak transfers the sweat well away from my face altogether. I suppose there is a bit of a trade off when it comes to the cooling effect of the air being channelled through the vents but I think the pros outway the cons.

In winter I swap the cap for a head warmer, keeps the old noddle warm.

I just wear a helmet though when on my MTB. :?

I'm a fan of Frank's cotton cap/helmet combo for winter riding - gives that extra bit of warmth to make things more bearable. I also have a Scott lycra headband thingy, but that's designed to cover ears too and either (a) springs back 'cause I've got big sticky-out ears or (b) blocks some of the noise of approaching traffic.

David