So the bike helmet pads...

MonkeyMonster
MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
edited October 2010 in Commuting chat
Are quite old and thus I end up with an exceptionally sexy looking mark on my forehead after the commute - kinda like /\_|_/\ ish

Using caps solves this issue - but do I just fork out for new pads or get some new caps :D

I might be asking because I'm browsing prendas and they have some lovely ones...

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orange and black :D
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Caps. You know it makes sense ;)
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  • Alphabet
    Alphabet Posts: 436
    i don't understand the attraction of cycling caps. IMHO they look utterly ridiculous and just make your head all sweaty. what am i missing here?
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    edited October 2010
    you're covered in lycra maybe with a helmet... a cap isn't going to make any difference to looking like a pleb.

    MM given your outpourings.. might be best to get 5+ and they're easier to wash than pads
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    These guys with caps:
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    Finished 1st and 2nd at Lombardy

    This guy without cap:
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    Fell off.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    This guy
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    not wearing a cap in this picture... arm warmers fell down
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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Do dutch caps count?
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Clever Pun wrote:
    This guy
    3330670064aa0f20514b3b.gif

    not wearing a cap in this picture... arm warmers fell down

    :D
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,411
    edited October 2010
    Clever Pun wrote:
    This guy
    3330670064aa0f20514b3b.gif

    not wearing a cap in this picture... arm warmers fell down

    Those aren't armwarmers, he's off to an Audrey Hepburn party*

    *Keeps happening to me too - must get a cap or bigger arms.
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    :lol::lol:
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Alphabet wrote:
    i don't understand the attraction of cycling caps. IMHO they look utterly ridiculous and just make your head all sweaty.

    That's because you wear a helmet.
    Alphabet wrote:
    what am i missing here?

    A cap.
  • Alphabet
    Alphabet Posts: 436
    Il Principe wrote:
    Alphabet wrote:
    i don't understand the attraction of cycling caps. IMHO they look utterly ridiculous and just make your head all sweaty.

    That's because you wear a helmet.
    Alphabet wrote:
    what am i missing here?

    A cap.

    but if i take my helmet off, I'll look infinitely more stylish with my locks flowing behind me rather than a faux-tweedle-dum-propellor-hat, surely?
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    edited October 2010
    Ah yes Il Principe just posting reminded me.. they work as a handy little tartage enhancer as well
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Fiver off if you buy 4! Bonus

    flowing locks...

    yes...

    hmm
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  • Alphabet
    Alphabet Posts: 436
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    flowing locks...

    yes...

    hmm

    well, number 2 all over...
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Alphabet wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Alphabet wrote:
    i don't understand the attraction of cycling caps. IMHO they look utterly ridiculous and just make your head all sweaty.

    That's because you wear a helmet.
    Alphabet wrote:
    what am i missing here?

    A cap.

    but if i take my helmet off, I'll look infinitely more stylish with my locks flowing behind me rather than a faux-tweedle-dum-propellor-hat, surely?

    you some sort of yoghurt knitter?
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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Are there FCN points available for wearing your cap backwards, under your helmet?
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Alphabet wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Alphabet wrote:
    i don't understand the attraction of cycling caps. IMHO they look utterly ridiculous and just make your head all sweaty.

    That's because you wear a helmet.
    Alphabet wrote:
    what am i missing here?

    A cap.

    but if i take my helmet off, I'll look infinitely more stylish with my locks flowing behind me rather than a faux-tweedle-dum-propellor-hat, surely?

    These men disagree with you:

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    pantani.jpg

    corvos_indurain.jpg

    Caps = Awesome. FACT.

    Although Cadel wants to give you some loving:



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  • Alphabet
    Alphabet Posts: 436
    "Il wrote:
    corvos_indurain.jpg

    see, that just makes me laugh out loud. it looks like a hat that's 2 sizes too small. no hat at all would look infinitely better and a helmet would be much more sensible (although look equally spacky).
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Mocking Miguel Indurain? tsch tsch.

    8)
  • Alphabet
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    might be a legend, still looks a bit of a wally. lycra makes you look a wally, but is necessary. caps make you look a wally but i'm yet to understand any benefit.
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Alphabet wrote:
    might be a legend, still looks a bit of a wally. lycra makes you look a wally, but is necessary. caps make you look a wally but i'm yet to understand any benefit.

    what part of they stop my helmet pads making a silly mark on my head didn't go in :D

    In winter, if thou get a cold head - hats are often worn to aid heat retention.

    8)
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  • Alphabet
    Alphabet Posts: 436
    edited October 2010
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    Alphabet wrote:
    might be a legend, still looks a bit of a wally. lycra makes you look a wally, but is necessary. caps make you look a wally but i'm yet to understand any benefit.

    what part of they stop my helmet pads making a silly mark on my head didn't go in :D

    In winter, if thou get a cold head - hats are often worn to aid heat retention.

    8)

    definitely new pads over a new cap :)

    i also tried out my one of these yesterday morning. kept my ears toasty without superheating my entire bonce. i looked a wally, but for a reason.

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    plus it was only 2 quid from decathlon
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  • MonkeyMonster
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    edited October 2010
    Alphabet wrote:
    i looked a wally, but for a reason.
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    you fail at posting image links? :D
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  • Alphabet
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    too damn hasty at google image search :)

    fixed now. so neurgh
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  • rjsterry
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    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    [quote="Alphabet"i looked a wally, but for a reason.
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    you fail at posting image links? :D[/quote]

    People in glass houses (wearing caps or otherwise)... Wow it's contagious - your bad BBCode has screwed up my post as well.
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    rjsterry wrote:
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    Alphabet wrote:
    i looked a wally, but for a reason.
    2532J_01.tif&tmp=FullSize&redirect=0

    you fail at posting image links? :D

    People in glass houses (wearing caps or otherwise)... Wow it's contagious - your bad BBCode has screwed up my post as well.

    Quack quack oops :D
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    So caps - the point of them:

    1: Soaks up sweat - which might otherwise get in your eyes.
    2: Provides protection from the elements.
    3: The peak shields your eyes from the sun.
    4: They are way more awesome than helmets.
    5: If you get too hot you can just take it off and shove it in a pocket - can't do that with a helmet.
  • Alphabet
    Alphabet Posts: 436
    1. That's what eyebrows were evolved for
    2. Not waterproof and sunscreen works better for the shiny stuff
    3. That's what sunglasses were invented for, which also repel bugs from your eyes
    4. Not if you land on your head
    5. Handlebars have a handy chinstrap for hanging them on your brake hoods

    :)
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  • SamWise72
    SamWise72 Posts: 453
    Ah the "great sportsmen do it so it must be alright" argument. So successful in justifying Bjorn Borg's headband, Chrissy Waddle's mullet, Graham Souness' paedo tache, and David Beckham's alice band, all of which I now sport at the same time out of respect.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Alphabet wrote:
    1. That's what eyebrows were evolved for
    2. Not waterproof and sunscreen works better for the shiny stuff
    3. That's what sunglasses were invented for, which also repel bugs from your eyes
    4. Not if you land on your head
    5. Handlebars have a handy chinstrap for hanging them on your brake hoods

    :)

    1: We're not all as hirsute as you, my have evolved for the sole purpose of being raised quizzically - for example when reading your posts.
    2: I can't put sunscreen on my hairy head, can wear a hat though.
    3: Combo of cap + glasses works best, esp when heading into the setting sun
    4: I've managed not to land on my head so far
    5: Not sure I want something dangling precariously from my bars, might get in the wheels and cause an off...
    :P

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