So the bike helmet pads...
MonkeyMonster
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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
I might be asking because I'm browsing prendas and they have some lovely ones...
orange and black
Using caps solves this issue - but do I just fork out for new pads or get some new caps
I might be asking because I'm browsing prendas and they have some lovely ones...
orange and black
Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]
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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?0
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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 padsPurveyor of sonic doom
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This guy
not wearing a cap in this picture... arm warmers fell downPurveyor of sonic doom
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Clever Pun wrote:This guy
not wearing a cap in this picture... arm warmers fell down
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Clever Pun wrote:This guy
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.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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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?
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Il Principe wrote:
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?0 -
Ah yes Il Principe just posting reminded me.. they work as a handy little tartage enhancer as wellPurveyor of sonic doom
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flowing locks...
yes...
hmmLe Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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MonkeyMonster wrote:flowing locks...
yes...
hmm
well, number 2 all over...0 -
Alphabet wrote:Il Principe wrote:
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?Purveyor of sonic doom
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Alphabet wrote:Il Principe wrote:
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:
Caps = Awesome. FACT.
Although Cadel wants to give you some loving:
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"Il wrote:
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).0 -
Mocking Miguel Indurain? tsch tsch.
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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.0
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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
In winter, if thou get a cold head - hats are often worn to aid heat retention.
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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
In winter, if thou get a cold head - hats are often worn to aid heat retention.
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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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Alphabet wrote:i looked a wally, but for a reason.
you fail at posting image links?Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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too damn hasty at google image search
fixed now. so neurgh0 -
MonkeyMonster wrote:[quote="Alphabet"i looked a wally, but for a reason.
you fail at posting image links? [/quote]
People in glass houses (wearing caps or otherwise)... Wow it's contagious - your bad BBCode has screwed up my post as well.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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rjsterry wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote:Alphabet wrote:i looked a wally, but for a reason.
you fail at posting image links?
People in glass houses (wearing caps or otherwise)... Wow it's contagious - your bad BBCode has screwed up my post as well.
Quack quack oopsLe Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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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.
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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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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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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...
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