So the bike helmet pads...
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Alphabet wrote:
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.
plus it was only 2 quid from decathlon
you think wearing that makes you less of a 'wally' than wearing a cap
Really?
Plus you're into winter wear there and a cap isn't winter wear it's spring/autumn for mePurveyor of sonic doom
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MonkeyMonster wrote: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
I look exceptionally good in my Molteni cap, especailly with the matching jersey and orange arm warmers.
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Asprilla wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote: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
I look exceptionally good in my Molteni cap, especailly with the matching jersey and orange arm warmers.
I cut quite a dash.
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Clever Pun wrote:This guy
not wearing a cap in this picture... arm warmers fell down
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helmuts do not look spacky.0
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Wear a cap - it stops your head getting pregnant.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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I don't really like the cycling-specific caps very much, but if it's raining I'll always wear a baseball cap.0
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lost_in_thought wrote:I don't really like the cycling-specific caps very much, but if it's raining I'll always wear a baseball cap.
innitChunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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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 The peak sheilds your glasses from the rain, like today.
Cycling caps are badass, face it.
I'm going to get one of the winter ones with the fold down ear flaps like this
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Clever Pun wrote:Alphabet wrote:
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.
plus it was only 2 quid from decathlon
you think wearing that makes you less of a 'wally' than wearing a cap
Really?
Plus you're into winter wear there and a cap isn't winter wear it's spring/autumn for me
nope, as i said, i know it makes me look a wally, but it actually serves a real purpose - keeping your lugs warm. on days where your ears are warm anyway, you don't need some faux school cap to keep you toasty. a proper baseball cap, as LiT said, is far preferable in every possible sense.0 -
Cap keeps sweat out of your eyes and the peak is used against the sun (even with shades it's still rather bright) and more importantly rain
in winter I'll wear a winter hat with does all of the above and has a flap that covers your ears
for example
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I cap is almost essential under a helmet when you have no hair
otherwise you have silly lines all over your head lol0 -
I wear an old cap I found at home, looks like this
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Clever Pun wrote:Cap keeps sweat out of your eyes and the peak is used against the sun (even with shades it's still rather bright) and more importantly rain
in winter I'll wear a winter hat with does all of the above and has a flap that covers your ears
for example
That'd be just the job, I've just found a sugoi one in the cycle surgery catalogue, I suspect it's a smidge cheaper than the rapha oneSaracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
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Kieran_Burns wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:I don't really like the cycling-specific caps very much, but if it's raining I'll always wear a baseball cap.
innit
Innit, bruv.
They have a much larger peak, and keep the rain out of your eyes a lot better.
I only wear them on bikes and at airshows, though.0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:Kieran_Burns wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:I don't really like the cycling-specific caps very much, but if it's raining I'll always wear a baseball cap.
innit
Innit, bruv.
They have a much larger peak, and keep the rain out of your eyes a lot better.
I only wear them on bikes and at airshows, though.
i have been known to wear them at barbecues. but only proper baseball caps - never trucker style.0 -
Cycling caps are excellent. I was very dubious, as I always am, of dressing or acting like Jimmy Somerville, but I've found them to be one of the best additions I've had to my cycling kit.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
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lost_in_thought wrote:They have a much larger peak, and keep the rain out of your eyes a lot better.
You do have to crane your neck a bit though to get a view up the road...Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.
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Alphabet wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Kieran_Burns wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:I don't really like the cycling-specific caps very much, but if it's raining I'll always wear a baseball cap.
innit
Innit, bruv.
They have a much larger peak, and keep the rain out of your eyes a lot better.
I only wear them on bikes and at airshows, though.
i have been known to wear them at barbecues. but only proper baseball caps - never trucker style.
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MonkeyMonster wrote:All goodies arrived looking rather lovely.0
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prawny wrote:Clever Pun wrote:Cap keeps sweat out of your eyes and the peak is used against the sun (even with shades it's still rather bright) and more importantly rain
in winter I'll wear a winter hat with does all of the above and has a flap that covers your ears
for example
That'd be just the job, I've just found a sugoi one in the cycle surgery catalogue, I suspect it's a smidge cheaper than the rapha one
Rapha are actually offering them up for free now when you buy a softshell jacketPurveyor of sonic doom
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