So the bike helmet pads...

Clever Pun

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

asprilla

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.

rjsterry

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.

And it matches your lobster claws! Oh, wait, that's not actually you, is it?

waddlie

Clever Pun wrote:

This guy


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

Can I nominate this for post of the week? It's not often I actually laugh-out-loud at stuff on the tinterwebs but this raised a chuckle!

Valy

helmuts do not look spacky.

Kieran_Burns

Wear a cap - it stops your head getting pregnant.

lost_in_thought

I don't really like the cycling-specific caps very much, but if it's raining I'll always wear a baseball cap.

Kieran_Burns

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

prawny

]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



Wicked, now where are my plus fours, pip pip.

Alphabet

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.

Clever Pun

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

andy83

I cap is almost essential under a helmet when you have no hair

otherwise you have silly lines all over your head lol

slowondefy2

I wear an old cap I found at home, looks like this



Wotd'yareckon?

prawny

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

lost_in_thought

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.

Alphabet

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.

asprilla

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.

Greg T

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...

MonkeyMonster

All goodies arrived looking rather lovely.

jonginge

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.

Just to be clear, not like this one then?

jonginge

MonkeyMonster wrote:

All goodies arrived looking rather lovely.

Eckchellent

Clever Pun

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 jacket

prawny

I want a softshell jacket. I don't really need two kidneys do I?