can anyone recomend a thin but warm under cap for helmet ty

mad4itinnit

not to pricey if poss as missius killed me for spending a weeks shopping budget on winter gloves, over shoes and windstopper top was nice and warm today out but me head was iced after as i dont have any hair cheers everyone

furrag

If it's not specifically a cap you're after though for its peak, I wear a Buff underneath - only a tenner or so, and very versatile. It keeps my head warm, and can also be pulled down like a balaclava to keep the rest of my face warm.

plife

I use the Altura headband about £12 which sorted out my cold ears. They do a skull cap as well which should be just the ticket!

MattC59

I've got numerous Buffs, which are great for keeping the wind out unless it's really cold. A campag headband (not sure which one, but is't black with red stitching), and a cotton cap.
Have a look here: http://www.alwaysriding.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=145_9&call=true
I've got the Waltz cotton cap.

To be honest, I find that a buff is as good as anything, and if it's really cold, get the fleece version.

Mad Roadie

plife wrote:

I use the Altura headband about £12 which sorted out my cold ears. They do a skull cap as well which should be just the ticket!

ditto - very thin and surprisingly warm

meanredspider

I normally have the opposite problem and like to let the heat out.

For those really cold days -7C to -11C I use a thin balaclava I bought whilst snowboarding. The rest of the time I'm a +1 for the Buff for my ears.

giant_man

All you need is a good skull cap, various makes, different prices. Good ones are from Polaris, ground effect baked beanie and Assos, although of course Assos will cost you, but imo is the best one.

Cubic

I find the Craft Skull Hat excellent http://www.wiggle.co.uk/craft-pro-zero-windstopper-skull-hat

The front half is Gore Windstopper and the back half is just wooly, so lets you head breath nicely. It's designed to go under a helmet and is one of those 'once it's on you forget it's there' products - it just does it's job very well.

Reasonably priced too.

derosa

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ID=698

MarcBC

Icebreaker Marino Wool skull cap for me. Works a treat.

Canny Jock

Another +1 for buff.

Butterd2

Endure BaaBaa merino wool £16 from eBay, nice and warm and does not get smelly.

Lillywhite

Suggest Aldi Crane Sports running skull cap. Not too thick and fits under a hemet OK. Mine cost less than a fiver.

Bobbinogs

Endura Skull cap. Less than a tenner (just) and comes in two sizes.

mad4itinnit

thanks alot everyone whos posted real great help there off out now to by a buff under a tenner cant be bad and like the fact you can make it a mask if really cold once again thanks

seanoconn

I've got a sealskins scull cap for my baldy head, fits fine and warm enough. Its got holes in for the ears which you don't really need, supposed to make you hear better but the wind whistling through the holes makes a right racket. Don't know it this is common in scull caps or not.

markshaw77

If you want something with a peak (ie like a traditional cycling cap), check out the Sugoi Wallaroo 290 cap - merino wool (so warm, thin and non-smelly) and very comfortable (fits comfortably under my helmet).

Got one at the start of the winter and it has become a firm favourite alongside my Gore Phantom, PRO gloves and NW winter boots - no excuse not to go out now!!

ridelikeapro

I agree... Buffs rock!

I use one as a headband that can convert into a cap, and another thin one as a neck warmer doubling as a face mask when it's really cold. The great thing is that you can breathe through them as they're so thin.

col.sarah

Butterd2 wrote:

Endure BaaBaa merino wool £16 from eBay, nice and warm and does not get smelly.

Agreed ... brilliant.

Paul E

either a thin skull cap from aldi i bought a few years ago, a pearl izumi cap or a buff, depends on my mood or the temp really, and what I can find

Surfr

Another vote for the Endiura BaaBaa merino skull cap. Warm, breethable and non-smelly. Covers head and ears and also keeps sweat out of eyes. One of those small yet brilliant items of kit that you really appreciate.

Neil Holland

Sealskinz very good indeed.

bendertherobot

Cubic wrote:

I find the Craft Skull Hat excellent http://www.wiggle.co.uk/craft-pro-zero-windstopper-skull-hat

The front half is Gore Windstopper and the back half is just wooly, so lets you head breath nicely. It's designed to go under a helmet and is one of those 'once it's on you forget it's there' products - it just does it's job very well.

Reasonably priced too.

By FAR the best winter hat. And brilliant for running. Even wearable casually as well.

KnightOfTheLongTights

I've got a very thin HH beanie made out of their 'Dry' base layer material that works very well - but I had it from running, so if I was starting afresh I might buy something more cycling specific?

ColinJ

giant mancp wrote:

All you need is a good skull cap, various makes, different prices. Good ones are from Polaris, ground effect baked beanie and Assos, although of course Assos will cost you, but imo is the best one.

I use a Buff or a bandana when it is not too cold, but for really cold days I use my Assos skull cap. It's extremely effective and was a bargain at the price I paid - nothing! (I found it when out for a walk and it is my size!)

paulnettles

dhb Windtex skull cap - about £15, if memory serves.

Very good, keeps the wind off and the chill out, don't have to adjust my helmet to wear it, don't get so hot that I sweat with it on (well, not any more than normal).

Highly recommended...