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  • johnny25
    johnny25 Posts: 344
    I wore my Castelli cap while walking round my local town the other day. Didn't get beaten up or called a tw@t.

    Probably won't do it again, though.
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    IMHO the only time Caps are suitable is if you don't wear a helmet or it is raining.

    References back to the old days forget to mention that they didn't wear helmets then so looked cool :roll: .

    Personally I think people look daft wearing them when it's hot or just for the supposed pose-ability, indeed wear them when it's raining (I don't), I wear a bandanna under my helmet to keep the sweat out of my eyes in the heat, much more comfortable 8) .

    But hey, each to their own, if you want to wear it, then do so.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    johnny25 wrote:
    I wore my Castelli cap while walking round my local town the other day. Didn't get beaten up or called a tw@t.

    Probably won't do it again, though.

    I bet a few people thought it though :shock:

    Did you have podium shoes on too? :lol:
  • edten
    edten Posts: 228
    I wear for one reason, to reduce the amount of rain getting on my lenses so I can see. People wear them to look cool too, I think they do without a helmet but I wear a helmet so for me no point.
  • lotus49
    lotus49 Posts: 763
    Carbonator wrote:
    johnny25 wrote:
    I wore my Castelli cap while walking round my local town the other day. Didn't get beaten up or called a tw@t.

    Probably won't do it again, though.

    I bet a few people thought it though :shock:

    Did you have podium shoes on too? :lol:
    I think it is highly unlikely that very many people who saw him will have taken any notice and amongst those that did most of them wouldn't even know what a cycling cap was much less care about it.

    I don't know why so many people seem to think that an item of clothing that has been worn for cyclists for more than half a century (and possibly a lot longer for all I know) should suddenly become pretentious. Cycling caps would not have been around for such a long time if they didn't serve a useful purpose. What's next? Are cycling jerseys going to be the next item of cycle wear that is suddenly declared to be pretentious?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    lotus49 wrote:
    Carbonator wrote:
    johnny25 wrote:
    I wore my Castelli cap while walking round my local town the other day. Didn't get beaten up or called a tw@t.

    Probably won't do it again, though.

    I bet a few people thought it though :shock:

    Did you have podium shoes on too? :lol:
    I think it is highly unlikely that very many people who saw him will have taken any notice and amongst those that did most of them wouldn't even know what a cycling cap was much less care about it.

    I don't know why so many people seem to think that an item of clothing that has been worn for cyclists for more than half a century (and possibly a lot longer for all I know) should suddenly become pretentious. Cycling caps would not have been around for such a long time if they didn't serve a useful purpose. What's next? Are cycling jerseys going to be the next item of cycle wear that is suddenly declared to be pretentious?

    I have just got one to give it a try, but in answer to your question the reasons I am not too keen on them are that a/ they look a bit of an odd design, b/ they are worn by people (while cycling) who are not wearing a helmet, c/ they seem to be worn by people who seem to be saying "hey, look at me" (see b).

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