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Dippydog2Dippydog2 Posts: 291
edited July 2014 in Road buying advice
I am looking for a lightweight, moisture wicking, summer cap with a small peak to wear under a helmet.

One size fits all never works for me, always feels like some sort of torture device as my head is over 60cm.

I am desperate, so anywhere, any price will do.

Thanks.

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  • jordan_217jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Dippydog2 wrote:
    I am looking for a lightweight, moisture wicking, summer cap with a small peak to wear under a helmet.

    One size fits all never works for me, always feels like some sort of torture device as my head is over 60cm.

    I am desperate, so anywhere, any price will do.

    Thanks.


    Try looking for Craft caps. They usually do larger sizes and are generally good quality and value.
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  • rickeverettrickeverett Posts: 988
    Still don't get why some people do this in summer. OK for rain perhaps but you look a douche and it serves zero purpose apart from making your head hotter no matter what the wick.

    http://cyclingtips.com.au/2012/04/how-t ... cling-cap/
  • Dippydog2Dippydog2 Posts: 291
    rickeverett wrote:
    Still don't get why some people do this in summer. OK for rain perhaps but you look a douche and it serves zero purpose apart from making your head hotter no matter what the wick.

    http://cyclingtips.com.au/2012/04/how-t ... cling-cap/

    You only look stupid if you wear it when you are not cycling.

    As to why....

    1. It stops the sweat running down your forehead into your eyes.
    2. The peak can do nice sun shading if you have sensitive eyes.
    3. It saves those horrible stripey sunburn bits if you are follickly challenged.

    With the right material you do not get hotter.

    This is perfect, just too small. http://www.alwaysriding.co.uk/giro-pelo ... oCXQrw_wcB
  • cougiecougie Posts: 22,512
    i always ride with a bandana under the helmet anyway - as noted - helps with sweat and I dont think its any hotter than without one.
  • BozmanBozman Posts: 2,518
    Walz do a moisture wicking cap and it does the job well, I usually wear a standard cotton cap but the moisture wicking cap is great when it's hot.
    Walz caps have different sizes plus you get plenty of colour choice too.
  • Jon_1976Jon_1976 Posts: 690
    Ignore the comments about looking stupid, wear whatever you like 8)

    I either wear a cap or a mavic summer skull cap, both look ridiculous but get covered by a helmet. I'm in the shaved head group and I can't stand the feeling of insects,etc landing on my head so an under helmet hat is a must. Also, avoids the stripey tan/burn marks through the vents.

    As to size, my head is the size of a small planet and have tried a few different brands. Castelli and Morvelo did fit (just) but eventually became painful and I''d come home looking like I'd had a lobotomy. Got a Campagnolo one which seems a bit roomier.
  • Dippydog2Dippydog2 Posts: 291
    edited July 2014
    Bozman wrote:
    Walz do a moisture wicking cap and it does the job well, I usually wear a standard cotton cap but the moisture wicking cap is great when it's hot.
    Walz caps have different sizes plus you get plenty of colour choice too.
    Thanks, will try that.

    Ordered a few from them in the US. Couldn't find uk stock and it was cheaper anyway.
  • sloppyschleckondssloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Dippydog2 wrote:
    always feels like some sort of torture device as my head is over 60cm.

    You sure you measured correctly, that is HUGE
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  • Dippydog2Dippydog2 Posts: 291
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Dippydog2 wrote:
    always feels like some sort of torture device as my head is over 60cm.

    You sure you measured correctly, that is HUGE

    Good spot. 62mm circumference to be precise!

    I think my mother would remember if it was 60cm. :shock:
  • Dippydog2Dippydog2 Posts: 291
    I am indeed taking rubbish.

    62cm circumference. 620mm. 6.55354514516732E-17 light years.
  • DiscoBoyDiscoBoy Posts: 905
    Dippydog2 wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Dippydog2 wrote:
    always feels like some sort of torture device as my head is over 60cm.

    You sure you measured correctly, that is HUGE

    Good spot. 62mm circumference to be precise!

    I think my mother would remember if it was 60cm. :shock:

    Err... You were probably correct the first time...
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  • mfinmfin Posts: 6,726
    Don't ever order a model of Stonehenge.
  • pippi_langsamer-2pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    Check the poster using the word "douche", in the same sentence as one of the most historically iconic pieces of cycling attire.....ever.

    Error: does not compute.
  • cescocesco Posts: 252
    rickeverett wrote:
    Still don't get why some people do this in summer. OK for rain perhaps but you look a douche and it serves zero purpose apart from making your head hotter no matter what the wick.

    http://cyclingtips.com.au/2012/04/how-t ... cling-cap/

    I decided not to wear mine on my ride today. For some reason it actually felt hotter. Plus the sweat was dripping down on my forehead, got home covered in a hundred tiny midges. My helmet's lining didn't seem to be a huge fan of the sweat either. I'll never leave without my casquette again.
  • birdie23birdie23 Posts: 457
    I am a recent convert to wearing a cap in all weathers. I got sick of getting insects in my hair and having hair flapping outside of my helmet vents because that made me want to scratch my head (not easy through a helmet).

    I've found that not only does it solve those two issues but it stops me going blind when I dip my head forwards and a litre of sweat poured behind my glasses and into my eyes.

    I don't know whether it looks stupid or not but to be honest I've never thought of any of my cycling attire as particularly flattering, just comfortable.

    Also, I have a head big enough to have its own gravitational field and a Castelli cap fits grandly.
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  • cattytowncattytown Posts: 647
    birdie23 wrote:
    I don't know whether it looks stupid or not but to be honest I've never thought of any of my cycling attire as particularly flattering, just comfortable.

    As an overweight mamil, this is a most appropriate comment. TBF there are not even many pros that actually look good in lycra...
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  • kingstoniankingstonian Posts: 2,847
    To be fair I could have done with a cap this morning when I was caught in a huuuuuge downpour
  • mattsccmmattsccm Posts: 408
    Planet X ones are bigger than many
  • rickeverettrickeverett Posts: 988
    Pippi Langsamer wrote:
    Check the poster using the word "douche", in the same sentence as one of the most historically iconic pieces of cycling attire.....ever.

    Error: does not compute.


    iconic before helmets and glasses. Not so common now.

    Cap under helmet has always looked the most stupid of cycling attire.
  • birdie23birdie23 Posts: 457
    cattytown wrote:
    birdie23 wrote:
    I don't know whether it looks stupid or not but to be honest I've never thought of any of my cycling attire as particularly flattering, just comfortable.

    As an overweight mamil, this is a most appropriate comment. TBF there are not even many pros that actually look good in lycra...

    I'm pretty trim but there's no escaping the fact that cycling attire is definitely a functional thing.
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  • Dippydog2Dippydog2 Posts: 291
    The Walz caps have arrived. I can recommend them. Definitely the biggest I have ever tried on.

    Everything I wanted and really good quality.
  • BozmanBozman Posts: 2,518
    Dippydog2 wrote:
    The Walz caps have arrived. I can recommend them. Definitely the biggest I have ever tried on.

    Everything I wanted and really good quality.

    Did you get stung for import tax and a Post Office handling charge? I did.
    Quality well sized cap though and they wash well too, I've had mine for a year and they still look like new.
  • Dippydog2Dippydog2 Posts: 291
    Bozman wrote:
    Dippydog2 wrote:
    The Walz caps have arrived. I can recommend them. Definitely the biggest I have ever tried on.

    Everything I wanted and really good quality.

    Did you get stung for import tax and a Post Office handling charge? I did.
    Quality well sized cap though and they wash well too, I've had mine for a year and they still look like new.
    Not at all. They were marked as trade samples.
  • ArriedupelotonArriedupeloton Posts: 1
    For bibshort: Castelli, Sportful or CucuBarcelona.
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