Winter headwear

step83

Anyone have any suggestions on headwear that covers the ears?
Unfortunately I have some what large lug holes/head so all the ones I have tried either are too tight, or don't cover the bottoms of my ears, which is far from ideal.

Ideally a cap with a peak would be preferred, any suggestions?

edward.s

sealskinz begian cap, currently £10 at tweeks cycles https://www.tweekscycles.com/uk/sealski ... lsrc=aw.ds

fenix

£10 is a bargain -
I've this https://www.prendas.co.uk/products/pren ... 2JEALw_wcB

keef66

Castelli Difesa 2: Warm, windproof, water repellent

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/cas ... prod160623

I have the previous version. Must've gone up in price; I'd never have paid that :shock:

pmannion9

I picked up a nice cheap one with a peak from Decathlon.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/700-windpro ... 15773.html

Thing it was cheaper when i bought it...

mrb123

I do have the Prendas cap mentioned above but in all honesty I haven't yet found anything better than a simple buff for wearing under the helmet and keeping the ears warm.

fenix

I've seen people out already this year wearing bandanas over their face. It was like 15 degrees ? What will they do in proper winter.

Bandanas are great though - cheap and versatile.

keef66

I used to rely on a buff to keep my head / ears warm, but since becoming a dedicated specs wearer I like the addition of a peak to keep the rain off and to duck behind when oncoming knobheads don't dip their lights.

Actually I could do with something a bit thinner for those intermediate days when the Difesa is just too warm...

amrushton

Some kind of winter hat as shown above or a skull cap or wool hat. I have a thin wool skull cap that is superb and a more expensive Assos one and the Rapha cap, this often being too warm. For £10 that sealskinz has to be worth a punt

joey54321

The Castelli one mentioned above is freakin' awesome. I quite like the first few rides I get to wear it. Though I too bought the older version as I think I got mine for ~£15 a few years ago.

could go full mask:

https://isadore.com/deep-winter-face-mask

johnnymcg259

Fenix wrote:

I've seen people out already this year wearing bandanas over their face. It was like 15 degrees ? What will they do in proper winter.
must be southerners!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giro-Cycling ... 1438.l2649

try the above maybe?

step83

Difesa looks tempting, may go to decathlon see if they have one an try it on to be sure. I have a Rapha one but its really tight across my forehead for some reason.

lakesluddite

I have a Rapha 'Belgian' cap - a christmas gift a few years back. I only ever wear it on the coldest days as it's quite thick. Most of the time I will wear a buff, and a cotton peaked 'casquette' over the top. This does me on the colder ride into work, or the early part of a ride, then I can take the buff off when I return home, or the temperature increases.

figbat

A buff is what I wear if I need decent head cover. I tend not to need a peak, but would happily wear a cap over the buff (and then the helmet on top of that). I have some quite thin buffs that I use for motorcycling that transfer well to this task.

In deep mid-winter I have worn two buffs - one over the head and ears and another over the neck and lower face, leaving only my eyes and upper nose exposed. If I overheat I can reposition or remove them.

shipley

figbat wrote:

In deep mid-winter I have worn two buffs - one over the head and ears and another over the neck and lower face, leaving only my eyes and upper nose exposed. If I overheat I can reposition or remove them.

This is what I do and it’s a brilliantly cheap and flexible solution. They keep you warm in the freezing cold and can easily be moved/removed if it gets warm.

darrell1967

What’s a buff? Is it the same as a snood?

mrb123

Darrell1967 wrote:

What’s a buff? Is it the same as a snood?

https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/brands/buff.html

bendertherobot

https://galibier.cc/product/thermo-skull-cap/

darrell1967

MrB123 wrote:

Darrell1967 wrote:

What’s a buff? Is it the same as a snood?

<a href="https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/brands/buff.html&quot; class="skimlinks-unlinked" data-skimwords-word="https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cotswoldoutdoor.com%2Fbrands%2Fbuff.html" data-skim-creative="500005" title="">https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/brands/buff.html</a&gt;

I use a Buff.