What is a cycling cap for?
02-21-07, 05:50 PM
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What is a cycling cap for?
I just bought a cycling cap today, I found it for $4 so I figured why not? Anyways, I've got this thing and I'm not exactly sure what its true purpose is. Are you supposed to wear it underneath a helmet to catch sweat or keep the sun off you neck, or is it just a no helmet novelty?
02-21-07, 05:54 PM
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Yes.
If you ever go to a pro race and see a cycling cap on the side of the road, DON'T pick it up.
If you ever go to a pro race and see a cycling cap on the side of the road, DON'T pick it up.
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It's a load of fun getting used cycling caps at roadraces!
~ Blue Jays ~
It's a load of fun getting used cycling caps at roadraces!
~ Blue Jays ~
02-21-07, 06:01 PM
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Cycling caps are worn under helmet.
In summer keeps sweat out of eyes, in wiinter keeps head warmer.
With brim forward it'll keep a setting sun/rain our of your eyes . . . just yank down a bit on the brim.
With brim backwards, keeps intense sun/rain off the neck and some folks think it's 'cool.'
If your hair is on the thin side, or you are bald, it'll keep your head from looking funny with the helmet holes patterned/burned into the skin.
If you need to do roadside repair and hands get dirty, it makes for a handy rag.
A bit more versatile than a do-rag.
Nice to wear any other time too . . . show's you're a cyclist!
Own about a dozen different colored ones to go with different jerseys.
. . . and 4 bucks is cheap nowadays for a cycling cap!
In summer keeps sweat out of eyes, in wiinter keeps head warmer.
With brim forward it'll keep a setting sun/rain our of your eyes . . . just yank down a bit on the brim.
With brim backwards, keeps intense sun/rain off the neck and some folks think it's 'cool.'
If your hair is on the thin side, or you are bald, it'll keep your head from looking funny with the helmet holes patterned/burned into the skin.
If you need to do roadside repair and hands get dirty, it makes for a handy rag.
A bit more versatile than a do-rag.
Nice to wear any other time too . . . show's you're a cyclist!
Own about a dozen different colored ones to go with different jerseys.
. . . and 4 bucks is cheap nowadays for a cycling cap!
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When ya stop for pie, and take off yer helmet, ya wear the cap to hide yer helmet-hair. 
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I bought my first this winter. They are perfect for cool rainy days. They keep the wind off your head but aren't hot like a skull cap and the brim helps keep the rain off the glasses.
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they sure are real nice
does anyone know of anyone who makes them in different sizes? my huge noggin doesnt do so well with the team ones i have
does anyone know of anyone who makes them in different sizes? my huge noggin doesnt do so well with the team ones i have
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Most cycling caps have some eleastic in back end to compensate for sizing.
If cap's too large for you, get out needle and thread and put tuck or two into the back end of the cap.
If cap's too large for you, get out needle and thread and put tuck or two into the back end of the cap.
02-21-07, 06:28 PM
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I've been wearing a cycling cap under my helmet for years. Winter or summer. That's what it's for. Absorbs sweat, looks cool and is in agreement with Patentcad's #1 Rule of Cycling:
It's better to look like a pro than to ride like a pro (and easier).
It's better to look like a pro than to ride like a pro (and easier).
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Originally Posted by VegaVixen
When ya stop for pie, and take off yer helmet, ya wear the cap to hide yer helmet-hair.
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Hi All-
Helmet-hair is the hallmark of an active and athletic lifestyle. I like it.
~ Blue Jays ~
Helmet-hair is the hallmark of an active and athletic lifestyle. I like it.
~ Blue Jays ~
02-21-07, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by VegaVixen
When ya stop for pie, and take off yer helmet, ya wear the cap to hide yer helmet-hair.
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It makes you look like a fixed gear hipster, as long as you don't wear a helmet 
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Also hides male pattern baldness!
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If you have to ask, you can't afford one.
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Originally Posted by vpiuva
A leftover remnant from the old days when the cap was your helmet.
Still like 'em.
Still like 'em.
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Do cycling caps come in different sizes? because i have an abnormally large head (62 cm)for some reason and I have trouble keeping my cycling cap all the way down. I also look like an idiot with a small cap on my head.
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Originally Posted by pokalex92
Do cycling caps come in different sizes? because i have an abnormally large head (62 cm)for some reason and I have trouble keeping my cycling cap all the way down. I also look like an idiot with a small cap on my head.
But it made me look like a circus gorilla wearing a plastic cap
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