Fix Coffee and Bikes

via Fix Coffee and Bikes

Coffee and bikes do go together so well. We'd like to thank our friends at Fix Coffee and Bikes  in Toronto for this great image and for having Red Dots Cycling as their custom cap maker. Time for a coffee! 

Proudly promoting Fix Coffee + Bikes and The Hustle Hive Cycling

via The Hustle Hive Cycling

We are proud to promote our custom caps. If you are in or around Cambridge, USA or Toronto, Canada ride on in and support Hustle Hive and Fix Coffee + Bikes... 

Tonight, in Cambridge Mass, is The Hustle Hive Bold Sprints Team Fundraiser  raffling our custom Hustle Hive Caps!

Fix Coffee + Bikes custom cap

Meanwhile in Toronto...

Guvnors Assembly Cap and REW Reynolds Cycling Shoes

REW Reynolds has been producing fine leather cycling shoes since 1921 in Northampton, UK. Along with our Custom Guvnors' Assembly Cap makes for a wonderful addition to their classic cycling shoe!

We have now reduced the price to the Guvnors' Assembly Embroidered Cap a welcome addition to all things... British!

Order your Gunners' Assembly cap!

Guvnors' Assembly Custom Cycling Cap

Photo: Red Dots Cycling

Introducing the New: Fix coffee + bikes Custom Winter Cap

New: Custom Fix coffee + bikes winter cap

photo: Red Dots Cycling

Spotlight turns to our newest custom cap for Fix coffee + bikes located in Toronto! Before they opened, owner Fred Sztabinski contacted me for a custom cycling cap that we successfully made. We love the design; the F that's tilted optimistically moving forward. Today, we are proud to announce the new Fix coffee + bikes winter cap! Made from 100% wool with the bold orange/white/yellow ribbon on the brim with the embroidered logo. Also, we include our new comfy, warm earflap (that's included on all of our winter caps) made from Bamboo cotton ribbed. Now exclusively available from our friends... Fix coffee + bikes!

Richard

TGIF: Vive Le Tour! O CANADA Day, Free Shipping and Chris Tonge's TAC challenge ride

TGIF: This week we're extra thankful because tomorrow begins the 104th Tour de France and we're celebrating Canada Day's 150th! Starting today until the end of the Tour (July 23) all of our in store cycling caps and enjoy FREE SHIPPING. No coupon required.

HAPPY CANADA DAY! 

O CANADA cycling cap including our maple leaf embroidery.

photo: Red Dots Cycling

Former pro cyclist, Chris Tonge is riding for TACagainstcancer and we're proud to be part of his challenge of riding the entire 2017 Tour de France on a fixed-gear bike. We're creating a special edition TAC cap exactly like the cap he's wearing (image below). Chris is in Dusseldorf getting set and we wish him the best! 

Allez Chris!

TGIF: Great beer, new caps for Bicycle Craft Brewery & for a limited time only: Free Shipping!

the name says it all...

All photos: Red Dots Cycling

A fun Friday it is...


Carolle and I made a special delivery of custom caps for Bicycle Craft Brewery. We had the opportunity to meet Laura and her crew and, of course, enjoy a flight. Amazing beer but if I had a choice, my favorite is their Velocipede India Pale Ale. In fact, we got a growler of beer -  but more on that later, check back soon on my cyclingart blog. If you are in the Ottawa area, drop over meet the friendly staff, take advantage of some amazing beer and check out the new batch of custom cycling caps at Bicycle Craft Brewery!

After delivering caps, my reward!

Please note: Take advantage of our limited time Free Shipping, now on, on all in-stock caps. It won't last for long!

Restructuring, free shipping... and planning a vacation

As you may know, we have stopped custom orders in fact, our custom order production area is temporarily closed. Why? We are restructuring our business and plan to re-open late July. Also, we will take a much deserved time off. Don't despair, our shop is always open where you can purchase our in-stock cycling caps. And, enjoy free shipping too!

TGIF: Spotlight on the FRF Custom Cap

All photos: Red Dots Cycling

A rewarding part of our cycling cap business is working closely with our customers on the design and production process of their custom caps. Our  Fraser River Fuggitivi (FRF) Cycling Club is now a properly registered association based in New Westminster BC. A new kit was needed and that means looking for sponsors to paid for it.

As part of the sponsorship design competition, it was fun to see all the different designs from team members and their kids. In the end, we are very glad to be chosen as the final kit design. Keeping it all Canadian is good too, the superb kit is made Louis Garneau of Quebec and the caps made by us in Vancouver. Carolle and I couldn't be prouder!

Richard

TGIF: Our new custom cap: Bicycle Craft Brewery, A Delicious wrestle at El Santo & Spring Sale on Winter Caps

photo: Red Dots Cycling

Here's our latest custom cap proudly made for; Bicycle Craft Brewery of Ottawa! If you are in and around Ottawa plan your Spring ride to Bicycle Craft Brewery, have a beer and pick up a cap! 

El Santo: The friendly Luchado (wrestler) greets you.

photo: Red Dots Cycling

Carolle and I was joined by Guy for a business lunch at El Santo Mexican Restaurant. It was our first time and we all enjoyed the delicious food and good service. Red Dots Cycling and El Santo are two of four sponsors involved with the FRFuggitivi Cycling Club. 

We're having a Spring Sale on all of our in-stock Winter Caps!

L'enfer du Nord Winter Cap

photo: Red Dots Cycling

For a limited time, all in-stock winter cycling caps are on sale now. A great time to take advantage on a wool winter cap!

TGIF: The Sherbourne Winter Cap made for CurbKit

The Sherbourne Winter Cap 

Al photos courtesy: CurbKit

It's very exciting to be creating more and more custom caps locally. The fact that the Lower Mainland has a growing biking community is not a surprise. Good bike routes, challenging terrain, enthusiastic riders and being able to bike all year round is a certain advantage. A short while ago I was contacted from Philip of CurbKit, a small cycling apparel company based in Vancouver, with interest for a custom winter cycling cap.

Introducing our newest custom wool winter cap proudly made for CurbKit...

The Sherbourne Winter Cycling Cap.

Pre-washed 100% navy blue wool, bamboo cotton earflap & 

made to fit comfortably under a helmet.

Available here.

TGIF: Give a Etsy gift card this Christmas & Partnering up with Lone Wolf Cycling

Merry Christmas!

Can't decide on which of our cycling caps to gift this Christmas. How about giving your love one a Etsy gift card!

It's easy start here and for additional information, here.

We are proud to be partnering up with Lone Wolf Cycling with new winter caps...

TGIS: Proudly working with Lone Wolf Cycling & Le Domestique and Scottish winter caps are back

Le Domestique winter cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

We're embracing winter...

Our Le Domestique and Scottish winter caps are restocked in both sizes and now available from our online shop.

We produced a final round of the popular winter caps for our friends, Lone Wolf Cycling. And we are happy to announce that a new design is upcoming...

La Fabrica Girona: Our connection has never been closer.

Words to live by...

'Life is too short for Bad Coffee.'

via @LaFabricaGirona

La Fabrica Girona Spain is far away from Vancouver. In a way, our connection has never been closer.

Both cities share the love for the bicycle, that's where it stops. The cycling culture is deeply rooted in Spain, made famous by the many pro cyclists that live there. Now, two expats are helping bring coffee culture to Girona... Amber and Christian Meier.

They are a popular couple and have numerous articles written on their unique business. Christian is a pro rider for Orica GreenEDGE and coffee aficionado. A while ago, he sent us a email that they were about to open a cycling theme cafe and expressed keen interest to sell our cycling caps. We couldn't be happier. We regularly follow Orica GreenEDGE especially the exploits of Christian and Sven Tuft.

After a few emails back and forth we have made arrangements to now have our cycling caps in their cycling theme cafe in Girona, Spain!

We're hopeful to, one day,  journey over to Girona to meet them, enjoy their coffee and personally deliver some more of our caps!


Globe and Mail article here.

TGIF: Custom Seven Cycles Summer 2015 Linen Cap

Courtesy Seven Cycles

We are very happy to, once again,  be working with Seven Cycles on their custom summer cycling cap. Their cap was made from linen/cotton that has great wicking properties, comfort for a light weight cap. Now available exclusively at Seven Cycles, get yours now while they last.

Ride on over to Hors Categorie in Montreal for our cycling caps!

Cycling in beautiful Montreal?

Ride on over to our friends at Hors Categorie for a good selection of our cycling caps!

Raiment Bicycle Life: Closeout Sale.

Our friends at Raiment Bicycle Life is having a Holiday Closeout Sale. If you are in the Vancouver area, don't miss out the great deals on our cycling caps and more. Until the end of December!

Café Roubaix Cycling Caps At The Tour Of Alberta!

We like this...

If you are in Calgary, go check out the Café Roubaix custom cycling caps available at today's Tour of Alberta, TT prologue Calgary.

courtesy Café Roubaix

Thanks to Dan and his team!

Hors Catégorie & Red Dots Cycling Caps In Vermont

Looking great in our caps in Vermont.

photos courtesy Hors Catégorie

Some of the riders of Hors Catégorie of Montréal were on a recent ride in Vermont. Our Il Campionissimo and Audax caps were in good company - Thanks to all!

Audax

photo Red Dots Cycling

Il Campionissimo

photo Red Dots Cycling

TGIF: Father's Day Shopping At Raiment & Guvnors' Assembly Cap

Londoner cycling cap 

by Red Dots Cycling

Via Raiment.cc

Are you in the Vancouver area and shopping for cycling inspired gifts for Father's Day or for yourself? Then ride on down to the nice folks at Raiment Bicycle Life. Our cycling caps are available now!

New update from our friends at Guvnors Assembly...

via Guvnors' Assembly

Our Guvnors' Assembly custom cycling caps are a hit over in the UK. Perfect to display their Pashley pin! 

You can order the cap here.

New Raiment Bicycle Life Custom Caps

All photos Red Dots Cycling

We are extremely proud of our newest custom cap for ...Raiment Bicycle Life of Vancouver! It can be best describe as retro style cool. Made from pre-washed charcoal grey linen/cotton to avoid shrinkage. Linen/cotton has amazing properties of durability, fast wicking and comfort. We embroidered a bold red Raiment logo finishing with a red linen/cotton under brim complete with a stunning red and ivory ribbon. They are beautiful and practical as the perfect riding companion on or off the bike. Whilst we make many custom caps world wide it's extra satisfying for us, when we work locally. Carolle and I would like to thank the fine folks at Raiment Bicycle Life!

Richard