TGIF: Custom Embroidery Cycling Caps: California Bear & Manx

Our California Bear embroidered custom cycling cap.

photo Red Dots Cycling

Since September, we have been on a torrid pace busy working on custom embroidery cycling caps. We're proud to show two examples; the California Bear custom cycling cap for an American client and our current project, the Manx cap for our client from the Isle of Man. And, it doesn't look like it's stopping soon, we are also working on custom embroidery caps for two teams in Canada and the US.

It's fun to finally take advantage of our wonderful embroidery machine!

On the hoop...

The Manx

photo Red Dots Cycling

maillot à pois rouges: Pierre Rolland

2013 TdF.

I'm not a huge fan of the polka dot shorts, so here is KoMs Pierre Rolland tricked in the red polka dots, including Colnago!

The Last La Flèche Wallonne Winter Cycling Cap.

Wool and Bold.

photo Red Dots Cycling

We currently have one La Flèche Wallonne Wool Winter Cycling Cap, size M/L... and it will be our last.

The fabric is no longer available so please take advantage of it now!

Buy it here.

TGIF: In Praise For The Panzer

photo Red Dots Cycling

TGIF is the day for a tribute to my Pfaff 96 sewing machine affectionately dubbed, 'the Panzer.' 

We're currently producing a small batch of Piccolo inner tube pouches for a special order for a UK bike shop, and enjoying it with the help from the Panzer. I use it especially for rubber. I have much praise for this all mechanical machine. My Panzer can handle almost anything - effortlessly sewing through the tough rubber. It's super strong. After a session I take care to clean and lubricate it ... ready for more inner tubes. 

It's wonderful!

Carolle

Thank You to Casey Robertson: Caps Not Hats

Today, we received a wonderful email from Casey Robertson, co-founder of Caps Not Hats movement...

Great to see you guys supporting the CnH movement. I am the fellow who co-developed the project with Bill, and we had a great time with it during the summer Grand Tours. It's one of my favorite graphic projects to date, and what a great cause! Style must prevail!

Your cycling caps are fantastic.  Let me know if there's anything I can help you with.

Casey has partnered up with Bicycle Magazine's Bill Strickland to take the traditional cycling cap and help push it front row center on the podium. Carolle and I are extremely happy for the acknowledgement and endeavour to continue on, if not persistently, creating fine, unique and classic cycling caps for everyone. 

In the words of Casey Robertson, "Keep our sartorial heritage alive and well. Please join us in this movement... #capsnothats." 

Thank You.

Superissimo Facebook

Sartorial Elegance...

 Der Panzerwagen knows!

First Look: Raiment Cycling Clothing

all photos Red Dots Cycling

Yesterday, I decided to see our cycling caps, now available at the new Raiment Cycling Clothing (247 W. Broadway, Vancouver).

I walked into the new location about 4-times the size of the old shop formerly at Musette Caffe, and saw our well displayed cycling caps.

Our summer/fall/winter caps...

Raiment is on busy W. Broadway and I believe it has the right cycling exposure front and center next to their  headquarters, La Bicicletta Pro Shop.

I had a nice chat with the friendly clerk and I'm proud to hear that our caps are both admired for their design and the importance they are locally produced. The same words echoed to me by owner, Kevin. 

Next door to La Bicicletta Pro Shop...

I invite you to go visit Raiment Cycling Clothing and try on one of our Summer/Fall/Winter cycling caps - you'll want to add a few to your cycling kit. 

A footnote: After my visit to Raiment I immediately posted on our Facebook page and shortly afterwards Chris posted, 'Just came in and picked up a winter cap. Cozy!'

Thanks and enjoy your winter cap Chris!

A huge wall size Fausto warmly greets you!

Richard

Viva Falling Leaves, Viva Fausto Coppi!

Falling Leaves Cycling Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

Carolle and I have a certain 'Italian pride' for our limited edition Falling Leaves Cycling Cap.

We designed it based on Il Lombardia, 'la classica delle foglie morte' - the classic of the dead (falling) leaves. Made from black cotton/denim/spandex and a bold Italian tricolor under brim - we love the understated beauty.

Today is the 94th birthday of the 'Champion of Champions' Fausto Coppi.  For us, Coppi is synonymous with dashing Italian cycling winning Lombardia a record 5-times (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954).

Here's to our Falling Leaves Cycling Cap and to the legendary Fausto Coppi!

Coppi in the 1950 Lombardia

Limited Edition: Falling Leaves Cycling Cap

TGIF: Preparing For Make It in November.

Here's Jenna at the new PNE location!

via MakeItProductions facebook page

This is it!

This is our fourth year at the Make It Show. We're busy producing cycling caps for stock and having enough for the upcoming show in November. We will be at the new PNE venue and it promises to be a big locale. Just look at the photo of Jenna in the cavernous space.


We hope to see you soon!


Make It Vancouver! November 28-Dec 1

Montréal Fall Riding Is Cool With The Presta Winter Cycling Cap

"I was well awake at 8am on my bike, but my head was warm with the Presta!"

Another nice testimonial of our Presta Winter cycling cap ...this time from Nicolas of Montréal!

We know Fall riding is cool in Montréal, the Presta Winter cap is made from 100% wool with a Bamboo/cotton double layered earflap!

Thanks  and enjoy Nicolas!

Presta Winter Cycling Cap.

Presta Winter 

photo Red Dots Cycling

Custom Orders: Heads Up!

Photo Red Dots Cycling

As our Fall rush is upon us, today, we have a few custom orders for cycling caps.

Folks have asked us for 'special sizing' on our regular stocked caps  -  and it's not unusual. We can make caps over the 24" size, in fact, two customers requested over 24" that's X/L in our books. Contrary, we can make a cap smaller than S/M. In fact, we are currently making a SKA-licious cap size 19". 

We normally supply our cycling caps in two general sizes: S/M (21-22.05") and M/L (22.5-24"). If you have a smaller or larger head, we are happy to make our caps to fit you!

For all custom orders... all you have to do is go here and click on... 

Richard

Chapeau to Raiment Cycling Clothing, Musette Caffè & #classycaps by Christian Meier!

For folks living in the lower mainland, you may notice that Raiment Cycling Clothing has moved out of Mussette Caffè to a new location at 247 W. Broadway, Vancouver.

We are very please to offer our uniquely handmade cycling caps to Raiment Cycling Clothing.


Coming soon!


Also, Thomas of Musette Caffè is about to open his second cafe in Chinatown (October 21). And, we are happy to announce that Red Dots Cycling will be offering our cycling caps and re-cycled inner tube goodies at Vancouver's top bike friendly cafe!

Thank you to Christian Meier (Orica-GreenEdge) for this...

Richard

Now Available At Hors Catégorie: Summer and Winter Caps and Wintry Thoughts

Just in!

photo courtesy Hors Catégorie

We are very proud and excited our cycling caps are now available from Hors Catégorie in Montréal!

Co-owner of the Montréal cycle shop, Fred Landry, posted this wonderful photo our new crop of Summer and Winter cycling caps. 

After I tweeted with him, I'm happy to discover that our winter caps will also do double duty as X-country ski caps! Now, why didn't we think of that? So, with that in mind let's go further...

Carolle lived in Montréal, years ago, and she wished she had a winter cap on to walk her dog, Amy, in wintry Parc Lafontaine. I can attest to that, having lived in Montréal and endured their rather cold winters. I remember laboriously shoveling my stranded car out from 6 ft high snow bank. I must admit I never encountered that much snow growing up in Edmonton. A winter cap like ours, would've worked very well indeed.

If you live in or around Montréal, or plan on visiting that beautiful city, then go and say hi to the friendly staff of Hors Catégorie and buy one of our cycling caps that can be use for X-country skiing, walking your dog or just hanging out in!

Hors Catégorie shop.

1833 rue Dandurand

Montréal

514-270-0001

info@horscategorie.ca

Richard

Viva la Corsa Rosa on Italian Cycling Journal

Viva la Corsa Rosa

Red Dots Cycling

Thank you to Italian Cycling Journal for a fantastic review on our Viva la Corsa Rosa and L'Enfer du Nord cap. Angelo writes passionately of Italian cycling and we have a soft spot of all things Italian too.

We made our Viva la Corsa Rosa to celebrate the Giro with a flourish of pink and the Italian tricolor finishing it off with Italian dots!

Thanks Angelo!


Viva la Corsa Rosa Cycling Cap by Red Dots Cycling

Show the Colors: Limited Time Only Falling Leaves Cycling Cap!

The Falling Leaves Cycling Cap

photos Red Dots Cycling

We are very happy to bring back, for a limited time, the Falling Leaves Cycling Cap!

Honoring the last Monument of the season and the last big race of the cycling season, Giro Lombardia. We love the race where the Italian racers always come out strongly. This great race is Sunday, October 6th.

We discovered some remaining fabric from our stock and decided to make enough for a small run- while quantities last.

The Falling Leaves Cycling Cap will be available early this week from our shop!


Red Dots Cycling Shop.

Show the colors!

via Red Dots Cycling

TGIF: Thinker by Road Holland & Vive la Francaise!

Courtesy RoadHolland

We're very happy to collaborate...

Sharing ideas with like minded folks like Jonathan co-owner of Road Holland. Makers of superb, classic design cycling jerseys, made in Florida. Last July (Tour de France time), Jonathan contacted me of our Le Tour 100 cycling cap and I was more than happy to send him one. That's the image of Jonathan looking like the 'Thinker' with our Le Tour 100 cycling cap. We love the pose, the jersey and our cycling cap.

Our Le Tour 100 cycling cap is a limited edition cap with our own designed and produced embroidery - on sale while quantities last!

Le Tour 100 cycling cap

La Francaise

photo Red Dots Cycling

French Revolution...

Our love for linen/cotton holds no bounds. Linen is an amazing fabric; lightweight, breathable, anti-bacterial, wicks moisture rapidly, will keep you cool when it's hot and warm when it's cold. We are working on a new production of La Francaise, made from linen/cotton due out soon.


La Francaise cycling cap

Richard

Le Tour 100: 'Another Cracking Cap!'

We're extremely proud of our cycling caps and this morning we received this wonderful comment from David in the UK about our Le Tour 100 Cycling Cap!

Thank you David and enjoy!

Celebrating the 100th edition of Le Tour.

photo Red Dots Cycling

Le Tour 100 Cycling Cap

Fall in with Warm Caps

Red Hunting winter cycling cap...

beware you may get the hankering to chop wood

or go hunting!

photo Red Dots Cycling

This morning, a customer asked us...

This is not the first time, many customers have asked us to produce a wool cap without earflaps. We responded with the new Fall caps: Flemish Fall and Presta Fall. I have tested the Flemish Fall wool cap and it breathes and keeps me warm when the temps hover close to the single digits. The Flemish Fall works for me, for when it's not too cold to switch to the winter cap.

Flemish Fall cycling cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

If you like to have that extra protection around the ears and upper neck - then go with the full winter cap with earflap because winter is around the corner. 

So, we have you covered - new Fall caps for when it gets chilly and full winter caps when it gets downright cold!

Fall in...

Flemish Fall Cycling Cap

Presta Fall Cycling Cap 

Introducing...

Red Hunting Winter Cap

Richard

A Dapper Warm Winter.

L'Enfer du Nord Winter Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

What's warm,  made from wool and will be your best friend on a chilly ride?

Introducing the new L'Enfer du Nord and the Gentleman winter cycling caps!

We decided to bring back and improved our L'Enfer du Nord cap- making it from 100% pre-washed wool. This cap will ward off the chill on your hellish rides.

Welcome the Gentleman!  A dapper black/light beige herringbone made from 100% pre-wash wool. What a fitting way to ride in style!

Gentleman Winter Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

Our newest winter caps for Autumn & Winter...

L'Enfer du Nord Winter Cap

Gentleman Winter Cap

TGIF: Maillot a pois rouges, Winter Cap Update & Hors Catégorie

KoMs Pierre Rolland

That's Pierre Rolland signing jerseys during the 2013 Tour de France, the sun's rays blocked his face but we know who he is.

Our next two new winter caps are almost complete. After a short delay, we're planning the photo shoot this weekend and a launch early next week!



Our friend, Fred Landry co-owner of Hors Catégorie is selling some of our caps sent us this email today...


Hors Catégorie

We are very happy our cycling caps are a smashing hit in Montréal. I did some research and Fred and his group will tackle the fun and challenging Les défis du Parc de la Mauricie this weekend. It sounds like our Red Dots caps will be well represented... we can't wait for the pics Fred & Co - Have fun!

Les défis du Parc de la Mauricie.

Presta Winter Cycling Cap: Warm & Comfortable Ride Ahead

This is our Presta 100% wool winter cycling cap

and I can say that it's super comfy under a helmet!

photo Red Dots Cycling

The change of seasons mean cooler temperatures and we have some winter cycling caps on offer. We'll be adding a couple more models in the upcoming days for the upcoming winter. Most of our winter caps are made from 100% wool with a double layered bamboo cotton earflap to keep your ears and lower neck warm. And, all of our cycling caps are made comfortably to fit under your helmet. So, go ahead check out our winter caps and snuggle in for your winter rides!

Our winter cycling caps.

If we ever had a team bus then it would look like...

via RoadBikeAction

TGIF: We Support Caps Not Hats

Thanks to Bill Strickland.

Carolle and I embrace and support the CapsNotHats movement. Not only making cycling caps stir our passion for cycling we believe that cycling caps should replace the baseball hat on the podium. And, baseball hats should belong in baseball. It would be odd if baseball players started to wear cycling caps. 

If there's any proof that cycling caps are making a comeback look no further to the Tour de France and we thank Omega Pharma for giving the cycling cap due respect!

#capsnothats

Chapeau to...

Capsnothats supported by Mark Cavendish, 2013 Tour.

And...

Thanks to Adam Farabaugh (Equipe Garneau-Quebecor),

2013 Tour of Alberta

New September Cycling Caps!

Embrace these winter favorites!

(l to r): La Flèche Walonne, Brits & Presta.

photos Red Dots Cycling

Today is a great day to announce the new crop of Fall and Winter cycling caps!

We're always little more excited and proud when we introduce new and improved caps, so here are six cycling caps for September. We are now carrying two new Fall cycling caps - you may recognize them from the past- the Flemish Fall and Presta Fall caps. We love them and we think you will too! Both made from 100% wool and comfortable to wear almost all year round.


And that's not all! We have new fabric on our working table ready to cut and that means we plan to release two newer cycling caps very soon!

We love our new Fall caps!

(l to r): Presta Fall, Paris-Roubaix & Flemish Fall.

TGIF: Made for Flandrians. Full Steam Ahead on Winter Caps!

Three new winter caps!

photo Red Dots Cycling

We're steaming ahead on making winter cycling caps.

It's going a bit crazy as we're pacing ourselves working on another two new winter caps. For loyal followers, you will recognize a few designs brought back to a new life. 

Our photo shoot is moved a few days later than planned so we expect these beautiful winter caps to be in our store very soon. In fact, we already have customers asking for wool caps - we'll have them!

Our winter caps are so well made...

even a Flandrian would love them!

We had a request to remake an old favorite; The Flandrian! 

Yes, we will make it and we are thinking highly of bringing it back. Perhaps with a few small improvements.

If you haven't done so... Like Us on our Facebook page to keep updated on news of our caps.


Winter is going to get... hot!

Richard

Colombian Caps At Cycling Inquisition!

Looking to show your love for Colombian cycling?

We’ve made a new batch of Colombian caps now available at cyclinginquisition

Post Ride Blueberry Coffee Cake

photo by a happy Richard!

Today,

Quite possibly the best post ride recovery pick-up snack (so far) by Carolle...

Blueberry (BC grown) Coffee Cake!

TGIF: Colombian Haute Couture & Maillot a pois rouges

photo Red Dots Cycling

We just shipped off the new batch of Colombian summer and winter caps out to Klaus of cyclinginquisition and he informs me that soon they will be back up for fans to order. Check out his excellent blog on all things Colombian cycling. In fact, Klaus will be interviewing KoMs of the Tour de France, Nairo Quintana soon - stay tune for that informative and riveting interview.


cyclinginquisition.com

Yesterday...

Tour de France, 1984

via cyclinginquisition

And Today!

Nairo Quintana