TGIF: Spotlight on CurbKit & Final weekend sale

The Sherbourne Winter Cycling Cap

photo: CurbKit

Spotlight is on the custom winter cap we proudly made for local apparel company, CurbKit. Perfect for winter cycling or any activity; made of navy blue wool with bamboo cotton earflap, black/orange ribbon & embroidered logo. Available in size: S/M and M/L.

CurbKit

FINAL WEEKEND TO TAKE 20% OFF ALL IN-STOCK CAPS. USE COUPON CODE: NEWYEAR20

Il Campionissimo

All photos: Red Dots Cycling

Cappello Nero Rosso

New: L'enfer du Nord Winter

Have a good weekend!

TGIF: Spotlight on Road Holland & No more winter blues

The Haarlem Cycling Cap

photo: Red Dots Cycling

'Clean design meets subtle patriotism – the Haarlem Cycling Cap is a tasteful nod to our admiration for the Dutch.'

- Road Holland.

Today's spotlight goes to our custom cap we made for our friends at Road Holland. Our classic 4-panel design made of linen/cotton is our fabric of choice for all the right reasons; lightweight, good moisture absorption and breathability. Available in two colors; black and grey. And we're also proud of our details: embroidered 'Road Holland', Dutch ribbon and orange under brim. Plus it looks very cool...

via Road Holland

 Le Domestique winter cap will support on your winter rides.

photo: Red Dots Cycling

Got the winter blues? We'll pick you up...

For a limited time, our New Year's Sale continues take 20% off all in-stock caps. Use coupon code: NEWYEAR20 

TGIF: Welcome the New: L'enfer du Nord

New: L'enfer du Nord cap

photo: Red Dots Cycling

Folks have been requesting when our popular L'enfer du Nord cap would be back. We answered back by looking high and low for a suitable replacement. And, we are pleased to introduce the new: L'enfer du Nord winter cap!

This beauty is a little darker and a little thicker than the original but still as classic as the original. So that's why we decided to keep the same name because once you ride in hell... you'll never want to leave!

For a limited time only, take 20% off including all of our in-stock caps - use coupon code: NEWYEAR20

Available here.

In Praise of cycling caps.

Our King of the Mountains cap.

courtesy: Mario Bartel

We believe in cycling caps as a functional and aesthetically piece of any cyclist's kit. You can use our handmade cycling caps in a number of ways; to shield your eyes from the harmful rays of the sun, soaking up sweat, keeping your head, back of neck and ears warm in the winter and more. So in praise of cycling caps here's an all important article from cyclist.co.uk

Our King of the Mountains cap available here.

Article here.

TGIF: Welcome New Years: Lone Wolf Cycling, Sale continues & two favorites are back

Wool Winter Cap

courtesy: Lone Wolf Cycling

Welcoming the first Friday in the new year and we start off reviewing our custom Wool Winter Cap made for Lone Wolf Cycling. Made from 100% Italian black wool with olive/mint ribbon it will keep you warm on your winter rides. Available here.

Now is a great time to have our handmade cycling caps. Why? For a limited time take 20% off every in-stock cap. Use coupon code: NEWYEAR20

Look what's back in stock...

Le Domestique Winter Cap

photo: Red Dots Cycling

We've re-stock the popular winter caps; Le Domestique and Bete Noire! There's only limited quantities, take advantage of our sale now.

Have a good Friday!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 20% OFF SALE.

Tifosi Cycling Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

Happy New Year!

We're excited to start the new year with a sale. If you missed our Boxing Day sale, take advantage of our 20% off all in-stock cycling caps. Use coupon code: NEWYEAR20

Ride into our Boxing Week Sale

Dapper w/capper: Richard styling the Tifosi cycling cap.

photo Red Dots Cycling

Ride into our Boxing Day 30% Sale with our handmade classic cycling caps. It's our lowest prices of the season. Get 30% off all our in-stock cycling caps, until January 1 or until quantities last.

Use coupon code: BOX30


Please note: all sale cycling caps are final sale only.

Warm Christmas Wishes to all!

Red Dots Cycling wants to thank all the people for supporting and spreading the Red Dots Cycling story of keeping the classic handmade cycling cap alive.

Red Dots Cycling wishes you a wonderful Christmas holiday and a happy 2016. May all your cycling wishes come true!

TGIF: The Haarlem Cycling Cap

The Haarlem Cycling Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

A week before Christmas...

Our newest custom cap made for Road Holland Cycling Apparel - The Haarlem Cycling Cap!

Now available here. 

Spend winter with our winter cycling caps

North Star, Scottish, Le Domestique and...

All photos: Red Dots Cycling

How about spending winter with our winter wool caps? We have now re-stock on all sizes: S/M and M/L, of our winter cap range: North Star, Scottish, Le Domestique and Bete Noire.

... Bete Noire winter caps back in stock!

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.

The New Wool Winter Cap for Lone Wolf Cycling

Photos courtesy Lone Wolf Cycling

It's official! Once again, we proudly collaborated with Jason and Tim of Lone Wolf Cycling to create... the New Wool Winter Cap! 

Available here.

North star rising

North Star Winter Cap

photo: Red Dots Cycling

It's been a busy winter season for us, so busy we sold out on a few of our popular wool winter caps. No worries; we plan to have North Star, Bete Noire and Le Domestique winter caps back in stock very shortly.

Thanks for your patience. 

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...

Cyber Monday: It's Here!

We're turning our Black Friday Sale into Cyber Monday Sale for another 24 hours!

Get 25% off every in-stock cycling cap thru the end of November 30 (23:59 PST). Excluding custom orders.

Enjoy and use coupon code: BLACK25

TGIF: BLACK FRIDAY, SEEING DOTS & 25% OFF

Richard (w/ King of the Mountains cap) before his Seymour Mtn. climb

photo Mario Bartel

Black Friday Sale continues, and we're half way through with every in-stock cycling cap at 25% off. Use coupon code: BLACK25

Shop here.

Black Friday Sale: 25% Off

Why wait for Black Friday, enjoy 25% off any of our in stock Red Dots Cycling caps (excluding custom orders) today thru Sunday November 29 (11:59 PST). A don't forget you also receive free shipping on the second item.

Use coupon code: BLACK25

Maillot a pois rouges: El Diablo

Maillot a pois rouges: Claudio Chiappucci, 1992 Tour de France

TGIF: Lucky Friday the 13th... our sale continues!

TGIF: It's a lucky Friday the 13th... our 20% off every cap in our shop sale continues. Just use coupon code: FALL20

Enjoy Lucky Friday the 13th!

TGIF: Introducing Bete Noire Winter Cap, New payment options & 20% off all caps in stock

We have added another winter cap to our collection... 

Introducing the all black 100% wool, Bete Noire Winter Cap! 

It's bold in a understated way and it is our thickest wool winter cap we have made. Greg LeMond had Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx had Luis Ocana as their bete noire. Give old man winter some needed 'competition' on your next ride!

We have made shopping for our cycling caps easier for everyone.

Payment options include:

1. Esty Gift Cards

2. Credit card

3. Debit card

4. Paypal

We would like you to enjoy our cycling caps, get 20% off your next purchase...

At checkout please use coupon code: FALL20

On our regular stock caps in our shop, excludes custom orders.

Get 20% off your purchase: Use Coupon Code: FALL20

A winterized Francesco Moser, 

1984 Giro l'Italia.

Getting cold yet? 

Fall is upon us and we would like you to stay warm and protected with our caps. No need for a balaclava our winter caps include a toasty earflap that can be worn up or on, you choose. For a limited time get 20% off your next purchase in our online shop.  

At checkout please use coupon code:   FALL20 

Thank you.

Our Le Domestique winter cap...

All photos Red Dots Cycling

TGIF: Scottish Winter Cap Review by Washingmachinepost & something very warm is upcoming

courtesy washingmachinepost

We are very excited to have a review on our Scottish winter cap by Brian Palmer of the washingmachinepost. Brian lives on the Isle of Islay in Scotland and it is a most fitting review.

Thanks Brian.

Article here.

Scottish Winter Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

Sneak peek of our new cap.

Something very warm is upcoming...

photo Red Dots Cycling

New North Star winter cap: 100% Italian wool warmth

North Star winter cycling cap

All photos: Red Dots Cycling

Are you looking to get ready for Winter cycling? An essential part of every cyclist's kit is the cycling cap. Cold weather is unforgiving and our winter caps are forgiving. The North Star cap is made from 100% Italian wool tweed... handsome and warm!

Both sizes (S/M & M/L) now back in stock.

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...

TGIF: New Lanterne Rouge Cycling Cap & Custom pink polk dots

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

We firmly believe the last place rider in the Tour de France deserves special distinction. Introducing our new Lanterne Rouge cycling cap! 

Bernard Hinault (first) & Gerhard Schonbacher (lanterne rouge),

1979 Tour de France

He may be the last place finisher but to hang in every stage and finish before the time cut, well he's as just important as the first guy. The Tour de France organizers admired that rider since 1903. The name hails from the red lanterns that used to hand from the caboose of railway cars. It means the last placed rider, not of failure but is a symbol of success. We believe it's the French way;  love for the tough underdog and always fighting to the finish. 

For the lanterne rouge can be payday. He will be invited to the many post Tour criteriums as these criteriums pay the riders to participate. For an unknown, lowly paid professional rider, in those days - it could be very lucrative for this rider to come last and make double his salary in a couple weeks. There was plenty of drama in the back of the peloton with riders racing for the coveted last place spot. Riders would hide behind cars, they'd hide behind bridges just to lose a few seconds and take last place.

Svein Tuft was the first Canadian rider to win the honor in 2013 knowing how to suffer, getting over the mountains and not quitting the Tour.

We proudly present the Lanterne Rouge made from Linen/cotton in the color porto. Embroidered lanterne rouge design to signify that you will never quit!

Now available here.

Our latest custom cap for Brian's little girl...

Thanks Brian and you're welcome!

TGIF: Ride Hard! The new Flahute Cycling Cap.

Flahute Cycling Cap

photo: Red Dots Cycling

Flahute: Riders who perform with love for the tough northern classics with dangerous cobbles and chaotic weather imaginable in bike racing. 

Flahute racers are a tough breed here are some of the greatest: Merckx, Buysse, Van Steenbergen, Van Looy, De Vlaeminck, Schotte, Hinault and Kelly. Predominately they are Belgian, love the foul weather, inhuman roads and win the northern classics.

We have created a unique cap in honor to all Flahute racers and to all cyclists who honor the "hardest of the hard men" of cycling. Attention to detail is important as we used a vintage blue linen/cotton reminiscent of the early Belgian national jersey color...

Merckx flying the Belgian blue jersey,

1974 world championships, Montreal.

Are you tough enough? We think so...

Flahute cycling cap, now available here.

TGIF: Cheering Tifosi for Il Lombardia

We'll be cheering:
Tifosi Cycling Cap

photo Red Dots Cycling

We are looking forward, cheering like Tifosi, to Sunday's final Monument... Il Lombardia!

This great Italian Monument is nicknamed, the Classica delle Foglie Morte (the Classic of the falling leaves). This will be the 109th edition favored for the punchy climbers. The Tifosi (the cycling mad fans) will be cheering their heroes on the epic climbs: Madonna del Ghisallo and the incredibly steep Muro di Sormano (1.7km, max grade: 25%)...

We'll be cheering like Tifosi!

TGIF: Working, watching world road race championships & multi buy orders

photo Red Dots Cycling

TGIF...

The World Road Race Championships are on and we are watching the exciting action. We are in our most busy season producing custom orders, new winter caps and replenishing our existing online stock. I'm happily working (see image above) and watching the U23 Men's road race... a fun relationship!

Just a pleasant reminder to our online clients...

Thinking of multi buy orders! (Order more than one cap at same time) You will pay shipping on your first item only. Every cap following is free shipping on us!