In Production: The Classic.

Embroidering... the classic!

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We are excited! Classic season, in Belgium, starts this weekend with Omloop het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. And we are busy producing our newest 'classic' cycling cap. 

Classic stars...

Clockwise top left: Merckx, Schotte, DeVlaeminck & Van Looy.

TGIF: Ride Studio Cafe February Winter Cap Promo & More Colombian Caps

Keeping warm is essential in winter riding and we encourage all to check out our super wool winter cycling caps. Meanwhile, our friends at Ride Studio Cafe has a February Promo going including our stylish winter cap we made for them. Please check it out!

More Colombian caps...

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We just shipped a small batch of the ever popular Colombian cycling caps now en-route to Klaus of cyclinginquistion. It will be there shortly!

New: Londoner & Audax: Beautiful Plaid Is Back!

Audax cycling cap

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Usually we do not launch more than one cap at the same time.

Well, this time it's an exception! We couldn't help ourselves, plaid is back introducing...

The Londoner and Audax cycling caps!

Londoner cycling cap

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Plaid is classic and, for us, it's rare to find such a beautiful plaid in cotton. We usually find a variety of plaid in wool for our fall/winter caps. Both caps are made in cotton with only 3% spandex to provide a comfortable fit. When we first lay eyes on the plaid fabric, from our new supplier, we were in love. We had to have both.

We love the name, Audax it has Italian origins (late 19th century) as a long distance ride usually over 200 kms in length. You may not ride that far but all of our caps are made to go  the extra mile. The Audax has the classic feeling to it and we made it sportier adding a new designed, handmade red/black two ribbon design. The Londoner is our classic plaid cap, no extra details included because we want to fully show the beauty of the black/white plaid design. Of course we lovingly include with every cap a 100% cotton wicking band and all fabric/wicking band is pre-washed to prevent shrinkage.


Enjoy our two new stylish plaids on your next ride!

Richard

A Note From CyclingInquistion

Klaus you're welcome!

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We are working on another small batch of the popular custom Colombian cycling caps for our friend, Klaus of cyclinginquistion He just sent us more special Colombian ribbon and inside the package we found this wonderful note (see above) from Klaus!

TGIF: Upcoming Audax, Forza! - FRFuggitivi Team Cap & Valentine's Day Nueva Vuelta!

Plaid will be back... The Audax.

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We're busy putting the finishing touches on our next Spring cycling cap. This beauty should be out in a few days, so here's a teaser photo of our upcoming new cycling cap called... Audax! 

Forza!

The FRFuggitivi custom team cap.

Our FRFuggitivi team is getting ready for our third season starting this Spring. And, to ring it in I pitched the idea to the team and we all agreed on this amazing design. It works very well. Fuggitivi is the Italian expression for breakaway riders... fugitives. Thanks to Guy for naming this - it's the perfect description, 'escaping one's other commitments to go for a ride can feel like being a fugitive. 'FR' refers to the Fraser River area (New Westminster, BC that is) where the Sunday rides commence from. It's striking, 3 ribbons to form the Italian ribbon, embroidery team name and logo handmade from linen/cotton - our favorite fabric that offers excellent comfort, breathability and wicking. 

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

Celebrate Valentines: 25% Off on our Nueva Vuelta!

Happy Valentines Day!

We decided to celebrate this lovely day by taking 25% Off our new Nueva Vuelta cycling cap. In fact, this exclusive sale on our passionate red cap is now on until February 16!

Richard

Raise a little L'Enfer!

L'Enfer du Nord Winter Cycling Cap

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We're in the middle of introducing our new Spring collection of cycling caps. With Winter in no  sight of ending - March 20 is the first day of Spring - our popular L'Enfer du Nord wool winter cap has sold out... and returned. Yep, we're keeping up with demand and supplying all sizing... once again. It's simply amazing, during Winter, this beautiful Italian wool cap has gone through many cycles of production. We just re-stocked size S/M and have both sizing in stock. 

'Hell' never felt better!

L'Enfer du Nord Winter Cap

Valentine's Passion for Red: The Nueva Vuelta Cycling Cap

Nueva Vuelta Cycling Cap

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We have a simmering passion for the Vuelta a España. Spain's grand tour has longer mountains, plains are flatter, incredible architecture and racing always unpredictable. Spain is the most mountainous country in Europe that produces some of the finest climbers in the peloton. Besides, we love this great race and passionately designed this beautiful, comfortable cap in red linen/cotton including a Spanish flag accent. 

Viva la 'Nueva' Vuelta!

Nueva Vuelta

Red Dots Cycling & Cycling Art Cards at Musette Caffe

Cycling Art cards (left) and our cycling caps to purchase...

don't forget the coffee!

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This week, I rode into Musette Caffe - Burrard store to meet my friend Hans and enjoy a hot chocolate. Where  I discovered my Cycling Art cards and a good selection of our caps, wallets, pouches are available. The perfect coffee stop to meet a friend and purchase our handmade, functional products and cycling art cards.

Under the glass...

our recycled inner tube wallets and pouches.

Combat the Cold with the Tierra Fria

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If there is one thing we (here in the northern hemisphere) can share is ... winter is still around. Even  here in pleasant Vancouver, the cold is taking us on. Minus 7C for a low and just above freezing during the day can mean riding without a winter cycling cap can spell ...COLD! Whilst the rest of Canada and parts of the US are bundling up. I happily say that relief is in sight! 

If you are a fan of Colombian cycling (ie. Nairo Quintana or Lucho Herrera) and admire high quality handmade wool cycling caps, then our handmade custom Colombian wool cycling caps are for you. The winter caps are available from Klaus at cycling inquisition. If you haven't read his superb blog, may I suggest you do. Enjoy it along with a Tierra Fria!

You can purchase the Winter Cap (Tierra Fria) here.

Richard

Vive la Francaise Cycling Cap

La Francaise cycling cap

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We are re-introducing our popular La Francaise cycling cap. And here is a new twist on our old favorite...

Sometimes things happen for a good reason. We could not find the cotton spandex fabric we originally use for this cap. Phasing out the cap was not an option- folks were adamant and have asked for it. We are happy to find a better alternative ... offer the fabric in linen/cotton!

Our love for linen/cotton holds no bounds. It beats cotton/spandex in many ways; it's comfortable, wicks and breathes well. Every aspect of the handmade navy blue cap remains the same; French tricolor ribbon on top of brim, red under brim and our embroidered logo. And, of course, we pre-wash all fabric to prevent shrinkage.

Currently, the small/medium caps are sold out and more are on the way.

Vive la Francaise!

New Fabric Has Arrived

Oh beautiful!

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We received a nice selection of fabrics from our new supplier!

Perfect timing - this fabric will be used for our Spring collection of cycling caps. We are very excited to bring back a few favorite colors in linen/cotton and two new light weight fabrics in cotton/spandex. First big task is pre-washing all of our fabric before we begin production to avoid shrinkage.

Richard

TGIF: New Tempo Bianco Cycling Cap, Cyclingart Cards at Musette Caffe & Testimonials Well Received!

Tempo Bianco Cycling Cap

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Today is the launch of the first cycling cap of our new Spring collection...

Introducing the new Tempo Bianco cycling cap!
Made from linen/cotton, dark grey with a bold white grosgrain ribbon. Both sizes available: S/M and M/L.

Our motto...

The Giro is not unfamiliar without snow, we make sure you'll ride in... Tempo Bianco!

Cyclingart cards at Musette Caffe!

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Richard's new Series A of Cyclingart cards are in stock at Musette Caffe, Burrard Street location. The perfect gift for cycling fans, Richard delves into cycling history and comes up with striking period specific cycle racing vignettes from the past!

We are grateful of the comments we receive for our cycling caps. Thank you to our most recent testimonials...

Carolle

Approved by Bill Strickland

Bill Strickland, the other half of capsnothats and bicycle.com writer, sent us a tweet! Thank you!