TGIF: Our Wool Cycling Caps: Bring On The Cold!

Fall riding is here and that means cool temperatures. The old adage is true; in chilly weather you lose more heat through your head than the rest of your body. Our wool and wool blend caps will help keep you warm and comfortable...

Bring on the cold!

Falling for Mont Royal.
Wool.

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Red Hunting Winter 

Acrylic/wool.

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Release the Hounds-tooth Winter

Italian Wool.

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L'enfer du Nord Winter

Italian Wool.

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Black Sheep Winter

Italian Wool

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A Tifosi To Italy

Tifosi Cycling Cap

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We couldn't be more happier than to announce that we sold our very first cycling cap in Italy. How wonderfully appropriate, our inspired Tifosi cycling cap to Italy... Grazie!

Italian cycling inspired -  handmade in Vancouver, Canada.

TGIF: On The Worktable: Custom Ribbon For A New Custom Cap, Chapeau to 3Cross Brewing Opening This Saturday & The Gypsy

We're busy working on a custom order and this is a sneak peek at the handmade ribbon detail.
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Dave Howland, 3Cross Brewing, will open his new craft brewery this Saturday in Worcester...

Dave at the ready.
via masslive.com

Carolle and I are proud to have made the 3Cross Brewing custom cycling caps for Dave Howland's successful kickstarter campaign. What can be more compatible that bikes and beer? More good news...  Dave will open his craft brewery this Saturday. It's a long distance between Vancouver and Worcester, Massachesetts but we will be there.. in spirit. 

Thanks for having us on your ride... congratulations Dave!

Article here.

3Cross Brewing.

3Cross Brewing Company custom cap

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Here's how a cycling cap cap is worn ...by the great Roger De Vlaeminck!

Richard

TGIF: Paris-Roubaix Cycling Cap & It's Beer O'Clock!

Paris-Roubaix Cycling Cap

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Our popular Paris-Roubaix cycling cap, in both sizes, is now back in stock. We love this race for it's grittiness producing the ultimate tough men of les paves. Vive le Paris-Roubaix!

Roger DeVlaeminck ...

Monsieur Paris-Roubaix.

Discovered two new Big Rock Brewery friends for beer o'clock...

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Happy Thanksgiving Day!: Use Coupon Code FREESHIPPING

Falling for Mont Royal

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Today's Thanksgiving Day.

We are offering free shipping world wide on everything in our shop.

At checkout just use coupon code: FREESHIPPING

Valid for today only.

TGIF: New - The Heron Cycling Cap

We searched high and low for this aqua ribbon and finally have it. Last Spring we created Il Campionissimo. Now, here is our second cap with the aqua ribbon.

Introducing The Heron Cycling Cap!

Our inspiration is Fausto Coppi notably brilliantly winning the the inaugural mountain stage on Alpe d'Huez, 1952 Tour de France. You can read my post here.

We hope flying like the Heron is your inspiration too!

Available here.

New & Final Batch Of Inner Tube Wallets

Piccola Bike Inner Tube Wallet

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We decided to make available, one last time, a final batch of new recycled inner tube wallets. Why? Our small studio is not big enough to accommodate the space needed to wash, prepare, store and produce rubber inner tube products. Have a look at our inner tube wallets here. We've included quite a fun, colorful choice of fabric patterns to choose from. If we can find a larger space required to produce our inner tube products, we'll bring them back. Enjoy our last batch of wallets... once they're gone they're gone!

Hint: With Christmas around the corner the recycled inner tube Piccola Wallets will make great stocking stuffers!

Compact and practical to store your cards and some bills.

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TGIF: Custom Caps Part 3, Marinoni Time & Grand Départ - Two Styles

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TGIF opens with our 3rd installment of our recent custom cycling caps enjoyed throughout the world.  From left to right: Shan & Shan Inc. (Australia) & D - D (Massachusetts, USA). 

The D - D custom cap is Dusk to Dawn, a night ride event in the USA. Our client required a reflective ribbon in which we sourced locally to find. 

Saturday is Marinoni Time...

Carolle and I are anticipating the upcoming film, 'Marinoni' at the VIFF!

Now back in stock, Grand Départ Cycling Caps with two choices...

Our new Grand Départ cycling caps are uniquely offered in two styles: Yellow (for the maillot jaune of le Tour) or Vintage Cream (retro throwback honoring the old French teams). Vive le Grand Départ!

Richard

Handmade Caps = Handmade Ribbon

Vive le France Ribbon!

Just finished sewing our custom tricolor handmade French ribbon for 

a new batch of Grand Départ Cycling Caps - upcoming!

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Grand Départ Cycling Cap

TGIF: NEW! Falling for Mont Royal Fall Cycling Cap & More Custom Cycling Caps

Falling for Mont Royal

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We are very proud to introduce our newest....

Falling for Mont Royal Cycling Cap!

As Fall is now upon us and a certain change in weather has started, we look to one of our favorite cites and race; the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal for inspiration. Specifically the iconic climb on the beautiful Mont Royal. Fall means cooler temperatures and we design this handmade cycling cap to suit that need. Made from pre-washed 100% woven, soft light wool with colors of grey, blue and a hint of rust. Also, we pre-wash a 100% cotton wicking band to absorb moisture. And, we made this cap to fit comfortably under a helmet for that important warm layering.  Note; fashionably made to wear off the bike... just to chill in. 

Now available here. 

Pattern detail of the woven 100% wool &

embroidered 'rd' logo

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Our second installment of custom cycling caps...

3Cross Brewing Company, Raiment Bicycle Life & Rose Physical Therapy Group

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Here's today's feature of our custom cycling caps we proudly made for... 

a. 3Cross Brewing Company, Worcester, Massachusetts (Bikes and beer what a natural combination.)

b. Raiment Bicycle Life, Vancouver (Bicycle shop).

c. Rose Physical Therapy Group, Washington, DC (Sports therapy group).

If you are seriously interested and require fine handmade cycling caps to complete your group, team or shop we can most likely help you designing and creating a classic and unique cycling cap. Just email me to discuss specifics: info@reddotscycling.ca  

Thanks

Richard

TGIF: Custom Cap Designs & Falling For Fall

Road Holland, centenario Bartali & Café Roubaix.

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We have been very busy with custom cap orders, in fact, Spring and Summer has been especially busy. Over the next few Friday's we will be proudly showing some of our recent custom cap designs. Let's get started; (from left to right), Road Holland, centenario Bartali & Café Roubaix.

Winter Caps: We have started to re-stock our favorites... L'Enfer du Nord, Black Sheep and Red Hunting winter caps. 

One of our favorite seasons is Fall and we are in production of our newest Fall cycling cap. It's perfect for wearing it on your rides in between summer and winter. That doesn't mean that you can't wear it all year round. Fall days are not quite cold enough for a winter cap with ear flap. So, we created our Fall cap in wool without the ear flap. It will be out very soon. 

Sneak Peak: Upcoming New Fall Cycling Cap

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The early stages of our upcoming, new Fall cycling cap... hint: it's 100% wool.

TGIF: The Return Of Black Sheep & L'Enfer du Nord Winter Caps

Before our new fall/winter cap collection rolls out, it's time to bring back two winter cap favorites...

When the temperatures drop...

Black Sheep winter cycling cap - 100% Italian wool, Bamboo cotton blend ear flap.

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L'Enfer du Nord winter cycling cap - 100% Italian wool, Bamboo cotton blend ear flap.

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