UnclePete
Retro Newbie
Chaps
I've been making cycling caps for about as long as I've been riding vintage steel frames - my first was a late '80s Reynolds 531 Le Jeune handmade by Francois du Toit in Cape Town.
The latest iterations (and there have been many) of my cycling caps are made from cotton twill lined with printed cotton, which will soak up 27 times their own weight (google it!) before allowing a drop of sweat to run into your eyes.
The polypropylene brims (unbreakable, or just about) are slightly shorter and wider than traditional cycling caps, which improves forward and peripheral visibility and makes them fit comfortably under your helmet.
I make them to measure in 1 cm increments, so you'll never get the bunching elastic or brain squeeze of a one-size-fits-all cap, just snug fits.
I've attached a few pics, but please check out my other handmade cycling cap designs in my Etsy shop.
Please hit me with a message if you'd like to discuss custom sizes or fabrics. I'd love to make upcycled cycling caps out of your dad's favourite shirt (God rest his soul), for example.
I've been making cycling caps for about as long as I've been riding vintage steel frames - my first was a late '80s Reynolds 531 Le Jeune handmade by Francois du Toit in Cape Town.
The latest iterations (and there have been many) of my cycling caps are made from cotton twill lined with printed cotton, which will soak up 27 times their own weight (google it!) before allowing a drop of sweat to run into your eyes.
The polypropylene brims (unbreakable, or just about) are slightly shorter and wider than traditional cycling caps, which improves forward and peripheral visibility and makes them fit comfortably under your helmet.
I make them to measure in 1 cm increments, so you'll never get the bunching elastic or brain squeeze of a one-size-fits-all cap, just snug fits.
I've attached a few pics, but please check out my other handmade cycling cap designs in my Etsy shop.
Please hit me with a message if you'd like to discuss custom sizes or fabrics. I'd love to make upcycled cycling caps out of your dad's favourite shirt (God rest his soul), for example.
