A round-up from ‘Wednesday Legs’ – Cycling Caps

I don’t know who or what Wednesday Legs is or are but they do a weekly cycling email. This week’s email is on the cycling cap. The usual nod to The Rules from Velominati.com and an introduction but many of the images are classic cap shots and probably borrowed from this blog — which were borrowed from someone elses.. what goes round!

Now – Wednesday Legs.  Lets have a quick look at the good ol’ cycling cap. We’ve all got one, probably picked up as a freebie along the way from one of those community rides.  Unfortunately not everyone has the confidence and bravado to wear one.

On the right person and worn the right way, they look terrific, however I’m yet to find a cap that makes me look and ride like the God of Thunder.  Doesn’t stop me though!

There are a few rules about when, where and how to wear a cap that you should at least be aware of.

Please use these rules whenever possible, failure to follow may open you up to ridicule from your mates (or should I say more than you already get!).

Rule #22 / Cycling caps are for cycling. (from velominati.com)

Cycling caps can be worn under helmets, but never when not riding, no matter how hip you think you look. This will render one a douche, and should result in public berating or beating.

The only time it is acceptable to wear a cycling cap is while directly engaged in cycling activities and while clad in cycling kit.  This includes activities taking place prior to and immediately after the ride such as machine tuning and tire pumping.  Also included are cafe appearances for pre-ride espressi and post-ride pub appearances for body-refueling ales (provided said pub has sunny, outdoor patio – do not stray inside a pub wearing kit or risk being ceremoniously beaten by leather-clad biker chicks).

Under these conditions, having your cap skull-side tipped jauntily at a rakish angle is, one might say, de rigueur.

All good things must be taken in measure, however, and as such it is critical that we let sanity and good taste prevail: as long as the first sip of the relevant caffeine or hop-based beverage is taken whilst beads of sweat, snow, or rain are still evident on one’s brow then it is legitimate for the cap to be worn.

However, once all that remains in the cranial furrows is salt, it is then time to shower, throw on some suitable après-ride attire (a woollen Molteni Arcore training top circa ’73 comes to mind) and return to the bar, folded copy of pastel-coloured news publication in hand, ready for formal fluid replacement.

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