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This is Cambridge - British-made cycling caps
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
This is Cambridge specialises in cycling caps tailor-made in Cambridge. Inspired by the enthusiasm for cycling in one of Britain's greatest cycling towns, they produce a range of vintage style caps made from British tweeds and wool.
I was delighted when they sent me one to try. It is one of their new 'Sunday Best' caps, made from wool in West Yorkshire, lined and finished in red tape around the rim. Often cycling caps are made cheaply - these are beautifully made and finished to last.
I love this style. It makes me feel like an Edwardian cyclist jumping aboard his trusty machine for a spin in the countryside. Have a look at their website, shop and blog.
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You'll look great wearing that when sipping Weetabix through a straw after your head injury.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that the most uninformed and unintelligent comments are made anonymously?
ReplyDeleteGF.
It looks great, nice to know a company is producing these. I'll helmet bound those, my missus wouldn't have it any other way.
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ReplyDeleteI'd love one of their "Big Dummy" bikes.
Pithy comments aside, I may be unintelligent, but I'm certainly not uninformed. I work at the biggest trauma hospital in the UK, and have seen a number of cycling related head injuries myself. I can offer a few anecdotal stories too. I know two very high powered guys who were knocked off their bike and weren't wearing a helmet. One spent weeks on ITU, the other was never able to work at the same capacity and had to take early retirement. I myself was the victim of a loose shoe clip and went AOT over the handlebars. My head hit the tarmac twice splitting my helmet in two. Another colleague hit a pot hole and did exactly the same. The helmet manufacturer even gave him a free new one after he wrote to them thanking them for saving his life. A helmet won't always save your life. Head injuries are caused by your head hitting the road, not by being hit by a truck. That split second accident however which you can do nothing about could result in you being debilitated for the rest of your life.
ReplyDeleteAs for being anonymous... does it really matter if you don't know my name? You now know more about me than you do about Laurence above. I'm not hiding, I just can't be bothered messing about with Gmail. I actually am a regular reader of your blog and take great enjoyment from it, although a lot of your content isn't really my style.
Thank you Anonymous. I objected to your comment because it was made in total ignorance of how or when I use helmets when I cycle. It also could have been made in a more sensitive way. I have been involved in a major cycling accident myself - I wasn't saved by the fact I was wearing a helmet. Despite that, I always use a helmet unless cycling slowly on the quietest of roads.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, this is obviously a sensitive topic for us both and it's irrelevant to the blog - let's make up and stick to enjoying the blog.
GF.
Great. I won't be wearing one of those caps for cycling, but I might get one for watching the footie.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see the above 'spat' was resolved. But the implications of the images that are posted can not be ignored. I think the Sartorialist is a great blog but the number of images posted where people are smoking is downright offensive.
ReplyDeleteJust to wade into the helmet debate- I have recently stopped wearing my helmet after years of religiously wearing it.
ReplyDeleteIt was brought upon by being away on my bike during the heatwave in the summer and wearing a sun-hat instead of a helmet out of necessity.
Since returning home and settling back into normal cycling (mainly commuting) I've continued to not wear it. It's incredibly liberating.
There is a very strong argument that says that people are deterred from cycling because it is seen as some kind of "elitist" pursuit in this country.
We all know it's not, but this is often the perception.
Normalising it by not wearing helmets, lycra, absurd hi-viz jackets and the like absolutely does and will continue to encourage non-cyclists to take it up as a means of transport and more.
More cyclists on the road = more visibility, more care taken by drivers and (eventually) better infrastructure.
Better driving and better infrastructure will reduce the number of casualties (head traumas and all others) far more than current cyclists like you or I wearing a helmet.
I'm a pretty experienced, confident cyclist. I obey the rules of the road, I don't put myself in dangerous positions in traffic, I know my commute (and my potholes), I'm not very likely to come off my bike and bang my head.
I actually now see not wearing my helmet as somehow doing my little bit to encourage others to cycle.
Nice cap by the way! I'm sorely tempted to order one.
Went for my first cycle ride of the year this week, and could really have done with a good cap. My head was freezing.
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