With the cap in Belgium - Velofollies 2026

Cycling is a huge passion in Belgium, so it's hardly surprising that the second-largest cycling trade fair in Europe, according to Wikipedia, takes place in Kortrijk, a city of 80,000 inhabitants. We in Düsseldorf can...

Greetings from the hat

It's bitterly cold outside, so I'm saving the last of the year's energy for activities other than driving 500 kilometers in the days between Christmas and New Year's. For example, a task I enjoy completing...

The hat is taking a Christmas break.

Dear friends of the hat, There's still plenty to do behind the scenes, but the shop and workshop will remain closed for a few days. We're taking a short break from December 24th to January...

Gravel with Protect Our Winters and Café Du Cycliste

Even though the sun didn't venture out until the afternoon and the morning was quite chilly, our start to the gravel season with a ride as part of PROTECT OUR WINTERS' Mobility Month was a...

The "Protect Our Winters" - Beanies - Gravel - Ride

A gravel ride celebrating Protect Our Winters' Mobility Month. Presented by Café Du Cycliste. We look forward to inviting you to a gravel ride together with the German chapter of the American climate protection organization...

It's Block Party Time at the Prachtboulevard - Around the Kö 2025

Sunday on the Kö has been a regular part of our annual schedule since the Race am Rhein 2016. We brought a lot of things with us again this year, from our hats, socks, and...

Königsallez 2025 – Around the Kö is in da House

Our summer of events at the Mütze is entering the next round. We'll once again be guests both in front of and behind the scenes at Düsseldorf's biggest cycling spectacle since the Grand Départ. The...

    265 kilometers? Totally crazy. – A Sunday in long-distance mode

    The fit guys on the side of Bismarck Street were curious about our somewhat battered group that evening, wondering where we were from. Holland was their first guess. But the length of our journey was...

    Crossing Borders again: Crossing Borders XL Edition

    After the Crossing Borders debut in March was sold out within 12 hours and we all had so much fun on the trip to Maastricht, a repeat was at the top of our agenda. The...

      The cap overnighter in the Eifel

      For years, we've been toying with the idea of ​​organizing an overnight trip to the Eifel. Volker and Birgit put the plan into action, combining two routes that combine asphalt and forest highways, taking us...

        Visit to the cooperative - the cap at Orbea

        There are certainly many different ways to document a company's success. Sales, profits, the long history, or even the popularity and value of a brand are fixed indicators that we can all quickly understand. However,...

        Can this be topped? Cyclingworld 2025

        Constantly dwelling on superlatives becomes a bit tiring over time, both for readers and writers. After all, you can always top it all to infinity. But we can't just make up something negative right now;...

        Cyclingworld 2025 - This should rock pretty well...

        We've often mentioned how excited we are about Cyclingworld. Of course, what could be better than having one of Europe's most important cycling trade fairs in our hometown? We're always surprised that even here in...

          In the Dutch Mountains - Crossing Borders Vol.1

          With Albion & Hunt Wheels to Maastricht to Off The Map: a road trip in two groups of Schicke Mütze and friends. We would like to mention it briefly to start with: For us, convinced...

          Goodbye, düsseldorf300, it was nice with you…

          Fancy a little time machine? Four editions of long-distance fun in Düsseldorf are reason enough for a little look back, even if we're no longer part of the organizing team... It all started with an...