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...

        Same same but different… Our hat review 2024

        Writing annual reviews is an ambitious business. You try to spare your readers from boring repetitions over the years, you have to find the balance between the big picture and the small details, you shouldn't...

          The big workpacking evening with Gunnar Fehlau in the Mütze

          When it comes to bikepacking, we were relatively early on with the hat, as a customer asked us about the Apidura bags, which have since become an integral part of our range. Over the years,...

            Rund um die Kö 2024 - A cycling festival becomes a festival

            When you enter the Kö at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, the morning of the event, and watch the hustle and bustle and relatively quickly get to work setting up your own stand and messing around...

            Ladies & Gentlemen, we proudly present - the Race of the Races, here comes the ultimate local cycling race, here comes RUND UM DIE KÖ 2024.

            Cycling is going through the roof again, the epic battles are not only being shown in the media on Eurosport, ARD and ZDF, even Netflix has discovered the sport and has easily released two seasons...

            Long distance with fun - Düsseldorf 300 Edition 2024

            While the next event, Rund um die Kö, is waiting for us around the corner, we would like to take a quick look back at the 2024 edition of düsseldorf300. You can't say that the...

              Hindsight is always 20/20 – ten years of Chic Hat

              We have received many great compliments over the past ten years, but I was personally very pleased to hear that the hat's success and importance are the result of hard work. Not because I can't...

              Eurobike 2024 – And what’s it like for you?

              Eurobike invited people to Frankfurt for the third time, and we were there for the third time. While times are stormy, and not just in the bike industry, there is a positive mood within our...

                A Sunday of good deeds - The Dixsept Charity Ride for Stay! The Refugee Aid Düsseldorf

                We don't need to waste many words on the second edition of Dixsept 's charity ride - a solidarity for a good cause and an enormous amount of support from all 100 participants for the...

                  2024 without Querfeldrhein

                  Dear cycling community, dear hat friends, After internal discussions in the organization team, we have decided to cancel Querfeldrhein 2024. Believe us, this decision was not easy for anyone, but given the experiences of the...