Gravel with Brooks - It's cold as ice

A few weeks ago we planned a gravel ride with Brooks hoping for a really great first spring loop. Nobody could have guessed that snow flurries and temperatures around the freezing point would prevail in...

    Farewell, you Hammersport year. And welcome to 2018!

    Outside, the winter weather is showing its lousy side, inside it's warm and your legs feel thick from the #Festive500 of the last few days. We allow ourselves a short, necessary break. Exactly the right...

      What's the name of this winter trip again? With the weird name?

      winter bitch parade time. From November to February. Every Sunday at 11 am Meeting point on the Rheinterrasse. And then we crank off together. Two to three hours. Flat stretches on the left bank of...

        The great awakening – Düsseldorf after the Tour de France

        It has been more than a week since the Tour de France convoy left Düsseldorf for Liège. A lot has happened in the peloton since then, falls and sprint duels have claimed prominent victims. We...

          And the world is watching... - The cap in the days of the tour

          The time has come. Starting next Thursday, Düsseldorf will be associated with cycling all over the world. 60 million people in 190 countries will view images of this beautiful city on the Rhine via TV...

            Myth of the Tour de France – La Grande Boucle in the NRW Forum

            Next weekend, one of the program items in the run-up to the Düsseldorf Grand Départ, which we in the cap are looking forward to, will start with the exhibition "Mythos Tour de France" in the...

              Two-wheeler weekend in the city - 100 days before the big departure.

              Sometimes we ask ourselves how much bike goes in and with the cap. How many bikes can we get? Answer: mostly quite a lot. A weekend with a shop, three trips and two days at...

                Bonjour le Tour – Düsseldorf in final sprint mode

                A hundred days before the start of the Grand Départ, our hometown switches to sprint mode – numerous cycling-related activities form the countdown to the largest sporting event Düsseldorf has ever hosted. Whether it's the...

                  We want our village to be more beautiful – welcome, Bicycle Film Festival!

                  In order to make urban cycling safer, not only must the infrastructure be improved, but a rethink must take place in the minds of all road users. Cyclists need acceptance and support, cycling must not...

                    There is a right weather in the wrong one – the winter bitch parade 2016/2017.

                    Dress warmly, we're going out. From November 6, 2016, every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. With the Renner, the Singlespeed or the Crosser. And with you, the friends of Chic Hats. And everyone who wants to...

                      That rocked once - the cap and the Düsseldorf cycling weekend

                      We had fun, cursed, suffered a little, drove fast and slow, cheered loudly, got angry and were happy to receive big praise. A great weekend with cycling, old and new friends, lots of emotions and...

                        Carhartt WIP x Pelago x Chic Hat - An evening around the bike, around the board and one gear

                        Skateboards and bicycles free you, expand your range of motion, put you in a good mood and blow the wind in your hair. If you fall, the wallpaper is off, whether it's off the bike...

                          HARDBRAKERS X RAD RACE – movie night in the hat

                          The Hamburg Hardbrakers crew and the Münster posse from Rad Race shouldered two films and are visiting us in their hats. We roll down the screen, put the beer cold and look forward to a...

                            A trade fair to our liking - The Berlin Bicycle Show 2016 and all the trappings

                            Last year we presented the cap and the classic ride in the halls at the Gleisdreieck with our own stand together with the Viennese colleagues from In Velo Veritas and the Selberbruzzlern. A nice experience,...

                              The cap & a ride on the wild thirteen.

                              There are days that are a single test. You test yourself, your willingness and will, your buttocks, the new helmet, the new jacket and also the test saddle. As you know, that's what today was...