Ethical cycle clothing is perfectly in keeping with a pursuit that is environmentally benign.
Route is an ethical cycle wear label based in Scotland helping to keep the cycling cap alive. Their caps are handmade in Glasgow using Harris Tweed, bamboo silk and organic fair trade cotton. We’re fans of the company’s free ‘repair or replace’ service to keep its clothing in use for as long as possible. Customers can return any Route product in need of repair. If they can’t fix the problem, they recycle the item into something else and send you a replacement.
Win a Route Clothing cycling cap
Featuring a double cotton construction to give added protection from the wind, this is the £28 Route Clothing floral cap. The lightweight cotton is breathable helping to keep the worst of the cold. A cotton sweat band helps wick sweat away from your head and keeping you cool on hot days. We have one to give away – leave us a comment below and we’ll pick a name out of the hat.
The cycling cap
The casquette has been worn for almost as long as there has been competitive cycling, but since helmets became compulsory for racing, the humble cycling cap has risked becoming little more than a fashion accessory. This is a shame because they are as practical as they are stylish. The short peak can be turned up or down providing shade from sunlight and shielding eyes from rain.
The ethical choice
The ETA was established in 1990 as an ethical provider of green, reliable travel services. Over 30 years on, we continue to offer cycle insurance , breakdown cover and mobility scooter insurance while putting concern for the environment at the heart of all we do.
The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be the UK’s most ethical provider.
Mark B
Top Hat! I’d love one.
Keith
Hi, is this cap MAGIC as well as retro. – to recreate the 50s when I started cycling. Empty roads, British-made bikes( & everything else), and train guards’ vans which swallowed bikes,prams, luggage et al. Saw a bloke with a fridge once. It was me. Cordially, Keith.
Mike Croker
But not the floral one 😉
giuseppe
Do i really want one of those? Hmm…
rob ward
love to add to my collection
rob ward
love to add to my colection
David Dunnico
If you wanna get a hat – get a head
Euan Thomson
I wouldn’t be seen dead in a baseball cap but I’d love to wear this cycling cap.
Greg
Jus the the cap to have
Peter Clark
It’s rare I see a cycling item I don’t have!
James Tinsley
Would love a cap to cycle in
Lynne
It’s good to see another company is following the ethical route.
Fergus Duncanson
This would be a big improvement on the baseball cap I often use!
nailujc
Hmm… nicely cut & would fit in fine in the city. Not sure I would be brave enough to sport it in rural Norfolk!
jon faro
Awesome, have to get a classic steel framed bike with downtube shifters to go with though.
Raf
this would cap it all off… : )
Will Bramhill
I liked these caps, then twentysomething son looked over my shoulder and liked them too. What greater endorsement can you want?
Julian Fargher
Great concept and looks smart, but maybe not the flowery one on club rides!
TD
How could one do without this!
Darren C
Put my name in the hat to win, er, a hat!
Ben Young
Sort of reminds me of cycling in bygone times!
Paul Rock
Sounds great 🙂
Paul Butler
Nice cap!
Stephen Davies
This would top off my Eroica outfit just right!
craig
a really cool warm hat!
bryn
I’ve got the retro Reynolds steel bike, just need this hat to complete my look for L’Eroica Britanica 2016.
craig
Such a cool hat would keep me toasty!
Sara Oschlag
I love the cap! Been looking for one for ages & this is the one!
charlotte moncrieff
My daughter Rose would love this
Sara
This cap will make me ride faster! ❤️ #oldhatnewtricks