Castelli

Retro Cap

We've always loved the idea, floated in days of yore, of rolling up to the start line with a cotton cycling cap at a jaunty angle on our head, taking it off and handing it to a pretty thing or eager school child, strapping on our leather casque and rolling away in a parade through the town before the hostilities begin five kilometers up the road. That cap would look much like the Castelli Retro Cycling Cap, only with more sponsors on it.

We never lived out this fantasy, as hairnets were banned in our youth and team caps are pretty rare commodities these days. We never found ourselves on a team that had a sufficient budget for giving away cycling caps at the rate of one per race. Looking at the Retro, it's jus as well. This is one we wouldn't want to give away.

Simple, yes, but beautiful. And, as we've written countless times, quite practical. Shield your skull from the sun, protect your eyes from both the sun and rain, warm your noggin after finishing a race, keep sweat out of your eyes when mastering your spin on the rollers indoors. Wash them in the machine; so long as you keep them out of a hot dryer, they should last and last and last.

The Retro cap is 100% cotton. It's a traditional four-panel pro design, with the Italian tricolore running down the middle. Castelli logos are screened on the sides. The bill has a contrasting color flare across the brim.

The Castelli Retro cap comes in the following colors: Black, Natural, and Pink. One size, fits most.