From cycling caps to thermo beanies, these fit underneath your helmet to protect your head from the chill and allow shade for your eyes from low sun during rides.

Prior to joining Bicycling, he raced professionally on the road and track for over ten years and dabbled in cyclo-cross and cross-country mountain bike racing as a junior. Reflective racing-stripe style strips run front to back give a bit of extra visibility on grim days too. Equally passionate about leisure as he is his penmanship, Kevin dedicates his spare time to graphic novels, birding, making cold brew, and taking long, meandering walks. An addition to your helmet, not an alternative, our cycling hats and helmets are designed to fit together. Some cycling beanies are thin enough to wear under a helmet and are a great way to keep warm on chilly commutes.It can be worn like a regular casquette, with its traditional cycling cap visor working to keep the rain out of your eyes, but there is also a fold-down panel made of Thermoflex fabric which can be deployed when the wind starts to bite that’ll keep your ears from falling off. uk/products/giro-ambient-under-helmet-cycling-skull-cap 8459244339489 Ambient Under Helmet Cycling Skull Cap 23. Registered office: Icknield Street Drive, Washford West, Redditch, Worcestershire, England, B98 0DE.

The two-inch ear band sufficiently covered our ears and can be folded up for a little extra ventilation. If you decide to purchase the bike, the balance you owe will be based on a percentage of how much the bike was worth at the time you took out the Cycle To Work scheme. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy.With a snug fit that covers your ears and forehead without cutting into your field of vision, the Skull Cap is as minimalist as they come. Either way, a fit that’s slim given the level of protection offered ensures it’ll slip easily under a helmet. With its low-profile design, the Roubaix Skull Cap winter cycling cap covers all the sensitive areas of the head, including the ears.

Easily slim enough to fit under a helmet, its three-layer waterproof, windproof and breathable construction doesn’t add as much bulk as you might expect. Fleece, for example, is a synthetic fibre that is based on insulating wool but offers improved breathability and moisture management. Here’s something you might not know: Our bodies lose heat equally through all areas of exposed skin. Therefore, many hats we offer have reflective elements or hi-vis colours for additional safety in road traffic.

Headwear includes clothing to wear underneath your helmet whilst cycling as well as items that you can wear on their own when you're off the bike. Reflective piping around the sides and detailing embedded in the Castelli label to the rear complete the package.

At Chain Reaction, you will find cycling cap brands such as Assoss, Castelli, dhb, GripGrab and more, with men’s and women’s cycling caps for under helmets available. However, when it comes to winter riding, designers have struggled to come up with a look that adequately fits the term ‘classic’.An ultralight and breathable cycling cap that will keep the sun out of your eyes on warm days, while working to move sweat away from your scalp for temperature regulation. Our handmade quality and technical fabrics put us on top in multiple group tests amongst the top-rated brands. Castelli reckons this is suitable for riding in temperatures between 5-10°C, but we reckon it’d still serve you well in temperatures below that. They use windproof materials or membranes for their underhelmets to block cold wind and keep you warm.