I've also used a Buff brand merino wool neck gaiter up around my ears, they're 100% wool and easy to turn into a balaclava. I start with it around my neck and pull it up around the back of my head to cover my ears, then put my helmet over that. Depending on how cold it is I pull it over my mouth and nose. Easy to adjust while riding
I'll add that my wool buff is older and the newer ones aren't as good. They have a big seam in them and the wool finish isn't as nice. Newer ones are by no means bad, just not as good as they were :0) On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 1:15:46 PM UTC-5 Eric Marth wrote: > I second Mike's recommendation of the Randi Jo wool flip up caps. The > merino ear cover can tuck into the hat when you don't need to cover your > ears. They also make a version in waxed canvas with the same merino cover. > I really appreciate that the RJF designs often use neutral colors, nice > solids, no labels, no logos, no bright colors. Made in Oregon. > > https://randijofab.com/collections/caps/products/copy-of-wool-flip-up-caps > > [image: Screen Shot 2025-01-26 at 1.12.28 PM.png] > > On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 11:47:08 AM UTC-5 Lucky wrote: > >> I don’t have any in fleece but I am a big fan of hats from Lugs Not >> Drugs, made by Zephyr Line (@zephylineworkshop) >> And he currently has upcycled fleece hats. >> I actually had a custom made by Zephyr just by messaging directly so you >> can probably get whatever you want made including ear flaps. >> [image: 474574042_623413110072730_3409680465409918622_n.jpg] >> >> LugsNotDrugs on Instagram: "Upcycled fleece custom 4 panel unstructured >> caps are now in stock! Dark olive green fleece crown with a darkish salmon >> bill. The flexible bill is also a bit longer and wider for more coverage >> from the elements. Olive green sweatband. Multi-colored bungee cord and >> black button adjuster to get the fit just right. Huckleberry patch sewn on >> by hand. Made by @zephyrlineworkshop of Ohio. Link in bio Size Regular >> 21.5in - 23in EDITION of 6" >> <https://www.instagram.com/p/DFITZLCu65T/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==> >> instagram.com >> <https://www.instagram.com/p/DFITZLCu65T/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==> >> <https://www.instagram.com/p/DFITZLCu65T/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==> >> >> >> On Jan 26, 2025, at 08:34, J G <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Swrve has always had a great selection of winter caps: >> >> >> https://swrve.us/collections/winter-caps >> >> Not sure how many they have left that fit big heads as I always had to >> pick my spots. Check the fit notes, but for small to medium sizes, they >> have some really nice caps still. >> >> For the coldest days, I do tend to wear an extra layer as well with a >> wool beanie or wool cycling cap liner that I got from the original Ibex >> brand a decade plus ago. >> >> -Justus >> Mpls, MN >> >> On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 9:59:38 AM UTC-6 velomann wrote: >> >>> Randi Jo Fabrications Wool Flip-up caps are my personal favorite. I wear >>> them for cold weather cycling and cross country skiing. Oregon-made. >>> >>> https://randijofab.com/collections/caps/products/copy-of-wool-flip-up-caps >>> >>> I also have a couple Sheila Moon caps with ear flaps that work great. I >>> mourn the death of that SF company - they made good stuff. >>> >>> Mike M >>> >>> On Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 5:47:32 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> Curious what others wear on their heads to keep scalp and hears >>>> comforable when the temps drop below freezing. Watch caps/tuques/knit caps >>>> are warm, but I prefer something with a short brim to block sun and wind. >>>> >>>> I’ve got a several-model-years-old Pear Izumi stretch synthetic cap >>>> that is good to just below 40*F at our relatively high winter morning >>>> humidity levels but when temps approach freezing I need more ear >>>> protection. >>>> >>>> I also have an old Large Walz wool caps with ear flaps that is big >>>> enough to cover an Outdoor Research synthetic skull cap, and that works >>>> well down to the low 20s (when it approaches 20*F I wear a ND State >>>> Trooper’s hat from *Fargo*), but I’d like to get another winter >>>> cycling hat that has a brim and keeps my ears warm down to the upper >>>> teens, >>>> whether with or without the skull cap. >>>> >>>> I don’t like hoods. >>>> >>>> Note: I do not wear a helmet. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have a suggestion? URL? >>>> >>>> Aside: to vent: riding south this afternoon I came across a rather fat >>>> young man riding north on a small ICE motorcycle, tho’ he wasn’t going >>>> more >>>> than 25 mph. I felt the urge to do something but the encounter was too >>>> short for a plan. I daresay that any plan would have been fruitless or >>>> counter-productive anyway. Stupid city council who a few months ago >>>> legalized all kind of electric-assist 2-wheelers on our car-separated bike >>>> paths. I’m curious what others might do in this kind of situation: yell? >>>> Throw yourself athwart his path? Take an iPhoto and call the cops? Sign >>>> gravely and go on your way? Make fun of him on a bicycle discussion list? >>>> >>>> He wasn’t as fat as this, but he was short and on a small ICE motorbike >>>> with longish dark hair and beard. >>>> >>>> [image: image.png] >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>>> services >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >>>> >>>> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >>>> >>>> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >>>> >>> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6056a8a1-e386-4364-8510-26b0d1f2db46n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6056a8a1-e386-4364-8510-26b0d1f2db46n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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