Just seen KAPZ a top cap design company.

Some lovely designs and looks like you can design your own and they will make them.

Would Bearbones be interested?

https://www.kapz.com/designer-caps

I had them make me one for Taylor a couple of years ago in recognition of him having attended all 10 WRT. 'Twas lovely with deep laser etching / engraving but it wasn't cheap and that's the thing that's always put me off from having any made.

Maybe instead of getting a load made.

Maybe send them a design and if any on the forum want one, they buy them themselves individually, direct from Hedz?

Would that work?

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:53 pm I had them make me one for Taylor a couple of years ago in recognition of him having attended all 10 WRT. 'Twas lovely with deep laser etching / engraving but it wasn't cheap and that's the thing that's always put me off from having any made.

Thought I had a photo of it somewhere but it would appear that I haven't.

Would that work?

Possibly, I'll inquire.

Thought I had a photo of it somewhere but it would appear that I haven't.

I know I've got one but I also know it's rubbish and blurred

I've got one on my bike, was a birthday present

Says "Keep going daddy" and then the names of my kids. Seems pretty good quality, definitely recommended

I got a few made up for a group of guys I go cycling with - it was a Xmas pressy to them all. Nicely made. Designs just have to be worked around the fact there's a hole in the middle.

did you go for two buttocks?

Zombie bear

Here's a picture of Taylor's posh cap, gotta say he's got it dirty since he got it

I’ve had a couple over the years from KAPZ
They have been great

Maybe send them a design and if any on the forum want one, they buy them themselves individually, direct from Kapz?

Right then, as promised I've started making inquiries and I'll tell you that it's like slowly pulling teeth with pliers. So, before I continue, I thought I'd best just check and see whether anyone would actually be interested in buying a cap. Rightly or wrongly, I'm thinking that 'Stop Being Soft' would likely be the obvious choice of design. However, to do them justice I'm reckoning they may need to be of a boltless variety which aren't cheap ... something like £29


It might be possible to get a colour matched bolt, in which case the price would likely drop to around £23.

Either way, they're not exactly cheap. Do I carry on or give it up as a bad job?

I'm reckless with money - Count me in.

I have to say I like my beer bottle top stem caps so I'll pass

For that much I'd just put a sticker there and accept that it would look more tatty than etched bling. Tatty is more my vibe anyway.

A sticker designed around a bolt hole would be of interest, but may not do the design justice and would still look tatty after any rain or time.

There's a possibility (and it'd take a while to find out) that I could laser etch some annodised caps on the laser cutter in my department at school. As we're currently not in, then I haven't got access to the tech details to see if we have the right wavelength of laser to do that.

If anyone was interested then I'll have a hunt when we're back in a few weeks (maybe...)

Well I seem to remember asking you if you were going to do cycle caps and top caps at the end of last year, So I'm certainly in for a stop being soft top cap.

I actually started working up some of my own artwork using the skull and crossbones version of the bear, with the stop being soft slogan as I assumed you won't going to go down this route.

Of the things I'd blow that amount of cash on from "you" a top-cap would not be one of them. I could get another bamboo T for that sort of money

composite wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:12 am Well I seem to remember asking you if you were going to do cycle caps and top caps at the end of last year, So I'm certainly in for a stop being soft top cap.

I actually started working up some of my own artwork using the skull and crossbones version of the bear, with the stop being soft slogan as I assumed you won't going to go down this route.

Snap, but I cheated and just used a pic of the original sticker. Unfortunately too blurry for them so would definitely be up for an official one.

Cycle cap would be ace

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:47 pm I got a few made up for a group of guys I go cycling with - it was a Xmas pressy to them all. Nicely made. Designs just have to be worked around the fact there's a hole in the middle.

I didn’t get one of those either

Cycle cap would be ace

I had some lovely caps made Malc and gave one to all those who entered the last Winter Event

Put me down as a no

Thanks for trying though

I think I'm finally getting somewhere - I'm hoping that anyone who wants one will simply be able to buy one directly from Kapz as and when they feel the need.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 5:39 pm

Cycle cap would be ace

I had some lovely caps made Malc and gave one to all those who entered the last Winter Event

Bugger! I was just about coping with having to work rather than bike the last few months, knowing I missed out on this might just push me over the edge!!!