Granny Gear Hats

Fire Sale! All hats now $25

2009-08-07T09:27:00.000-07:00

That's right, you heard it.

All hats are on sale right now for $25.

Come to 2421 W. Arthington St, Chicago, IL on Saturday Aug 8 to pick 'em up.

I'm sure they'll go fast.

Oh yea, there's also a yardsale at that address at the same time.

(Sweet)

Celeste, Lots'a'Dots, and Plaid

2009-07-07T08:51:00.000-07:00

More hats!!!!

Celeste (to match those deep v's or that Pista Concept!), Dot Matrix (with eyes!), and Brown Plaid (He's gone Plaid!) Celeste is lined with white with small green polka dots. then kind of a funky.. black and white sorta zebra something or other with a green bill.

all hats are $35 hand made, re-appropriated materials. people are saying that these are the best hats they have ever worn, ask all of Team Beer'd and some people at Smart Bike Parts.

Also, we came up with this little ditty, just in time for the Bicycle Film Festival as it makes its way across the country.

Bicycle Film Festival hat. Made from the BFF Musette bags given out last year. Outside is a peleton and the inside is the Cinelli/BFF Logo pattern. and some champ stripes just for good measure.

New Email Address

2009-06-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

For anyone that wants to contact us, please feel free to email us at

GrannyGearHats at Gmail dot com

Yea... just take out the 'at' make it a @ and the dot and make it a '.'

Ya'll are smart.

Oh Hai... Forget about us?

2009-06-16T07:39:00.000-07:00

I hope not! We're still around. Sorry I haven't updated much. Most of the content usually hits the Team Beer'd blog instead.

I have 3 new hats in.

One blue.

One green.

One cream with red and white polka dots.

There are still some hats left over at Smart Bike Parts at 3031 W. Armitage, in Logan Square, Chicago.

Who knows, maybe these hats will end up there too!

Snag one today.

2009-04-09T13:56:00.000-07:00

Some of the Team Beer'd team issue caps have arrived and have been dispersed amongst the ranks. So far people have said...

"These are freakin' sweet" - Adam

"The hats are awesome! ... I'm gonna rock this hard. Best cycling cap I've ever owned!*

*(In this decade. The 90's and neon went together like Metal and Whiskey)" - Josh

Granny Gear Hats Now Available at Smart Bike Parts

2009-03-18T06:44:00.000-07:00

Friends and Co-Sponsors of Team Beer'd, Smart Bike Parts, now carries Granny Gear Hats.
The hats are only available in-store, so you can't get the hats from their website just yet.
If you wish to order one, you will have to go through myself.
Feel free to email me with requests.
Located in Logan Square, Chicago, right off of Humbolt Boulevard at 3031 W Armitage Ave
Call them any time at (773) 384-3010‎.
Eric, Casey, and everyone else there are the jam.
GG Hats will run you about $37 there (sorry, they gotta make money too!)

Also, we are working out the details on Custom Hats (!!). When we have all of that hashed out, I'll post it here for everyone to see.

Chicago BMX'er, Kevin Porter, Opens Coffee Shop

2009-03-03T12:49:00.000-08:00

Delicious Cafe at 3827 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613 just recently opened.
I found this news via Defgrip
Here's the flickr
This is really exciting to me. It doesn't appear to be a "Bike Shop/Coffee Shop" specifically, but it's a Coffee Shop ran by bikers, whether they be BMX or what-have-you, it's still one new place in Chicago to add to the list of rad bike-centric places.

Good job KP. I'll be seeing you soon.

Lock up your back doors and lock up your livers. Team Beer'd is here.

2009-03-02T12:27:00.001-08:00

Granny Gear Hats is proud to announce it's sponsorship of Team Beer'd.
Check out more over at www.teambeerd.com

Tour da Chicago 2009 Final Stage. Feb. 28, 8pm. Lincoln Statue

2009-02-27T09:50:00.001-08:00

After Party TBD.

COG Magazine 1 Year Anniversary. Chicago. Feb.21.

2009-02-18T06:38:00.000-08:00

Click the flyer to see detail.

Friday the 13th, 2009, Chicago.

2009-02-12T14:15:00.000-08:00

Taj and some other dude riding at Rays Indoor MTB

2009-02-11T15:46:00.000-08:00

Most of the video is crap, except for the parts where Taj is flowing, but forget about that and fas forward to about 3:55.

Whoa.

Winter Hats have been around for a while.. sorry.

2009-01-26T15:24:00.000-08:00

So yea! Here we go!
Finally have the winter hats in, if you didn't already know through my Flickr.
They are made of 100% Merino Wool, which means they are super soft, comfy, don't stink, and are washable!
They are $40
Granny Gear Hats will soon be available at Smart Bike Parts in Logan Square, Chicago, IL.

Last weekend was Stage 2 of the 2009 Tour da Chicago. It was brutally cold out, a whopping -14ºF. I thought it would be a good idea to get out and race, but I quickly realized I am so very out of shape. I finished with 3 other Team Beer'd Members, Hughje, Shirley Temple, and Lara.
All photos from the Tour by Ira @ beingtotallysweetinchicago.com

DRINK! SPIN! PUKE!

2008-12-22T10:29:00.000-08:00

TONIGHT! Last IRO Sprints for 2008!

Cobra Lounge!

9pm!

IRO Sprints - Cobra Lounge- Mondays in December 2008 from Matthew on Vimeo

I will also bring hats with me tonight, so anyone that wants one, hit me up.

By the way. Here is the latest Winter Hat. This thing RULES!

100% Merino Wool.

$45

WINTER HATS!!

2008-11-28T09:26:00.001-08:00

100% Merino Wool. Hand stitched. 4-Panel Winter Cycling Cap with ear flap.

This was the 1st prototype, so the price you are seeing will not represent future caps.

Sorry. So consider this a promo deal!

$40

Champaign, IL Cranksgiving and Winter Hats

2008-11-27T08:09:00.000-08:00

Down in Champaign/Urbana, a college town in southern Illinois, a man named Luke did a good thing.
He organized the area's first Cranksgiving. It looks like it was a success.

Here are the winners
1 - Stephanie Seiler
2 - Desiree Gualandri
3 - Josh Ritchey
4 - Fred Davidson
5 - Kyle French
5 - Lisa Hall
7 - Warren Montgomery
8 - Mike Pennington

Skid - Brent Levitt
Footdown - Stephen
Sprints - Andrew ??
Trackstand - Sean Laude

Granny Gear donated some hats for 1st place and winner of skids.

The winter hats are coming along nicely after a little R&R and R&D this week.
Pictures up as soon as I get back from holiday.

IRO SPRINTS! GOOO!!!! DON'T STOP PEDALING!!

2008-11-20T13:37:00.000-08:00

Iro Sprints is bicycle roller racing in a social setting. The bicycles
are fixed safely inside on a stage and competitors sprint 400 meters
to the screams of the crowd who watch their progress on a projector.
This December a series of Monday races will occur December 1st, 15th
and 22nd at 9pm at Cobra Lounge (21+ 235 N. Ashland). All are
encouraged to participate, the cost is $5 to compete in the nightly
tournament. All proceeds will benefit the Bicycle Messenger Emergency
Fund, a non profit organization that provides emergency compensation
to bicycle messengers who are hurt on the job. There will be various
attractions such as team relays, a live metal soundtrack, and prizes
for the winners.

Video cut by yours truly.

IRO Sprints - Cobra Lounge- Mondays in December 2008 from Matthew on Vimeo.

NEW HAT DAY!

2008-11-18T16:48:00.000-08:00

#38 - Wool Exterior

#33

#37
#36

#30
#32
#31
#31With optional ear warmer.

All caps are --- each and one size fits most unless otherwise noted.

Visit my Flickr for more details about each cap's size.

****Because I have yet to grasp this blogging thing, some of the pictures are sadly cut off. I do not know how to fix it so I encourage you to please visit the Flickr to see the images in all their full framed glory

A trip out West in 2005 and Wool Hats

2008-11-03T08:15:00.000-08:00

A few merino wool hats are on the way just in time for winter!

I shot this while on an epic trip out west with Ben Popper and Gen Pasquezi.

West Coast 2005 from Matthew on Vimeo.

RACES RACES RACES!!!!

2008-10-22T09:20:00.000-07:00

CHICAGO!
HALLOWEEN!
DO IT!
1334 W. Cornelia
Reg. 7:30
GO! 8pm
Sponsored by Rapha, Sparks, and Yojimbos Garage. (Maybe even Granny Gear Hats)

GG will also be sponosoring the Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving
more info here.

Hutcinson Ad- Stolen from J. Prolly's blog

2008-10-21T08:57:00.000-07:00

i don't see too many things like this that really inspire me.
this hutchinson spot really hits the mark and gets the filmmaker and cyclist in me all riled up.

It's been too long.

2008-10-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

Hey. So here are some newbies. I've been busy with work for the past 2 weeks and haven't been able to post these.
The black one is 8 panel and stitched with Champion Colors. 100% Cotton. $35
The gray one is 4 panel. Made of everyone's favorite... Flanel. super soft. Lined. $25.

Did you know they are making a live action GI Joe movie? It's going to be terrible, but I'm so gonna go see it.

2nd Race of 5 in the 1st Second Annual Team Beer'd Classics Alleycat Series, Presented by Rapha, Sparks, and Yojimbos Garage

2008-10-07T14:56:00.000-07:00

and Current Standings
Michael Sz(?) 3,000,000
Clayton 4,000,000
Rudy 5,000,000
Ortiz 7,000,000
Hails 8,000,000
Mes 9,000,000
Goldscott 10,000,000
Dawn 11,000,000
Brendan 12,000,000
Mareesha 14,000,000
Hannah 15,000,000
Kim 16,000,000
Brandon 18,000,000
Matt 19,000,000
Dan Cunningham 27,000,000
Kyla 90,000,000
Casey 93,000,000
Lara 98,000,000
Christina Peck 104,000,000
Simon 105,999,999
Allison Peck 106,000,000 First Female
Oren 119,000,000
Mike Phippen 119,000,000
Edward 126,000,000
Lois Garcia 128,000,000
Joe S. 134,000,000
Andrew 135,000,000
Sean 143,000,000
Kieran 150,000,000
Kessler Tilt!
Coyote DG 157,000,000 Overall winner

IRO Sprints TONIGHT!

2008-10-04T11:00:00.001-07:00

The new Bailout Plan has some benefits for Cyclists.

2008-10-02T16:17:00.000-07:00

This is from CNN
"Transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters: The measure would allow employers to provide benefits to employees who commute to work via bicycle, such as help purchasing and maintaining a bicycle. The measure would cost taxpayers $10 million."

and also

http://dealbreaker.com/images/thumbs/Bailoutbill.pdf

See page 205. Reimbursement of up to $20 for each "qualifying" bicycle commuting month will be allowed as part of the plan.

That's kind of exciting, but it doesn't really mean much. It might get more people on bikes, which would be cool. I think it would come down to the employer to decide if this sort of tax incentive will work or not.

This Kind of Rules

2008-10-02T16:05:00.001-07:00

CLP - Ain't Nobody Cooler (Video edit) - BNR27 from CLP - Chris de Luca vs Phon.o on Vimeo.

Gettin' Around.

2008-10-02T15:11:00.000-07:00

Well after making my way to Jackson Park a few weekends ago to witness my first Cyclocross race, it turns out that my photos have been picked up by a few blogs around town. Namely the Team Pegasus team blog and Chicago Bike Racing.

After watching cyclocross, I couldn't imagine how grueling it must be. It is probably one of the most torturous sports I have ever seen. A good buddy of mine, Ben Popper, has moved up the ranks quickly in the past few years. I never really understood what he was doing up until that Sunday, and to be able to do this at that level takes some real commitment. Go Ben!

Team Beer'd Presents the 1st Second Annual Classics Race Series

2008-09-29T10:03:00.001-07:00

Here's the info about the greatest race series ever (next to the Tour da Chicago, of course).

So here is some info:
Points will be given out two ways.
1. The most obvious way; by your placing in each race. this will be just like TdC. First place gets 100 and then it goes down from there.
2. The second way is by picking up the bonus points. These will change with each race but could be; getting certain items, being the first to a location, doing a side task, contributing to the delinquency or non-sobriety of Kessler, ect. Some will be a required part of each race, some will not.

It will be up to you to decide which is more important. Sometimes winning the war is more important then winning a battle.

There will be five races. Each Sunday in October and on Halloween. I can tell you that races will involve a closed course race, a revamped fakenger, a comprehension checkpoint race, an open course race and a Halloween race*.

The move to Sunday is allowing use to do a few things. First races can be longer, which allows us to do more. Second, Sundays work better for more people. Third, we have work on Wednesday and Thursday but not on Sunday.

The safety question: The move to sunday was part of it but how the race's are being structured is the bigger(and in my view, the more important) part. So let me make it clear. You do not need to be the fastest person to win overall. It could help, but figuring out a good strategy will be more important.

I suggest everyone friend Team Beer'd on myspace. We will be posting starting locations and times there.

Thank you.

*not necessarily in that order(except for Halloween) and one might change.

Go to Team Beer'd's Myspace for all other info.

For all the hate mail (or love letters) send to team.beer.d@gmail.com

TEAM BEER'D 1ST SECOND ANNUAL CLASSICS SERIES RACE #1

2008-09-26T19:17:00.001-07:00

CIncinnati Pumpkin Rally. October 18, 2008

2008-09-26T07:02:00.000-07:00

Cincinnati's races will ruin you. Go if you can.

BMX!!! RADAR GUNS!!! GNAARRRRR!!!!

2008-09-25T16:35:00.001-07:00

Laundry

2008-09-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

Laundry List of Things Coming Up-

I'm having a Yard Sale this weekend.

The Classics are just around the bend.

There is a race this weekend with no flyer. It's called the "Hipsters vs. Yuppies" Race.

SUNDAY
09/28/08
8PM
Buckingham Fountain (around 500 S. Columbus)
$5

and here is a pic of a recent happy customer, Brad. This guy loves his new hat.

BEWARE! COLLABORATIONS!

2008-09-19T06:25:00.000-07:00

In the coming months, there are going to be a few collaborations.

You just wait and see, I'm sure they're gonna be pretty kick ass.

New Hats In!!!

2008-09-15T20:02:00.000-07:00

Take a gander at these!

$35 each.

More hats and photos of the hats here.

More of EVERYTHING!

More's always good, right?

clicky clicky.

Holy Glowing Grips!

2008-09-09T15:13:00.001-07:00

Sweet. I stole the image from Knight Bike Co.

These would look sweet on my tarck bike, but even better on my BMX bike.

Swoop at Albes

2008-09-08T12:57:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was really nice.

Friday I got some sweet Knuckle Tattoos, courtesy of Robin Amer.

Saturday, after being let off the hook at work, I got some drinks with Skidmore (who is a proud owner of a Granny Gear hat) and road around some.

I ended up at Braley's going away party for a little while, then headed home to get up early.

On Sunday, Chris J, Ben VC, and I drove up to Kettle Moraine for some trail time.

Starting the day with a newly discovered Dunkin Donuts was the right idea.

We met up with Dan and Erin who camped out the night before.

Yesterday wrecked me.

New Header and More Info About the Hats.

2008-09-04T10:08:00.001-07:00

I got bored at work and I whipped that little puppy up.

And now for something completely different; The construction of our hats!

8 Paneled, dual ply, recycled cotton keeps your head super comfy, even under a helmet.

The inside fabric cooridinates with the outer layer and has a band to absorb sweat and keep your noggin feelin' awesome and lookin' good all day. We cannot assure the degree of hat hair you may or may not receive while using our product.

All hats are handmade and can be custom ordered*.

Some hats are reversible, others are not.

All of our hats are one size fits most. So if you have a slightly larger skull than the rest of us, let us know. we will be glad to help you out.

*Custom orders will cost extra. If necessary, the fabric will also need to be provided by the customer. Custom options coming soon.

Here's a shot of one of the hats in, uh... "action".

...And It Begins. Welcome to Granny Gear Hats

2008-09-02T07:36:00.000-07:00

Hey. I'll have a better blog later.

Here are some older hats that you can check out. More to come soon.