Octopus Caps Events

New Caps

2011-11-29T18:39:00.001-08:00

Just posted a whole buncha new caps to the Etsy shop, including this Black Sabbath T-Shirt cap.

Just a reminder, we're shutting down shop for custom orders on Thursday December 1st, but will have 50+ caps in our Etsy shop right up till Christmas.

Click here to get to the shop!

The Meandering Match

2011-11-28T09:38:00.001-08:00

We just sent a couple of caps off to Jameson and Laurel, aka The Meandering Match, who are doing a 4262 mile ride across the United States next summer. They are looking to raise $1 per mile they ride to donate to a great cause.

They plan on working with a non profit named Bikes Without Borders. Check them out here. They provide bicycles to local health care workers as well as bicycle ambulances to rural towns in Malawi, Africa. Malawi is a very poor nation and there is a huge incidence of death to many people there including pregnant mothers because of the inaccessibility of health care.

Check out Jameson and Laurel's website here. They are currently in Vietnam, and their blog is pretty entertaining for anyone who has a case of wanderlust like myself.

Octopus in an Octopus Cap

2011-11-28T09:33:00.001-08:00

Octopus Kids

2011-11-28T06:31:00.001-08:00

We just opened our Octopus Kids Shop on Etsy!

To go take a look: Octopus Kids - Click Here

These caps make great holiday gifts for the little ones in your life. They're handmade like the rest of our caps in Columbus, Ohio, and made from recycled wool and specialty fabrics.

Holiday Orders

2011-11-06T17:59:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year again...
The Holidays are here!

Get your holiday custom cap orders in by Thursday, December 1st at midnight.

As of December 2nd, we'll be taking down the website for big changes, and it will be down until the first week in January of 2012.

Even though custom orders won't be available between December 2nd and January 6th, we'll have the Etsy store up and running that whole time. You can order an Etsy cap for delivery by Christmas up until December 20th.

Let us know if you have any questions by emailing us at info@octopuscaps.com.

Also, if you're in the Columbus area and looking for a ready-made cap, go check out the selections at Trek Bike Store on Sawmill, Roll: at Easton, and Paradise Garage in the Short North.

Day of the Dead Caps

2011-10-28T08:50:00.001-07:00

Take a trip over to our Etsy shop to see some new Day of the Dead caps we just listed.

Get 'em while they're hot!

Bike the C-Bus 2011

2011-08-26T04:37:00.000-07:00

Bike the C-Bus 2011 is just about a week away, and early bird registration has been extended until midnight tonight!
We love this ride because it takes you through many of the different areas Columbus has to offer and is appealing to all kinds of riders.

Go to the Bike the C-Bus website here for more information and to register.

We will be giving away caps to a couple of lucky riders, and will have a booth set up with our array of ready-made caps. Come visit us on Saturday, September 3rd! We will be there from 10am-1pm*.

Photos from last year's event, taken from the Bike the C-Bus website

*As we don't currently have a physical shop, this is a great opportunity to try on our caps and get one of your own without the wait time and extra cost of ordering a custom cap online.

Taking a little spring break.

2011-04-25T06:06:00.001-07:00

We'll be spring breaking from May 10th-22nd. This means if you want to get your caps before we leave, you need to order em before May 1st. All other orders won't be started until after we get back. In other words, expect them to be done 2-4 weeks after May 22nd, not from the date that you ordered them.

We hope you're enjoying some warmer spring weather!

Pinchflat Columbus!

2011-04-22T08:38:00.001-07:00

We're very excited here at Octopus for Pinchflat Columbus, an art show celebrating bikes. Not only are we sponsoring the show, but our very own Chelsea Perkins has a poster in it also! It is being held at Wild Goose Creative, and features over 25 different local artists. Each of the posters will be available for great prices, and each person who buys a print gets entered in a raffle for some awesome loot. You might go home with one of our caps!

The show supports Yay Bikes!. For more information, check out Pinchflat Columbus.

After the show kicks off on May 14th, Chelsea's poster will be available in our Etsy Shop. Check it out!

Broken Hearts Ride in Atlanta

2011-04-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

We just sent out a couple of caps to Sopo bikes, who's hosting the Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts ride May 6-8th in Atlanta. If you're in the area, go ride with them!
You can get more info here.

Syracuse April Fool's Alley Cat

2011-04-22T08:18:00.001-07:00

We're a little late on the uptake with posting about this ride, but it looks like it was a success all around. A couple of lucky riders went home with some Octopus Caps, and good times were had by all. If you want to see more pictures and a video from the event, go to their facebook page.

Now go out and ride your bike.

Second Saturday Sprints SF

2011-03-12T06:38:00.000-08:00

Are you in San Francisco? Then go ride with these guys tonight! We sent out some caps this week for the race, so you could go home with one and other cool stuff.

Check out their website for more info: Second Saturday Sprints

New Contact Information

2011-02-12T09:07:00.000-08:00

We've moved!

We are no longer at 3343 N. High St., and do not have caps for sale there, at Sea Gull bags, at this time...(but you should still go check out some great bags anyway).

If you need to send us anything, like a t-shirt for us to make into a cap, you can send it to:

Octopus Caps
PO Box 82182
Columbus, OH 43202

We also have a new phone number:

614-285-OCTS (6287)

As always, if you have any questions you can send an e-mail our way at info@octopuscaps.com.

Winter Riding.

2011-01-27T06:15:00.000-08:00

{Photo from the blizzard in New York found here}

It's been pretty dang cold here in the midwest lately, and it looks like it's not going to get warmer for a while. We've just updated our etsy shop with some winter and flapper caps to keep you warm during those frigid rides. As always, you can order a custom made winter cap on our site, and have one made to your exact specifications.

Keep on the lookout for more winter styles to be put up in the etsy shop this week.

Make Your Holiday Orders!

2010-11-30T15:12:00.000-08:00

ONE DAY LEFT!

Tomorrow is your last day to get your orders in for the Holidays!

Make sure to place your order before midnight Wednesday, December 1st if you want to get your caps before Christmas.

We'll be on a holiday break for the rest of December, so any orders made after tomorrow will not be started until January.

Road.cc Review

2010-11-30T14:59:00.000-08:00

One of our flapper caps was featured in a review on Road.cc, the cycling website of the year. The write up deemed our cap to be a fantastic value and comfortable.

To read the article for yourself, have a look here.

Order one for yourself here!

Holiday Orders

2010-11-11T08:34:00.000-08:00

The holidays are coming fast.

Make sure you get your holiday orders in by December 1st so that we can get them to you before it's too late.

Any orders we receive after the 1st will not be started until January 3rd, as we won't be in the shop for most of December. These orders won't be sent out until 2-4 weeks after the 3rd.

Happy Holidays,
Octopus Caps

Columbus Cranksgiving

2010-11-10T09:28:00.001-08:00

Hey Columbus riders, come support a good cause November 20th. We're sponsoring this ride so you might just end up with a cap!

Shop Break Announcement.

2010-08-24T15:46:00.000-07:00

-photo source-
We will be on break from September 2nd - October 4th!

The last day to get custom orders into us will be Thursday, September 2nd.

The last day to order from our ETSY store will be Thursday, September 9th.

Any orders sent into us after this will not be started until after Monday, October 4th.
Thank you for understanding!

-Octopus Caps

Bike the C-Bus!

2010-08-19T16:41:00.000-07:00

Get your bikes ready, Bike the C-Bus is almost here! We'll be sponsoring the ride and will have a rest stop for the riders on the corner of High and Brighton. We'll also be selling some caps at our stop, so come say hi!

The ride is on Saturday September 4th. To get all the information go to their website here:

Bike the C-Bus

and their Facebook fan page here:

Bike the C-Bus Facebook

New Caps!

2010-08-12T16:14:00.001-07:00

Watch out everyone! We've got piles of new caps ready to go up on our etsy store in the next couple of days!

Click here to get to the shop.

We also have a couple of awesome rides around Columbus that we're sponsoring in September and October, so keep an eye out and we'll keep you posted.

Octopus Knows Best...

2010-07-07T13:26:00.000-07:00

If you're in to the World Cup then you know about us picking winners. Check the article here.

StanRidge Speed

2010-06-12T17:58:00.000-07:00

Just ordered a custom road frame from my buddy Adam over at StanRidge Speed. Adam took my specific measurements the other day and he already has the main triangle built. I'm so excited to get one of his custom frames, every bicycle that I've seen has turned out gorgeous. This particular frame is being built from Columbus SL steel tubing and lugs, I'll post more pics as the bike develops. If you haven't seen Adam's work be sure to check it out at his site www.stanridgespeed.com

Tri-Valley Fixed

2010-06-12T17:46:00.001-07:00

This race has a great cause, donating profits to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. A lot of killer sponsors on this one so don't miss it. More info on their website.

http://www.trivalleyfixed.webs.com

Your Favorite Place...

2010-06-12T17:05:00.000-07:00

Well, you thought Facebook and YouTube got all the hits? Not according to Google. OctopusCaps was a Favorite Place on Google between December 1st and February 28th. If you don't believe us, they gave us an official sticker to put in the window of our shop. Come on by and check it out. It's legit.