Mr.Catwheel – cheerful cycling caps from Drohobych, Ukraine
My name is Marina. In 2015 I moved to Western Ukraine, Drohobych city, where I took part in active cycling activities. Me and my new friends founded the cycling organization “Velo Drohobych”. Together we organized lots of bike rides, started annual Bike Day, etc. Since cycling has become an integral part of my life, I decided to combine my love of cycling and work, so in 2020 I founded the brand of cycling caps Mr. Catwheel. At the moment we have both: available models of caps and the ability to sew individual orders. The sales took place on the territory of Ukraine and there were plans to ship to other countries. But due to the war, production had to be stopped, we had to deal with urgent needs in volunteering. The situation in the country remains tense, but there is no warfare in my city, so after a two-week break I resumed sewing bicycle caps. We do not know how sales and delivery will be carried out, but we are motivated and ready to work to support Ukrainian economy.
And now we are developing new designs to support the fighting spirit.
Mr.Catwheel has a great variety of colourful cycling caps, check their website here. Although the site is in Ukrainian language only, if you use the Chrome browser for example, you can have the website show in English.
A summer model and a winter model are available, the summer version coding 450-480 Ukrainian Hryvnias (around 15-16 USD) and the winter models coming in at UAH 750 (around 25 USD). Custom made caps are also available on demand.
As Marina says, shipping is currently not an option, but put a bookmark in your browser and check in on them once in a while. Better times are ahead!
Here is Drohobych on the map:
Drohobych is also the hometown of the former pro cyclist Yaroslav Popovych, who placed in 3rd at the Giro d’Italia in 2003, won the Tour de France’s young rider classification in 2005 and a stage in 2006. He is now a director sportif at Trek-Segafredo.
