Ride with GPSのユーザを対象にしたスカベンジャーハントが開催されたので参加。RWGPSが毎年世界各都市にオリジナルのバイクキャップを隠し、それを各々が探し出すスタイル
日時
2026年5月16日(土)
天候
晴れ。最低14℃、最高27℃
バイク
- LCR-018D
- タイヤをContinental GP5000 AS TRに変更した
キャップの場所
Cap1
足立区立はんの木橋公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/B722wHL339Reuqge8
Cap2
新郷自然の森 https://maps.app.goo.gl/wqpyc5EHWS6FX5xH9
Cap3
太田区民ホール敷地内 https://maps.app.goo.gl/jbGg4Tdsej48csWz5
Cap4
和田倉噴水公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/exoRsduMKQuZSrTx7
Cap5
蘆花恒春園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/7RFzQZvo8PVcR8Gt9
Cap6
世田谷区立二子玉川公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/xbaBq5kaEXcLGoSCA
Cap7
神代植物公園 しゃくなげ園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/g9WZykPHWbLgiLTv8
Cap8
城南島海浜公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/wsy4JUb9UCbcn9hr9
Cap9
晴海ふ頭公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/uyTB2cvBgQ4VBGu37
Cap10
瑞江すずかぜ公園 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wq5dFox34BXmrFiCA
ルート
08:00
自宅から五反田まで移動してメールを受信。スカベンジャーハントスタート
08:40
Cap9の晴海ふ頭公園に到着。キャップ見つからず。先着者がいたようだ
09:15
Cap4、和田倉噴水公園着。残念ながらここも見つからず
10:00
Cap8城南島海浜公園着。めでたくここでキャップを発見。わずか1分後(！)にクロスバイクの方が来られてタッチの差で獲得。というか途中追い抜いていたようなのでバイクの差が出た。聞けばCap3の大田区区民ホールですでにキャップを見つけてきたとのこと。「普段は多摩川沿いにサイクリングするくらいなんだけど、たまたまメールに気づいて出てきた」と話していて、こういうのがサイクリングのモチベーションになったりするの面白い
11:35
Cap6二子玉川公園着。ここも見つからず。ちなみに移動は多摩川左岸のグラベルを使ってみた。GP5000ASTRなかなか良い。30㎞/h近い速度で巡行できる。気分はクラシックレースを走るポガチャ(笑) これ以上ほかへ移動しても見つかる可能性薄い時間と判断。これにてスカベンジャーハント終了
12:30
自宅帰着。トータル93㎞、獲得標高ほぼ0m
メモ
- 再開発している工事とか、観光客の賑わいとか、普段とは違う発見があって楽しい
- とはいえやはり都内のライドは気を遣う。たまにで良いかな
- ルートセッター(キャップを隠した人)が凄腕。「ここを見てほしい」というのが伝わってくる
- 攻略方法？もなんとなくわかったので来年もチャレンジしたい
- イベントが人気になるとキャップの獲得確率が下がるので人に言いたくないのですが(笑)
- 資生堂の日焼け止め(アネッサ)を試してみたがはがれにくくて好印象 https://amzn.to/4uPpqC6
The 2026 Cutty Cap Challenge
Your favorite interurban scavenger hunt is back for its 6th year with a dazzling new cap
It’s that time of year again. The air is warming up, the legs are coming around, and somewhere in a city near you, a fresh batch of cycling caps is about to be hidden in plain sight.
The Cutty Cap Challenge is back for its sixth year, and we’re not slowing down.
Saturday, May 16th. Mark it. Block it off. Tell your friends, tell your ride crew, tell that one person who still owes you a wheel turn from last year. The hunt is on.
New Year, New Caps, New Artist
Every year the Cutty Cap gets a fresh look, and every year the collection grows a little more coveted. If you’ve been around since year one, you know: no two years are the same, and the riders who’ve stacked all five previous designs aren’t shy about letting you know.
This year we’re thrilled to welcome Brazilian illustrator Ninhol into the fold. Known for vivid, cycling-rooted artwork that pulses with color and energy, Ninhol brings a fresh perspective to this year’s cap designs. We’ve got two styles hitting the streets: the 2026 Cutty Cap (a one-of-a-kind annual design you literally cannot get any other way) and an updated take on our ongoing brand cap that evolves with each new chapter. Both are limited. Both are free. Both require you to get on your bike and go find them.
Ninhol in action.
We asked Ninhol a few questions about his work, style, and process. Here’s what he had to say!
“Some of my best childhood memories are connected to a BMX bike I had for many years. Today, I ride almost every day — sometimes just to clear my mind, sometimes to get around or run errands. I’m not a big fan of driving, so the bike naturally became my main way of moving through daily life. It’s definitely one of my main hyperfocuses — a big part of how I think, live, and create.
My work is inspired by my relationship with the bike and everyday life. I’m not exactly sure where my style came from — it’s something that’s been shaped over many years. The sense of flow in my work is not something that came naturally, but rather the result of years of practice and refinement. My color palette is strongly influenced by my surroundings and the local culture, which finds its way into how I see and use color.
I still use pencil and paper for a lot of my work. My process usually starts with some kind of research around what I’m creating, or sometimes just an idea that comes after a ride or a trip. Once the idea is there, I develop a series of sketches that gradually evolve into the final piece. From there, I refine the composition and translate it into a more structured format, often working digitally to prepare it for its final application. Not every sketch gets finished right away — some of them take years to come together.
38 Cities. One Day.
What started as a scrappy, handful-of-cities scavenger hunt has become a genuinely global event. This year, caps will be hidden in 38 cities across the globe:
Atlanta | Austin | Berlin | Boston | Boulder | Budapest | Charlotte | Chicago | Columbus | Copenhagen | Dublin | London | Los Angeles | Manchester | Mexico City | Milan | Minneapolis/St. Paul | Montreal | New York | Oslo | Ottawa | Paris | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Portland | Richmond | San Diego | San Francisco | San Jose | Seattle | Stockholm | Sydney | Tokyo | Toronto | Vancouver | Washington DC | Wroclaw | Zurich
Six years in, and the tradition holds: the only way to get a Cutty Cap is to ride for it.
How It Works
On May 16th, caps go out into the wild across all 38 cities. At 8am local time, we’ll email a link to the map. Open the hunt, find the locations, ride to them, and claim your cap. First come, first served. That’s it. No catch, no fine print. Just you, your bike, and a city full of hidden caps waiting to be found.
The Cap Collection Keeps Growing
Part of what makes the Cutty Cap Challenge special is that it’s become something people genuinely collect. Each year’s design is a snapshot, a time capsule of that particular summer, that particular ride, that particular moment you spotted a cap tucked behind a coffee shop bench and lost your mind a little bit. Riders have been lining up all five previous editions on their shelves, and year six is about to make that lineup even better.
If you’ve got the full set, you already know. If you’re starting fresh this year, welcome to the obsession.
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See You Out There
Six years of caps. Six years of riders exploring corners of their cities they never knew existed. Six years of that unmistakable feeling when you spot one in the wild.
Year six. Let’s ride.