Warmish morning today, feeling good and I had a decent sweat on by the end of my commute.
But... I had to stop twice because my sweat was stinging my eyes so much I couldn't keep them open!
Why's that then? Sweat is salty, tears are salty, what's the issue? Who designed this blimmin system anyway? 😉
Anything I can do to help reduce the sting? (i.e. is something in my diet making it sting worse than normal?) Is it possible that the occasional use of hayfever eyedrops has made my eyes more sensitive?
For the record: I showered before the ride and there was no "product" on my face or hair. I don't wear a helmet, I wear glasses when I ride, I have pretty short hair and, ahem, a [i]high[/i] hairline. 😳
I'd rather not wear a big 80's-stylee headband if at all possible, I look like enough of a gimp on the bike as it is.
Buff.
Pirate.
Sorted.
wot Jamie sed.
Wear a buff pirate style works for me .By the way dont ever mention again on here that you dont wear a helmet or the Stw helmet police will be on your case .
Grow a massive bushy monobrow - job done.
Buff.Pirate.
Sorted.
Hmmm.. I refer the honourable gentleman to the phrase [i]"I look like enough of a gimp on the bike as it is"[/i] 😀
Though I guess I could pair it with a hoop earring and a stuffed parrot.
A lot of long distance runners put vaseline on their eyebrows! I guess its to divert the sweat away but it could be some strange fetish!
Its better than looking all 80s tennis player with a headband
I bought a halo headband recently. it looks a bit eighties but works really well both running and riding. seems to stop my sunnies steaming up too.
didnt realise just how well it works until I didn't use it for the first time in a while the other day. eyes were really sore by the end of a hot 25 miles on the road.
ordered it from here haloheadbanduk.com and turned up next day.
wear the buff [i]and[/i] a helmet and avoid the gimp look and sweat in your eyes.
Buffs donts help me - but that's because I'm such a sweaty git that it just fills up with sweat then drips. I haven't used them, but as Jam Bo said I think the Halo may be the solution.
qtip has nailed it. This is what you want to be aiming for
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+100 for sweatgutr
really works, just need to loosen helmet one notch (on rear tensioning gizmo, RocLoc thingy), so it fits comfortably.
Doesn't absorb sweat, just lets it run off to side of head, so doesn't stay soggy
Really notice it when i forget to bring it, also not as obvious as pirates or john mcenroe stylee headbands
+200 for the sweatgutr
It's good at stopping your glasses steaming up too
really works, just need to loosen helmet one notch (on rear tensioning gizmo, RocLoc thingy), so it fits comfortably.
with the halo, i've just removed the brow pad on my helmet. kinda redundant now.
Take sweat band, a thin one, cut it in half. Sew Velcro on it. Remove forehead pads put sweat band in . All the sweat band benefits without looking like a dork. Plus you get 2 and you can rotate them in the washing machine.
This is what you want to be aiming for
I fail to see how homosexual puppets will help. 😕
Oh right.. the monobrow..
+200 for the sweatgutr
Hmm... looks interesting, but decidedly "orthopaedic" without a helmet, even on their [i]more-attractive-than-me[/i] models:
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(Maybe I just need to give in and wear a lid)
Get a bloody cycling cap!
It's what they were invented for, and they work under helmets if you wear one.
Don't pull it right down on your head like the urban hipster knobbers do, it should sit so the top of it is loose and capillary action will wick sweat upwards to be dried off by the wind.
NOT like this:
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Like this:
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Or this:
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I've tried vaseline above the eyebrows when running, it worked. Much like that gutter thing except cheap and not gimpy looking (on account of being invisible).
ref the sweat gutr - where on earth can i get one of these gizmos in the uk? im sick to death of hairproducts running down my face and into my oakleys/eyes stinging and smearing my lenses - i cant wear a buff or headband as its to hot with one!
tell me please where to get one!!!!!
amazon. £16 quid mind 😯
no importers in the uk? i know we dont get super hot days in the uk - but most mtb'ers are fatty bum bums whom sweat a fair bit, cant believe this market hasnt been attacked here yet!!!?!!?!!?
Does the sweatgutr thing fit ok with a helmet? Looks like it could get in the way/be uncomfy.
no importers in the uk?
UK Distributor: SweatHead
Phone: 44-7921-761852
According to http://www.sweatgutr.com/find-a-distributor-sports.html
I suspect amazon would be easier though.
most mtb'ers are fatty bum bums whom sweat a fair bit
I resemble that remark!
im sick to death of hairproducts running down my face
don't put them on then if cycling?
turner - sometimes i go straight from work so dont have time to get wash hair etc etc etc obviously if its at the weekend its not an issue but riding a fair few times in summer heat at night its a problem - plus its not just hairproduct, just the sweat in general especially as my forehead seems to sweat 100x more than anyone elses 🙁
I've tried vaseline above the eyebrows when running, it worked. Much like that gutter thing except cheap and not gimpy looking (on account of being invisible).
This!
Got a buff but don't really want to wear that in height of summer.
Had a look. I don't have any Vaseline handy, but I've got a tube of "Booty Relax" from Ann Summers, will that do?
I normally put a strip of silicone bath sealant just above my eyebrows then peel it off after the ride
Having a lush monobrow works, according to my girlfriend.
Edit: Damn, beaten to it by quite some margin...must read thread before posting!
fwiw urge enduro-matics come with a 'gangsta-pad' to mop up sweat
Stop plucking your eyebrows. Stopping sweat is what they are for.
i cant wear a buff or headband as its to hot with one!
i thought that but actually its not too bad. not having sore eyes makes up for it anyway.
As above, just get a roadie cap and be done with it
i cant wear a buff or headband as its to hot with one!
With a buff/bandanna thing, there's some evaporation chemistry stuff going on, coupled with the sun not being directly on your head make it cooler not hotter
Had a look. I don't have any Vaseline handy, but I've got a tube of "Booty Relax" from Ann Summers, will that do?
Depending on how relaxing it is, it might make you look like you've had a stroke.
Halo headband FTW. Used one for years, works way better than everything else that I have tried. They have lots of different versions [url= http://store.haloheadband.com/Default.asp ]here[/url]
I use a black buff cut into thirds, one small strip as a headband, works for about an hour and a half before the sweat soaks through and starts dripping. Probably doesn't help your "not looking like a gimp" obsession though.
[b]Update: [/b] I've been using the Buff pirate-style since this thread. (STW buff, naturally)
Works very well thanks
I have had a few people shouting "Yarrrrr" or "Bannnnnnndaaaannnnnaaaaa", so I don't think it has entirely fitted into the "not looking like a gimp" requirement.
Oh well, the missus like it (but insists on calling me Captain Jack)
Do you need the glasses to see? - if not these might help, they work for me. You can get better looking ones than in the link.
[url= http://www.meshsafetygoggles.co.uk/index_files/mesh_safety_glasses_goggles_products.htm ]wire mesh safety glasses[/url]
Keeping my helmet clean helps- I reckon you don't just get today's sweat in your eyes but the super-concentrated remains of sweat past. Urgh.
Monobrow AND and cycling cap?
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In this weather Vaseline, if not too hot then buff or road cap
ferlipping heck..
one of STWs most outspoken ambassadors for science baffled by one of the simplest of natures problems..
what if you meditate until a level of consciousness is achieved whereby you can transcend the physical plane and become separated from your body, looking down on your commuting self from an ethereal ipad..
once in this higher state, simply enter settings-excretions-head and deselect 'brow'
I had this problem. Buff was to hot, so in the end I just slices a 4cm strip of the end of it so you had a kind of stretchy thing sweatband. Seemed to do the job, if your find its not working and its still going in your eyes just rotate it (or go see a doctor you sweaty sod)
wire mesh safety glasses
😆 yeah they definitely don't qualify as "not looking like a gimp"
Keeping my helmet clean helps- I reckon you don't just get today's sweat in your eyes but the super-concentrated remains of sweat past. Urgh.
*whisper* I'm not wearing a helmet
once in this higher state, simply enter settings-excretions-head and deselect 'brow'
Hmmm think I need an upgrade. 😀
Seriously, pirate-buff is working fine. It's not a great look, but I'm working it as best I can 😉