Reminder: Wear sunscreen

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  • April 14, 2013 at 3:46 pm #913174
    MRH5028
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    Went for a 50 mile ride from Ballston to Ashburn on Custis and W&OD yesterday. Forgot sunscreen, paying for it today.

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    Arms are worse. Learn from my mistakes…

    April 14, 2013 at 10:59 pm #967360
    creadinger
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    I have a similar looking but much smaller patch on my knee that is bright red. I put sunscreen on my calves, arms, neck and face but missed my knees. I also made the spring mistake of putting it on my forehead, and later sweat dripped into my eyes and it stung a lot.

    Meanwhile my wife (indian) forgot to put on sunscreen and came back 2 shades darker.

    April 15, 2013 at 12:17 pm #967369
    MRH5028
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    The sunscreen into the eyes always sucks. Guess you could use a headband, but that may not work with a helmet.

    April 15, 2013 at 2:56 pm #967392
    creadinger
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    @MRH5028 49199 wrote:

    The sunscreen into the eyes always sucks. Guess you could use a headband, but that may not work with a helmet.

    Oh I use a headband all summer long. It’s just that when it gets saturated it too will drip. Normally I can wait to wring it out at a natural stopping point, but not when it’s laced with sunscreen. Ouch!

    To all you whities out there who get lots and lots of sun while out on the bike – it’s not a bad idea to see a dermatologist semi-regularly. Catching patches of irregular skin cells is WAY easier to deal with than having to treat actual skin cancer later.

    April 15, 2013 at 4:11 pm #967334
    brendan
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    @creadinger 49224 wrote:

    Oh I use a headband all summer long. It’s just that when it gets saturated it too will drip. Normally I can wait to wring it out at a natural stopping point, but not when it’s laced with sunscreen. Ouch!

    To all you whities out there who get lots and lots of sun while out on the bike – it’s not a bad idea to see a dermatologist semi-regularly. Catching patches of irregular skin cells is WAY easier to deal with than having to treat actual skin cancer later.

    Hear hear! Or rather, ouch my ear, my ear! :/ Got a punch surgically removed from the top of my left ear a week and a half ago to have a sun-related growth checked. Benign, luckily, this time. Gonna leave a scar, though.

    Doc said: you’re fair, so wear sunscreen March through October any day you go outside. So much for my 25% Sicilian heritage, I guess it’s no match for the Irish genes.

    I’ve had pretty good luck with the high-SPF waterproof sports *spray*, though I spray it onto my hand and then rub it in (otherwise I end up breathing 50% of it in, cough cough, and wasting another 25% in the air). Less oily than the lotion, dries a bit faster too. Just make sure it dries *before* you start sweating, I think, to get full protection. I use the spray liberally and it doesn’t seem to get into my eyes very often wearing a headsweats headband if I wait until it dries first.

    Brendan

    April 15, 2013 at 4:22 pm #967398
    KelOnWheels
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    @brendan 49230 wrote:

    So much for my 25% Sicilian heritage, I guess it’s no match for the Irish genes.

    Mr. OnWheels and I are both largely Irish/English/German with a drop of Native American blood each.

    On my dad’s side of my family, everyone looks like Johnny Cash, until you get to the Irish branch. We’re all a foot taller than the rest of the family and look like we’re related to Liam Neeson.

    Put Mr. OnWheels in the sun, he turns copper. Put me in the sun, I turn lobster.

    Guess which one of us LIKES the sun? :P

    April 15, 2013 at 4:35 pm #967399
    Dickie
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    Being 100% Brit (well, maybe a small percentage is viking), I burn in front of a 60w light bulb and I wear sunscreen when watching the TV.

    April 18, 2013 at 2:10 pm #967630
    PotomacCyclist
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    I usually try to avoid midday sun now, or I will ride a route with a lot of shade. My worst sunburn was at the Eagleman Triathlon a couple years ago. I had put on sunscreen but I guess it washed off. I ended up with an intense burn on my back, between the jersey and the top of my shorts. Looked like someone had branded me with a hot iron.

    I’ve managed to avoid sunburns since then. It’s not a pleasant experience.

    April 18, 2013 at 3:16 pm #967645
    consularrider
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    @PotomacCyclist 49477 wrote:

    … I ended up with an intense burn on my back, between the jersey and the top of my shorts. Looked like someone had branded me with a hot iron …

    Solution, bib shorts! ;)

    April 23, 2013 at 9:41 pm #968054
    PotomacCyclist
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    It would have been difficult to wear bib shorts in the triathlon, though. I can’t even stand wearing a wetsuit during triathlon swims. The bib shorts might bother me just as much, in the water. Probably on the run too.

    April 24, 2013 at 8:47 pm #968181
    scorchedearth
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    It only took two days of riding in the sun for my tan lines to resurface. I need some arm covers for the season.

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