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[Arlingtonrider]

Very interesting article. I was almost purple when I got home after a ride around noon in the heat and humidity and against the headwind yesterday. I’m looking forward to getting better acclimated!

[GuyContinental]

@brendan 20854 wrote:

The part of the diagram labeled “Extreme: 3.7 quarts”? That’s me.

Brendan

I thought that the bit about the salt volume in sweat was really interesting- I never used to have the eye-burning sweat thing (even riding in Phoenix); now I do and it really sucks. Hopefully when I acclimatize I’ll cease having to dump precious agua in my eyes in Vienna…

[KelOnWheels]

@brendan 20854 wrote:

The part of the diagram labeled “Extreme: 3.7 quarts”? That’s me.

Brendan

Oo, I’m an extreme sports athlete! Go Team Sweat!

[vvill]

How did they measure how much Salazar sweat out? 😮

@GuyContinental 20861 wrote:

I thought that the bit about the salt volume in sweat was really interesting- I never used to have the eye-burning sweat thing ; now I do and it really sucks.

Same.

[DaveK]

@eminva 20838 wrote:

You are going in the right direction! Say hi if you get to Galveston.

Liz

Funny all the Gulf Coast folks – I’m (most recently) from Tampa. I don’t miss April through October. The other months were quite nice though.

[Dirt]

@vvill 20869 wrote:

How did they measure how much Salazar sweat out? 😮

I get a ballpark figure of how well I hydrated during a ride by weighing myself before and after a ride. I did really well on Sunday. It was a dang hot day and I weighed in about a pound lighter than before I left. I’ve had days where I get dehydrated and come home 5 pounds light.

[Greenbelt]

@vvill 20869 wrote:

How did they measure how much Salazar sweat out? 😮

Same.

I think we had discussion on this last summer, but worth repeating in my opinion: headsweats or “halo” headbands work great to keep the sweat from pouring down your face at stoplights (or just on really hot days period).

[PotomacCyclist]

I always wear Halo headbands in hot weather, while cycling or running. They help a lot but some sweat still gets in my eyes. They keep out most of the sweat but not all of it.

[jrenaut]

I have giant bushy eyebrows, which really help keep the sweat out of my eyes. What I need is something to keep the sweat from dripping off my chin onto my shorts, which I find irrationally annoying.

[mstone]

@Greenbelt 20876 wrote:

I think we had discussion on this last summer, but worth repeating in my opinion: headsweats or “halo” headbands work great to keep the sweat from pouring down your face at stoplights (or just on really hot days period).

I thought the headsweats were a stupid gimmick, then I tried them. You couldn’t pry mine away now in the summer.

[vvill]

Another accessory I need to buy for my commute? Oh no.

[DismalScientist]

@vvill 20899 wrote:

Another accessory I need to buy for my commute? Oh no.

Don’t give in to the blob. Long khaki pants and a polo shirt are all any commuter needs.:rolleyes:

[pfunkallstar]

@DismalScientist 20908 wrote:

Don’t give in to the blob. Long khaki pants and a polo shirt are all any commuter needs.:rolleyes:

Biking isn’t proper without a tie. Albeit, said tie can be cinched firmly around the forehead region thus killing the proverbial two birds with one stone of multitasking. Disclaimer: said tie will be ruined.

[mstone]

@pfunkallstar 20928 wrote:

Biking isn’t proper without a tie. Albeit, said tie can be cinched firmly around the forehead region thus killing the proverbial two birds with one stone of multitasking. Disclaimer: said tie will be ruined.

For those of us who are men of a certain age, the tie doesn’t also help with sunburn the way the headsweats do

[pfunkallstar]

@mstone 20936 wrote:

For those of us who are men of a certain age, the tie doesn’t also help with sunburn the way the headsweats do

I’m a big fan of the full head shave combined with mutton chops, a good copstache, or a Vincent Price. I tried growing out a proper mustachio for Cinco de Mustache – but my wife made me shave it off.

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