My first ever 200(km) next Sunday

"tony R" wrote in message
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.... and it's a hilly one. See
http://www.wicklow200.ie/2004/theroute.shtml
I've been over almost all the climbs - although not on the same day. I've
never cycled so far in one go though. My aim is to survive and get round
in
the allotted 14 hours. Anyone else here doing it?
There's one possible problem that maybe someone can help me with. When
climbing my head sweats a lot. The weather forecast for Sunday is for a
warm
sunny day. I'd normally wear an old style team cap that'd absorb most of
the
sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory. My
shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning
tricks
that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their eyes?

thanks,

tony R.



My mate reckons putting vaseline over the eye brows causes the sweat to run
around the eyes and down the side of the head rather than in the eyes. I've
not tried it myself.

..... and it's a hilly one. See http://www.wicklow200.ie/2004/theroute.shtml
I've been over almost all the climbs - although not on the same day. I've
never cycled so far in one go though. My aim is to survive and get round in
the allotted 14 hours. Anyone else here doing it?
There's one possible problem that maybe someone can help me with. When
climbing my head sweats a lot. The weather forecast for Sunday is for a warm
sunny day. I'd normally wear an old style team cap that'd absorb most of the
sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory. My
shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning tricks
that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their eyes?

thanks,

tony R.

"tony R" wrote in message
...
.... and it's a hilly one. See
http://www.wicklow200.ie/2004/theroute.shtml
I've been over almost all the climbs - although not on the same day. I've
never cycled so far in one go though. My aim is to survive and get round
in
the allotted 14 hours. Anyone else here doing it?
There's one possible problem that maybe someone can help me with. When
climbing my head sweats a lot. The weather forecast for Sunday is for a
warm
sunny day. I'd normally wear an old style team cap that'd absorb most of
the
sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory. My
shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning
tricks
that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their eyes?


Not really, but if you squirt your head with water the sweat doesn't get so
salty.

tony R wrote:

There's one possible problem that maybe someone can help me with. When
climbing my head sweats a lot.

Take off your helmet for the climbs? Or 'accidentally' leave it at home.

tony R wrote:
.... and it's a hilly one. See http://www.wicklow200.ie/2004/theroute.shtml
I've been over almost all the climbs - although not on the same day. I've
never cycled so far in one go though. My aim is to survive and get round in
the allotted 14 hours. Anyone else here doing it?
There's one possible problem that maybe someone can help me with. When
climbing my head sweats a lot. The weather forecast for Sunday is for a warm
sunny day. I'd normally wear an old style team cap that'd absorb most of the
sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory. My
shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning tricks
that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their eyes?

thanks,

tony R.


I wear a bandana made from a Buff cut into triangles - fits under a
h****t nicely.

Sarissa

"Sarissa" wrote in message
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tony R wrote:
.... and it's a hilly one. See
http://www.wicklow200.ie/2004/theroute.shtml

I wear a bandana made from a Buff cut into triangles - fits under a
h****t nicely.

Buff Buff Buff ....

Hold it .. you cut a Buff?

tony R wrote:

: sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory. My
: shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning tricks
: that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their eyes?

The vasline thing as mention by others is old and tried. Personally I don't sweat
that much so don't bother.

Arthur

--
Arthur Clune http://www.clune.org
"Technolibertarians make a philosophy out of a personality defect"
- Paulina Borsook

"Arthur Clune" wrote in message
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tony R wrote:

: sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory.
My
: shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning
tricks
: that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their
eyes?

The vasline thing as mention by others is old and tried. Personally I
don't sweat
that much so don't bother.

Thanks for the replies - think I'll give the vaseline a go.

tony R.

"Arthur Clune" wrote in message ...
tony R wrote:

: sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory. My
: shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning tricks
: that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their eyes?

The vasline thing as mention by others is old and tried. Personally I don't sweat
that much so don't bother.

Arthur

I simply bow my head and push the front pad against my forehead, the
sweat pours all over my nice front mech and cables and corrodes it but
keeps out of my eyes ;-)

"MartinM" wrote in message
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"Arthur Clune" wrote in message
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tony R wrote:

: sweat and keep it out of my eyes. On this ride helmets are compulsory.
My
: shiny new one leaves no space for a sweat band. Are there any cunning
tricks
: that the helmet wearers out there use to keep the sweat out of their
eyes?

The vasline thing as mention by others is old and tried. Personally I
don't sweat
that much so don't bother.

Arthur

I simply bow my head and push the front pad against my forehead, the
sweat pours all over my nice front mech and cables and corrodes it but
keeps out of my eyes ;-)

You don't want to know about my snot/hayfever removal problems