Sun protection

Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5 inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my face.

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:46:06 +0100, Sunburnt
wrote:


Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

Balaclava or spf 50 lotion.

In article ,
Sunburnt wrote:

Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

Put on those sun block lotion! And if it's only recreational/fitness
riding, then consider only ride very early in the morning or late in the
afternoon.
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Sunburnt wrote:
Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.





Look for "Flap Hats" to put under your helmet. These hats have a visor
in front and neck protection in back.

See
http://www.coolibar.com/flaphats.htm...ap&versio n=1

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:46:06 +0100, Sunburnt
wrote:


Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

Dump the helmet; it's not going to do you any good anyway. Wear a
high-number sun-block creme; and one of those foreign-legion-type
cloth hats, the ones that have the flaps for which you are looking.

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:30:00 GMT, wrote:

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:46:06 +0100, Sunburnt
wrote:


Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

Dump the helmet; it's not going to do you any good anyway. Wear a
high-number sun-block creme; and one of those foreign-legion-type
cloth hats, the ones that have the flaps for which you are looking.

p.s. or move to Wales; it only rains once a year there, starting in
September and running through to sometime in late August...

Sunburnt wrote:
Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

the lower picture in this article suggests a product might exist

http://bicyclemackay.org.au/Media/fi...06BikeWeek.jpg

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 06:46:06 +0100, Sunburnt wrote:


Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

I just put sunscreen on before going out on a sunny day, including face,
neck, and (many people will forget this) ears (and behind the ears). So
far it works just fine for me, though I can admit some desire for a Cool
Max cycling cap to put on under the helmet.

At some point, I'm going to have to start putting it on top of my head.

:-/

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Chris BeHanna


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On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:46:06 +0100, Sunburnt
wrote:


Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

Dump the helmet; it's not going to do you any good anyway. Wear a
high-number sun-block creme; and one of those foreign-legion-type
cloth hats, the ones that have the flaps for which you are looking.

I agree. Even if you believe in styrofoam, you must admit that you're
much, much more likely to benefit from a wide brim.

I know of a certain scientist who received exactly the same diagnosis
you did. That scientist now rides in a straw hat with a full circle,
wide brim.

- Frank Krygowski

In article ,
Chris BeHanna wrote:

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 06:46:06 +0100, Sunburnt wrote:


Does anyone know if anyone makes cycling helmets with added sun
protection. I'm having my second basal cell carcinoma removed and I'm
afraid to get back on my bikes. I'm looking for something with a 3-5
inch sunvisor in front, back and on the sides! I know it sounds funny
and not very aerodynamic but I don't want anything else cut off of my
face.

I just put sunscreen on before going out on a sunny day, including face,
neck, and (many people will forget this) ears (and behind the ears). So
far it works just fine for me, though I can admit some desire for a Cool
Max cycling cap to put on under the helmet.

At some point, I'm going to have to start putting it on top of my head.

:-/

Beat you to that allready, Chris...

Nobody has mentioned that marvelous British invention...
the Pith Helmet!

Works great as long as you do'nt speak with a lisp...

HAND