Sweat management

Redman

Redman

iMTB Rockstah
So, I sweat like a madman when I ride. I wear a headband to help manage the amount of sweat that goes from my head to my eyebrows and eventually into my eyes. On most rides I am wiping away the sweat from brows with my gloves. Which usually leads into having wet gloves on the top of the thumb and lower portion of the palm. It is really irritating having to wipe my sweat away so often. I also have to remove my sunglasses several times to wipe my eyes free of sweat.

My question is... What do you guys use to help manage this? i need something new to try. Yesterdays ride was rather warm and the sweat was flowing. I had to take my glasses off several times to wipe them and my eyes off. There has got to be a better way to maintain the river of sweat I develop.

What you got??????
 
I usually carry an extra dry sweatband, sometimes two (one being cotton to clean off glasses). I'll wring one out and put on a dry one and hang the wet one from the camelback strap to dry out more. Having said that, I still get sweat on glasses and in my eyes at times, usually on a longer climb that I don't want to stop and change out sweatbands.
 
Have you tried other helmets?

My old helmet stored up the sweat and would release it all at once. Having to stop and clean your glasses or get the burning sweat out of your eyes is the pits. The new helmet is much better.
 
I had the same problem. A couple hours into a summer ride and I couldn't see through my sunglasses. I started using a Halo skull cap, problem solved.
 
CBone said:
My old helmet stored up the sweat and would release it all at once. Having to stop and clean your glasses or get the burning sweat out of your eyes is the pits. The new helmet is much better.
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What helmet are you running now?


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I always were skull caps, and they do the trick for the most part. Now that you have me thinking, though, I'm going to pack an extra or two for Temecula this weekend...


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BeckTrex said:
I had the same problem. A couple hours into a summer ride and I couldn't see through my sunglasses. I started using a Halo skull cap, problem solved.
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I wear a Halo II pullover. Now. Didn't go with the skull cap cause I thought I'd over heat with it on. I wonder if the cap will work better than the pullover.


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Redman said:
BeckTrex said:
I had the same problem. A couple hours into a summer ride and I couldn't see through my sunglasses. I started using a Halo skull cap, problem solved.
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I wear a Halo II pullover. Now. Didn't go with the skull cap cause I thought I'd over heat with it on. I wonder if the cap will work better than the pullover.


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I have bands, as well as skull caps, and I almost always go with the caps. I've never noticed any problems with overheating... But they are all very thin and white. On the rare occasion that I ride without one, the sweat stream is pretty uncomfortable.
 
I have a hearty unibrow that my Greek ancestors passed down to me, and hopefully I will pass it down to my sons and daughters one day.
 
I've found that the super low tech $1 bandana does the job flawlessly. Only downside is it takes a little extra time and effort to put on, is large, should be washed after 1 wearing, and mats your hair down, compared to the high tech fabric headbands like the Halo. The Halo's downside is the yellow sweat gutter strip leaves an imprint on your forehead and it eventually cracks (which grow and let sweat in between). Not riding as hard actually works too. Going at a "walking effort" pace is still enjoyable, and leaves the tank relatively full of energy to ride/play all day.
 
I go with the Headsweats Shorty Cap.

I do sweat alot when I ride. Have found for the most part these work pretty well. Dries really quick....keeps the head cool.

Unfortunately, you will never stop 100% of the sweat.

I have also found that wearing sunglasses that don't have a full frame around the lenses work much better with those who tend to sweat alot...doesn't allow the sweat to pool up.

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I sweat a lot also and use either a headsweats cap or sweat band depending on the temps. The sweat buster has a lot of good reviews on MTBR, but it felt like having a rag stuffed into my helmet. Might be an option if it works for you.

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pperrelle said:
I sweat a lot also and use either a headsweats cap or sweat band depending on the temps. The sweat buster has a lot of good reviews on MTBR, but it felt like having a rag stuffed into my helmet. Might be an option if it works for you.

<a class="postlink" href="http://traxfactory.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://traxfactory.com/</a>
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This what I have been using (I think, there are 2 similar products on mtbr). Works well and can absorb a ton of sweat. You do have to wring it out occasionally and may still have to wipe your brow with your glove but that is more for sweat below the helmet.

Way better product than halo. Halos get saturated quickly if you sweat heavily and are then useless. I used to bring 2 spares and swap them out constantly. At least they dried quickly. Will not be using those anymore.
 
DangerDirtyD said:
I have a hearty unibrow that my Greek ancestors passed down to me, and hopefully I will pass it down to my sons and daughters one day.
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Trust me...... your daughter will appreciate it!
 
A friend (with less heir then me) rides with a small towel in his jersey pocket.
Every time we take a break he'll take off his helmet and use the towel to dry up his dome (and his glasses).
Not very practical solution for a high intensity ride, but it is fairly effective on a cruise.

My goto solution to sweating is riding early. I don't sweat as much @ 5:45am (vs. 1pm).
 
Redman said:
CBone said:
My old helmet stored up the sweat and would release it all at once. Having to stop and clean your glasses or get the burning sweat out of your eyes is the pits. The new helmet is much better.
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What helmet are you running now?
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Switched from Giro to Bell. Don't remember the model


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Red, I like the Halo headbands. They have a thin strip of silicone "gasket" that is right above your brow, so it inhibits leakage into your eyes and glasses. Even on hot days when I'm riding hard, I won't have headband leakage. But at the end of the ride when I'm sitting on the tailgate of my truck, I'll put the headband into one hand and squeeze out a puddle of sweat onto the ground. But nothing makes it into my eyes. Try it.
 
Halo seems to be the odd ball here, but it's the one I alway reach for first... I have a few different ones, but the Halo "gasket" works pretty well.
 
dstepper said:
Move to the coast lots cooler out here.
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Funny you should say that Dean. Riding at the coast is the worst for me as the more humid temps make me sweat even more and less likely to dry out before I finish riding. I stopped worrying about the sweat years ago and just deal with it.
 
Varaxis said:
I've found that the super low tech $1 bandana does the job flawlessly. Only downside is it takes a little extra time and effort to put on, is large, should be washed after 1 wearing, and mats your hair down, compared to the high tech fabric headbands like the Halo. The Halo's downside is the yellow sweat gutter strip leaves an imprint on your forehead and it eventually cracks (which grow and let sweat in between). Not riding as hard actually works too. Going at a "walking effort" pace is still enjoyable, and leaves the tank relatively full of energy to ride/play all day.
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+1 on the bandana. I can't ride without one of these. Gives you the extra warmth on cold rides and absorbs all the sweat on hot rides.
 
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