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Old 07-07-2004, 12:33 PM   #13 (permalink)
Peter Cole
 
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Re: Keeping sweat out of your eyes

"Dave Stallard" <stallard@bbn.com> wrote in message
news:2l32k0F7rbeoU1@uni-berlin.de...
> I have a big problem with this on longer, hotter rides. Sweat gets runs
> into my eyes or onto my sunglasses. I remember seeing a product
> advertised that was a loop you wore around your forehead and down your
> back; the idea was that sweat would run off down your back that way.
> Like a rain gutter, in essence.
>
> Does anybody know what this was called, and where you can get it? Or
> have alternate techniques for coping with this annoying problem?


I find it helps a lot to have non-absorbent pads in your helmet (if you wear
one), some pads soak up sweat and dump it into your eyes when you move your
head or press your helmet. I find that the Pearl Izumi thin headbands keep up
with my sweat and fit under my helmet.


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