Keeping sweat out of your eyes - Page 10 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-08-2004, 07:25 AM

Dave Stallard wrote:

> 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 think the product you're referring to was advertised in the back-page
classifieds of magazines like Bicycling and Runner's World. It wasn't
absorbent or spongy - it was a soft rubbery plastic. As you say, like a
rain gutter.

I bought one. It doesn't work for me. The main problem on a bike is
that you lean forward, so your head is tilted forward a bit. The
"gutter" would immediately fill up then dump the sweat right down the
center, into my eyes.

I immediately gave up on it for the bike, but I tried it a while for
mowing my lawn. It's a little better there, but still not very
effective. Maybe it works for jogging - I wouldn't know.

A cotton cycling cap works better for me. If you like helmets, you can
wear it under the styrofoam.

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07-08-2004, 08:38 AM

Dave Stallard <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...
> 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?
>
> Dave

I knew a guy who ran with something like that. He called it a sweat
gutter and he swore by it. If you can't find it it seemed like an easy
thing to make. You just have to make sure the top opening doesn't
close up. His also had a series of square holes where the plastic went
up against his forehead. I guess it kept sweat from running down under
the thing. I remember he did have an unusual pattern on his forehead
after he took it off.

Andy

07-08-2004, 08:38 AM

Dave Stallard <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...
> 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?
>
> Dave

I knew a guy who ran with something like that. He called it a sweat
gutter and he swore by it. If you can't find it it seemed like an easy
thing to make. You just have to make sure the top opening doesn't
close up. His also had a series of square holes where the plastic went
up against his forehead. I guess it kept sweat from running down under
the thing. I remember he did have an unusual pattern on his forehead
after he took it off.

Andy

07-08-2004, 08:38 AM

Dave Stallard <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...
> 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?
>
> Dave

I knew a guy who ran with something like that. He called it a sweat
gutter and he swore by it. If you can't find it it seemed like an easy
thing to make. You just have to make sure the top opening doesn't
close up. His also had a series of square holes where the plastic went
up against his forehead. I guess it kept sweat from running down under
the thing. I remember he did have an unusual pattern on his forehead
after he took it off.

Andy

07-08-2004, 08:38 AM

Dave Stallard <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...
> 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?
>
> Dave

I knew a guy who ran with something like that. He called it a sweat
gutter and he swore by it. If you can't find it it seemed like an easy
thing to make. You just have to make sure the top opening doesn't
close up. His also had a series of square holes where the plastic went
up against his forehead. I guess it kept sweat from running down under
the thing. I remember he did have an unusual pattern on his forehead
after he took it off.

Andy

07-08-2004, 08:38 AM

Dave Stallard <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>...
> 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?
>
> Dave

I knew a guy who ran with something like that. He called it a sweat
gutter and he swore by it. If you can't find it it seemed like an easy
thing to make. You just have to make sure the top opening doesn't
close up. His also had a series of square holes where the plastic went
up against his forehead. I guess it kept sweat from running down under
the thing. I remember he did have an unusual pattern on his forehead
after he took it off.

Andy