Reducing weight... what about my hair?

[Dianyla]

Well, why don't you weigh your hair then? I weigh mine by leaning my head near a kitchen scale (the kind that just do oz/g) and letting my hair lay on the balance. You could compare wet vs. dry weight, as well. Also, compare the weight of your hair to the weight of everything else on your bike and your person.

For cycling, I'm much less anal about weight. But.. backpacking! That's when my inner gram weenie comes out to play. I have a backpack inventory with every piece of gear weighed on my kitchen scale down to the ounce. Then, when I'm looking for something to reduce or eliminate, I know where the big pig items are at. Other people I know just randomly chuck stuff out of their backpack until the weight feels right, but they're often eliminating the wrong gear.

Anyways, if it's really about the gram weenie thing then do the measurements and see how it fits into the big picture. But, maybe it's not about that. I kinda get the impression that you're interested in chopping your hair off and enjoying a daringly short haircut, but you're looking for the justification to take the plunge. I say go do what you want, who cares if it only saves you a few dozen grams? It's just hair, and it'll grow back!

[RoadRaven]

No scales in my kitchen

I did send an email yesterday to the hairdressing tutors on campus - but they don't know!!!

Am getting a trim and tidy on Monday - so will ask my hairdresser!!!

I am just really interested now... been thinking about it too long and I WANT an answer!

LOL Dianyla... I have had "daringly short"haircuts before... in 1996, at the ripe old age of 31, to celebrate my graduation (DipTeach) I had a number 1! My classmates didn't believe I was gonna do it... but I did!

It was the best haircut ever - no need to brush, no products - excellent (though I did need to wear scarves on mild summer days til I adapted!

[Kano]

So I've been thinking about this wet hair thing -- if we sweat and get our hair soggy, yes, it may weigh more than it did while it was dry, but the sweat WAS inside of us before it got on our hair, so we're not really changing weight at all, y'know?

My hair's not real long (yet) but I don't notice that the part outside my helmet stays very damp except for the bit that's secured in the pony tail holder -- though that could be a desert kind of thing?

Karen in Boise

[RoadRaven]

DOH!
You are soooo right Kano!
Half of my question is redundant!

But... what about when it rains... hair holds that moisture and it wasn't there to begin with....

Hmmm.... tricky?

[Kano]

DOH!
You are soooo right Kano!
Half of my question is redundant!

But... what about when it rains... hair holds that moisture and it wasn't there to begin with....

Hmmm.... tricky?

Doesn't happen here in Boise -- but I think if it did, I'd free the pony tail for a bit and let the wind handle it!

Hmmm, but if it rains, your clothes also gets wet, going to ride nekkid to avoid tha weight?

Rainy conditions adda new dimension to road safety as well...

Karen in Boise

[RoadRaven]

Hmmm... you might be on to something here, Kano...

If I bike nekkid, not only would I be lighter but I would give everyone else such a fright it would throw them off their game!

So... always train with clothes on because you carry that extra weight...

And always race nekkid (except for helmet and gloves of course! got to have some decorum, and riding a bike without a helmet would just feel wrong!) because not only will I be seconds faster with reduced weight, but everyone else in the pack will lose valuable time/momentum being stunned and I will be able to make a clean break...

Oh, and as I type... I just realised, it would be a huge time advantage in toilet stops too! (In fact, you could do the Tour de France thing, and not even get off the bike - that could ensure the gap stays big too!!!!
ROFLMFAO

*Rave wanders away thoughfully.... hmmm.... I don't think there's anything in BikeNZ rules or UCI regs stipulating you HAVE to wear clothes, just what clothing you are NOT allowed...*

[csr1210]

Too funny - I am rofl about potty stops (and stunning the competition)- what a great solution