Hair Poll

[Python]

I had my hair very short until 18 months ago when I got fed up with it. It grows quite fast and is now bra-strap length. I usually tie it back in a ponytail when riding the bike and keep it tucked under a buff (keeps the sun off my ears - the itch like mad if I get the sun on them). For work I prefer my hair either tied back or in a French Roll or bun (not the edible type )

Like having long hair because you get pretty hair slides and things you can't use on short hair.

The only other thing I do is dye my hair - have been quite grey for some time now (I'm 50)

[Tuckervill]

My hair is between my shoulders and my bra strap. It's layered, but still long enough to get in a pony tail.

What I've changed recently is going from wearing bangs (for over 20 years) to not wearing bangs--or they're really long so they go back behind my ears. I don't know if they're technically still bangs. But if I let them grow to the same length as the rest I'd look like a hippie chick from the '70s (which is just how I wore my hair in the '70s). It's not attractive on me without the long bangs. Makes my face look too round, as do short bangs as I've gotten older. I should just come out and admit to myself that my face is quite round! lol.

As I've gone past 40, and closer to 50, my formerly straight hair is getting curlier and curlier. Not curly enough to *wear* curly, and only in the BACK. bah! So I have a straight iron. It's been too hot to wear my hair down for about 3 weeks now--can't remember if I like my haircut or not.

So the pony tail goes in below the helmet, and then I take a couple of extra bands and put them an inch and half apart down the pony tail to keep it from splaying on my neck and back when I ride. It doesn't look too attractive with some of the ends sticking out, but neither does the mixed up ponytail.

Karen

[RolliePollie]

According to my trusty yardstick, my hair is 18 inches long. I just got 3" cut off last week I hadn't had my hair cut in over 4 months...my hair gets "scissor trauma" and misbehaves very badly for several weeks after a haircut. I am naturally blonde and have very thick, straight hair. It's almost impossible to get a good haircut.

I put my hair in two braids when I ride. It's great...they hang down in front of my shoulders most of the time or the fly back behind me if I'm going fast. I can't stand just doing a ponytail in back because it's so dang hot on my neck. Plus I think I look like a boy in my helmet if all my hair is pulled back out of sight.

It also seems that people think I'm very young when they see the two braids. Nothin' wrong with that!

[singletrackmind]

Currently nearly waist-length, thick, fine and straight so it goes into a ponytail, or multiple bands down its length as it gets longer. When it gets past the waist it goes to Locks Of Love and there's still enough for a small 'tail or just loose. Too short and I look like Moe, as in Larry, Curly and. Fun.

Worst is the brow-length bangs. I tuck them into my helmet so I can see but then they stick straight up when the helmet comes off.

[KnottedYet]

Baby-fine thin 40 y.o. hair.

It wanders around from chin length to 1 inch spikes to occaisionally just long enough to make a tiny scrawny thin ponytail.