Hair Poll

[annie]

Hair! I cut mine short a couple of months ago. I'll NEVER go back! My hair is stick straight and very fine. I keep color in it to thicken it up & give it a little body. Hair longer than earlobe length just hangs - no body, no curve - unless I torture it severely in the morning. Even then - a good wind or humidity & I'm back to the drowned rat look.

I can spike it up or not. A good haircut is a MUST. Hair products are heaven sent.

I just turned 53, BTW. I don't see many older women who look good in longer hair. Sorry, but I think it makes them look older because it drags down the features. Gravity will have its way eventually - but I don't mind trying to fake it out a little...

I can very much relate to this!! I'm 52, but what's one year difference? Not much, I think. My hair is about as straight as it comes, and fine, tho' there is a lot of it. Coloring helps give it body and thickness, let alone brightness and a covering of the grey spots. It will never be short again. I think I actually look older in long hair. I adore hair products, especially volumnizer and the sticky stuff that molds hair into place. Eventually, I hope I have the guts to go grey/white. Not there yet.

I kinda like helmet hair......... it equalizes good/bad/young/old hair.

Annie

[Susan Otcenas]

Long, curly, and all one length. I wear it in a ponytail 99 days out of a hundred. No muss, no fuss, no hair products, no coloring. I put the ponytail high and through the retention strap on my helmet.

37, going on 50.

Susan

[Zen]

I need a seat bag like that

[Susan Otcenas]

I need a seat bag like that

It's Detours Bag. I bought it at REI. Jeff has a larger one. The clamps are the same, so they are interchangeable on our bikes.

I don't typically use such a large seat bag, but that picture was taken on a recent weeklong bike trip. I like having a slightly larger bag such as that for a bike trip, so I can carry a vest or armwarmers, and extra tube and more food than I'd normally carry (since we were way out in the boonies.)

I'm fairly impressed with the construction. The only drawback is that I don't think they will work well unless you have 4-6 inches or more of seatpost showing. You need the bag up high enough that it won't slump into your rear tire when going over bumps or when heavily loaded.

Susan

[Zen]

It's Detours Bag...

I'm fairly impressed with the construction. The only drawback is that I don't think they will work well unless you have 4-6 inches or more of seatpost showing.

Susan

I just discovered they aren't meant for carbon seatposts either. Rats.

[Aggie_Ama]

Is Knot really tall or are the rest of you just vertically challenged?

I dye my hair since I started finding grey at 19! It is a darker golden blond and prettier than my natural ash blonde. I am 26 and people other than my hairdresser have noticed in the grey in the last couple years. With my fair skin I think it would look terrible if I let it take over. My father is handsome with his full head of silver and tanner skin.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Is Knot really tall or are the rest of you just vertically challenged?

I dye my hair since I started finding grey at 19! It is a darker golden blond and prettier than my natural ash blonde. I am 26 and people other than my hairdresser have noticed in the grey in the last couple years. With my fair skin I think it would look terrible if I let it take over. My father is handsome with his full head of silver and tanner skin.

I have very fair skin and my silver looks great mixed in with my natural medium ash blonde hair. Skip any eye makeup and just wear a barely-there touch of lipstick and rouge, and it looks wonderful! Go with your fair complexion and make the most of it.

[Trek420]

Is Knot really tall or are the rest of you just vertically challenged?

Knott is 5'8" I'm 5"1" so yes, a bit of a short crowd.

I think gray hair looks cool. I just got my hair cut and mine stands out more when it's short.

[Trek420]

short hair and often under a hat:

That's me with the orange hat and Knott to my right.

I used to have long hair, cut it short in college. Once in a while I get too busy to keep it shorn.

[Tuckervill]

Is it just me or are there a LOT of redheads in that picture?

Is that Rosie The Riveter jersey really that short?

Nice pic. Wish I had cycling friends IRL. :-/

Karen

[Trek420]

Is it just me or are there a LOT of redheads in that picture?

Is that Rosie The Riveter jersey really that short?

Nice pic. Wish I had cycling friends IRL. :-/

Karen

Tuckervill, You have us, and that's a TE get together. Maybe you could host a ride, where are ya?

[Tuckervill]

Tuckervill, You have us, and that's a TE get together. Maybe you could host a ride, where are ya?

Aw, thanks.

I'm in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas. I am planning on getting some cycling things going, but I also am president of the youth baseball league and that takes up most of my time. I did manage to talk to the city parks and rec director today about possible cycling things. There's also a group trying to get a RAGBRAI-like ride across Arkansas and I hope to get involved in that, too.

I'm about to post about my ride on the Katy Trail! I'll just ride by myself if I can't find anyone else to go!

Karen

[Bad JuJu]

37, going on 50.

Gotta love that attitude!