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  1. #1
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    Sep 2007
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    Boston, MA
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    How do you keep the wind out of your ears?

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    It's getting chilly and windy. I love riding my bike to work but the wind in my ears is just killing me. I thought about getting one of those thing hats underneath my helmet but I'm afraid it will give me massive helmet hair

    What do you all do to keep the wind out of your ears?
    Ana
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    2009 Lynskey R230
    Trek Mountain Track 850

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Pacific Northwest
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    Headband. I actually wear them all year round because I hate having cold ears. Like these:

    http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodPI_9063.html
    "My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Location
    Delaware
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    I hear ya.... My ears are my weak spot. I use these ear warmers and they work very well. You pull the two ear pads apart to the right length for your head and clamp them on. They work perfectly with a bike helmet.
    "The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we might become." Charles Dubois

  4. #4
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    Apr 2006
    Location
    Kelowna, BC, Canada
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    I have a Sugoi head band that works great but when I forget it, I stuff kleenex in my ears. It embarrasses my husband but I don't care.
    It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Elliot


    My podcast about being a rookie triathlete:Kelownagurl Tris Podcast

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Posts
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    I use a lululemon running cap right now. It doesn't give me hat hair either, but my bike ride is only 20 mins long

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Vancouver, BC
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    I have a beanie and an ear band.

    I prefer the beanie, which is not as warm but blocks less of the incoming sounds, but sometimes it's in the wash. The ear band really muffles sounds, which annoys me.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    mo
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    Headband. Helmet head yes, but no worse than with my helmet. A comb and a little water and I'm somewhat good to go again.
    I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    Bothell area, WA
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    Headband. You can get really thick ones that work great down into the single digits. I like them because your head can still cool off a little bit, which you need even when it's really cold outside.
    Almost a Bike Blog:
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    Never give up. Never surrender.

  9. #9
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    Aug 2006
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    I got a Buff this past winter and it was a revelation. It is more gentle on the hair than anything else I've used, and it it soft and comfy but doesn't get sweaty. It is really a miracle cure!

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Pendleton, OR
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    Buff user here. And when you don't need it, just pull it down like a full and fluffy turtleneck.
    Tis better to wear out than to rust out....

  11. #11
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    Apr 2005
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    I meant a buff, not a beanie.

    I love it too.

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
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    I, too, am a buff lover. I picked up some ear bags on clearance last spring that I haven't had to try yet. I would have today if I hadn't needed the vehicle. But I thoght the bags held by the buff would work well. We'll see.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Nebraska
    Posts
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    Light wool headband here. When things get colder, I open up my helmet and wear a dumb old knit hat under the helmet. When things are really cold, both.
    Give big space to the festive dog that make sport in the roadway. Avoid entanglement with your wheel spoke.
    (Sign in Japan)

    1978 Raleigh Gran Prix
    2003 EZ Sport AX

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
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    Riding my Luna & Rivendell in the Hudson Valley, NY
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    Maybe try Tina Fey's trick of taping your ears back?
    Lisa
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  15. #15
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
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    Which style Buff are you gals referring to? I see there are a few to choose from!

 

 

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