oh so shallow.. but what the heck to do you do with your hair?

[lph]

Here I am tonight ...at around 6:30 pm after a 10 min. cycle. Earlier today at 7:30 am I went for a 42 kms. cycle, went grocery shopping with my helmet off and on. Then after some computer work at home, then I spent 3 hrs. lifting dusty boxes before evening mini-bike ride.

Ok. There is no way in hell my hair would look anything like this good after that. Not that I don't usually look like a hobbit, but at least it's curly all over. After a ride where I sweat it's flat on top, parted in the middle, Art Garfunkle-style curly hair on the rest. No, I'm not posting pics

[Crankin]

I'd be happy if my hair was actually curly. But, to put it bluntly, I have ugly Jewish wavy, frizzy hair. It's OK for me to say that . I do have an excellent stylist. It takes her 45 minutes to cut my hair. But, unless I cut the top off again, which just looks too masculine for me, this is it. I had a perm for like 20 years, so I could deal with it, and then I just wanted to stop having to have a perm. My hair is fine, as long as I have time to let it dry naturally for awhile (30 minutes), quickly blow out the side bangs, and then run the flat iron over them. Once I sweat, it's over.
Naturally, this has not stopped me from riding at all. If I was commuting now, I guess I'd have to have a flat iron at work. But, it still amazes me that some people look as good as they do after riding. Shootingstar, your picture looks like my "before" picture.

[Selkie]

Ok.... After a ride where I sweat it's flat on top, parted in the middle, Art Garfunkle-style curly hair on the rest. No, I'm not posting pics

Oh please, do! "Hello darkness my old friend... " LOL

My hair looks like shite after wearing my helmet---doesn't matter the length and frankly, I don't care. The only person I want to impress is my husband and trust me, he wouldn't notice how it looked (LOL -- it'll be 21 years since we eloped this Saturday). I always wear a buff on my head under my helmet (mops up sweat, keeps me warm in cold weather, etc).

I have fine, curly/wavy hair. Since I started swimming, I cut it short. Think it looks bad after being in a helmet? You should see it after I take off my swim cap following an hour in the pool! That's why I keep a baseball cap in my swim gear bag.