What do you do with your hair?

[colby]

Yup, half a Buff is my summerwear under helmet. Keeps hair back and up (I have have long enough hair to make a tiny ponytail, but I tuck it into the back of my rolled up Buff to keep that horrendously expensive colour job out of the sun), and picks up sweat.

Ah, a buff is a great idea, too, same concept as my cap except it goes all the way to your neck. I noticed my REI is selling them now, hooray!

[Blue_Fedora]

I have jaw-length, baby-fine, curly hair and love wearing a headsweats classic under my helmet. For me, these lil cycling-skullies are a lifesaver since, for whatever reason, I'm easily distracted if any of my hair is flying around. The headsweats absolutely solves this problem and I don't have to worry about "helmet-hair" since I keep my headsweats on until I'm back home and heading into the shower Also keeps the perspiration under control. Love it, love it, love it!

[KnottedYet]

Like all of them said, except I use a bandana.

Folded into a triangle, rolled into a long band, and tied into a loop... works great in classic and hippie style headband mode. Folded into a triangle, tied on like a cap/pirate, and it keeps my scalp from burning under my baby-fine hair through my helmet vents and holds my chin-length hair off my neck. (pull it down to your shoulders then slide it UP, it pulls your hair up with it.) I like wearing it pirate-style on the bike, then classic headband style when I get off the bike. Always looks presentable.

$2.50 at REI. Gazillions of colors and patterns. Most are made in USA.

And you can blow your nose on them.

[Grog]

Sweatband, or Buff.

Or pigtails.

I love the pigtails.

[Grog]

And you can blow your nose on them.

Just don't put it on your head afterward!

Or why not......

[Selkie]

Buff. Great for all seasons, versatile, etc.

[Bike Chick]

Like all of them said, except I use a bandana.

Folded into a triangle, rolled into a long band, and tied into a loop... works great in classic and hippie style headband mode. Folded into a triangle, tied on like a cap/pirate, and it keeps my scalp from burning under my baby-fine hair through my helmet vents and holds my chin-length hair off my neck. (pull it down to your shoulders then slide it UP, it pulls your hair up with it.) I like wearing it pirate-style on the bike, then classic headband style when I get off the bike. Always looks presentable.

$2.50 at REI. Gazillions of colors and patterns. Most are made in USA.

And you can blow your nose on them.

I use a bandana too and usually carry two on a long ride---one for my hair and the other I tie to my stem. The one on my stem is all purpose and has been used to wipe sweat, clean up abrasions, tie around a bleeding leg and, of course, to blow my nose. I pick mine up at Wal Mart or the Dollar Store for $1 each.

[jobob]

I'll chime in on the praise for Buffs.

I too have hair that's too short for a ponytail, so I wear a buff cut in half as a large headband, it holds back my hair and covers a good part of it under my helmet. The material is very thin so it doesn't add any bulk under the helmet to speak of, and it doesn't make my head sweaty. My hair comes out after a ride looking reasonably OK, way better than helmet hair at least.

It won't fray when cut in half, which makes it a much better size to use as a headband.

Plus then you have two for when you inevitably misplace one.


I still have the Amici Veloci buff that Floyd Landis signed back on his "Poor meee I'm innocent" speaking tour - it's in pristine condition. I'm thinking of cutting it up to make lots of headbands.

[uforgot]

One buff on it's way. Funny, I guess I was thinking they were for cold weather. I don't pay attention a lot of time. And the bandana? I totally forgot how I used to wear them in the 70s to keep cool, and they supposedly looked cool then too.

Thanks everyone.

I still have the Amici Veloci buff that Floyd Landis signed back on his "Poor meee I'm innocent" speaking tour - it's in pristine condition. I'm thinking of cutting it up to make lots of headbands.

Thanks for my laugh of the day.

[sandra]

Welcome to my world. I was just talking about how much my hair was bothering me this morning. I did pull all the top part (this is the part that bugs me the most!) back with a barrette (and it fit under the helmet) and the rest of it I pushed behind my ears.

After riding my cheek bones were burning from the heat and the sweat so hopefully a buff would help that too?