What do you do with your hair?

[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?

[uforgot]

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?

Are you back in the saddle again?

[sandra]

YES!!! FINALLY!!!

[sandra]

Oh and Claudia, how many bikes have you had since I've been gone?

[uforgot]

Oh and Claudia, how many bikes have you had since I've been gone?

I have a Trek 7.3fx wsd instead of the men's 7.2fx, but that's it. I slowed down a LOT. I'm even selling my mixte because I don't ride it.

Still have all of your mixtes? And is your husband riding too?

[marni]

or you could do whhat I did several years ago. I got my hair cut in a #4 buzz, not quite Marine short, but definitely a buzz. No problem with helmet hair or what to do with my hair after a ride.... pour a bottle of clean water over it or stick my head in a bucket and dry it and I'm good to go. I do use a strip of a buff for a head band though, just to keep the sweat out my eyes. Does anyone else sweat inside their ears. I swear I have shorted out so many ear buds that I should go into their manufacture. I love buffs in any size, shape or form though.

marni

marni

[sandra]

We are totally hijacking this thread...sorry... but why have you slowed down? And where's your Surly???

Yep, hubby is riding with me.

[Crankin]

I cut my hair, too. Not a buzz, but, a la Jaime Lee Curtis. Spiky on top. I just take some water from my bottle and pour it on my head, so I look presentable at a lunch stop.
I have horrible, frizzy, bendy, unmanageable hair. I dealt with it for years by getting it permed. Then I cut it short. Two years ago, I decided to grow it to a bob. After straightening and flat ironing, I decided it actually made me look older and I looked like a monster after any sweating.
I am so much happier back with the short.

[Bike Chick]

I cut my hair, too. Not a buzz, but, a la Jaime Lee Curtis. Spiky on top. I just take some water from my bottle and pour it on my head, so I look presentable at a lunch stop.
I have horrible, frizzy, bendy, unmanageable hair. I dealt with it for years by getting it permed. Then I cut it short. Two years ago, I decided to grow it to a bob. After straightening and flat ironing, I decided it actually made me look older and I looked like a monster after any sweating.
I am so much happier back with the short.

Same thing here, Crankin. I had it in a bob and it seemed the grayer it got, the wavier it got. The entire texture of my hair has changed. Instead of flat ironing and fighting the curls, I decided to make peace with them. I got a really cute, short cut in layers and just let the curls do their thing. I don't even have to dry it if I don't want to.

The other thing is that I sweat so much! At our rest stop yesterday, I looked at the rest of the women without their helmets and their hair was as dry as can be--mine looked like I had just stepped out of the shower. This was after 30 miles. Anyone else have this issue? How do you keep your hair dry?

[sandra]

Dry hair??? I can't imagine! You should have asked them. Sounds like they must have something wrong with their sweat glands if you asked me!

[blackhillsbiker]

I keep mine really short. It has always been wavy, but not in a good way. It is thick (also not in a good way), with a mind of its own. Now the gray hair is coming in curly and it pokes up in random corkscrews. I put gel on it before I ride, then when I get where I'm going, a bit of water and my fingers muss it up enough to look like I meant it that way. I grew it out into a bob about 8 years ago. I had to iron it straight and it was not flattering at all. Back to short for me!

Deb

[Zen]

My hair is crazy curly too.
I can't seem to find anyone who knows what to do with it/how to cut it.
Even if I did it would require continued cutting, something I can't always afford.
i'm just letting it grow and braiding it.

[Catrin]

I finally found someone who could cut my hair short and know what to do with the calics that I have - and I have quite a few! I've fine, wavy hair and for the first time in 50 years I have a short cut that I LIKE. I don't need more than my hands and a little gel to style it - and the helmet doesn't do too many bad things to it - at least not what a bottle of water can't solve.

We haven't had temps above 87 yet that I have cycled in, but I suspect that I don't yet drink enough. My hair and bike clothes get sweaty, but it doesn't run like it does when I work out with my trainer... I am sure that the wind from cycling does evaporate some of that, but I have expected to sweat more.

[Crankin]

Bike Chick, my head and hair are totally sweated up (that's not a word, according to my computer), always. It doesn't matter what the temperature is. Wearing a buff, cap, etc. doesn't really help at all. It might make my hair a bit drier, but I really only wear a head cover for warmth in the cold.
I have seen those women who look totally dry, with smooth, shiny, straight hair after doing a hard ride. I guess they just don't sweat the way I do. I have one kid who rarely sweats and one who is like me, so I guess there's a general variability in this trait.

[Bike Chick]

I guess you are right, Crankin. 3 of the women looked like they just stepped out of their car, not off their bikes after riding 30 miles. This is generally the case though and have often wondered how certain women manage to look so fresh. Must be good sweat genes

It is easier now that I have found someone to cut my hair correctly. Like you said, Catrin, I just bend over and run my hands through it and shake my head a little bit. Easy. Zen, I'd give you his name if you wanted to drive over.