What do you do with your hair?

[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.