Susan, Please Develop This!!!

[Nanci]

I don't mind 'em so much when they go down my front, or when I eat them or breathe them in, it's when they're crawling around in my hair and I can't get to them that I go crazy!!!

Nanci

[DebW]

If all you want is a mosquito net helmet cover, that would be easy. I'll make you one myself if I have enough noseeum fabric at home. Maybe you can buy a hairnet like elementary school cafeteria ladies wear or like women my mother's age sleep in to protect their bouffant hairdos. Try googling hairnet.

[Deanna]

You might be able to find one of those helmet covers from back in the day when helmets were uncovered, hard white foam that you put a fabric cover over. I think I still have my old Salsa Bikes red lace panty helmet cover. It has lace down the middle that covers the vents and just plain stretchy fabric on the sides. If you're interested, I'll see if I can dig it up (though I just tried to declutter things and it may have gone out with the clutter).

[CorsairMac]

........red lace panty helmet cover. It has lace down the middle that covers the vents and just plain stretchy fabric on the sides.

I think you should keep that for the Cinderella Ride!

[Susan Otcenas]

Personally, I always thought it would be nice if helmets came with mesh over the vents on the inside. Keeps the bugs out AND prevents your hair from sticking out all over the place! But I think that would cut the cooling feature quite a lot, which is probably why no one (that I'm aware of) does it.

Susan

[Dianyla]

I actually do something (for other reasons) that may help solve your bugs-in-hair problem. Can't help with the bugs in mouth thang, though!

So.... um.... I wear pantyhose on my head when I ride. Yes, pantyhose.

I put my braid down one leg of the hose, and then put the panty part on my head. The spare leg gets wrapped around the "ponytail" area. This keeps road grit out of my braid. The leg also shortens up my braid and keeps it from getting stuck in the rear brakes.

In wintertime I use heavier opaque tights, in summer I use more of the sheer light stuff.


/dianyla slinks off

[Nanci]

I think I will investigate some sort of velcro-attached inner liner of no-see-um mesh that I will make myself. For a minute I was thinking a pouffy OR cap would go right over my helmet, and work, but then I remembered I would be out in public...

I sure love my helmet rain cover. I should have gotten one of those years ago. It's really good for just warmth, too- so you couldn't wear it for anti-bug use.

Nanci