Susan, Please Develop This!!!

[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