How to reduce sweating?
04-06-17, 03:27 AM
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Good luck, been trying to sweat less most of my 52 years. If it is over 50 degrees I will be sweaty. If it is over 70 I will walk and sweat, at least in a humid climate. The only things which seem to help is conditioning and having a good breeze.
That being said, I commute part time to work. I have a place to dry clothes without being where people have to deal with them. I am one of the crazies who can bathe out of a sink, so can sponge off when I get to work. My boss is a mountain biker, is native to FL, sweats like crazy when he rides, and says it's just part of normal life.
That being said, I commute part time to work. I have a place to dry clothes without being where people have to deal with them. I am one of the crazies who can bathe out of a sink, so can sponge off when I get to work. My boss is a mountain biker, is native to FL, sweats like crazy when he rides, and says it's just part of normal life.
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04-06-17, 02:56 PM
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The key to staying dry for me is to reduce any "backpacks" or items strapped to my body to an absolute minimum.
Get the weight on your bike, and you'll be cooled down substantially by the wind. If you have a wicking shirt, it'll work much better without a messenger bag attached to your back.
Get the weight on your bike, and you'll be cooled down substantially by the wind. If you have a wicking shirt, it'll work much better without a messenger bag attached to your back.
Another thing to consider is to wear arm/leg warmers in the beginning of a ride to be slightly chilly and take them off once you get warm enough.
04-09-17, 05:05 AM
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The trick is not to heat up. It possible to maintain a decent pace (for me that's about 20 km/h) without sweating, but cooling down after heating up and keeping a decent pace is much more difficult. So if you start sweating you slowed down too late, and you'll keep sweating.
Don't dress for standing still or a relaxed stroll, just be cold for the first kilometer. Adjust your clothes while riding and use the ride wind to cool down, sitting upright might help. Get to know your body, notice it when you start heating up and plan in advance, especially when you see hills coming. Ride efficiently, let the legs do the work and keep your body still, steer a straight line, carry speed, speed up slowly, avoid bursts of power, stay off the brakes when you can.
Don't dress for standing still or a relaxed stroll, just be cold for the first kilometer. Adjust your clothes while riding and use the ride wind to cool down, sitting upright might help. Get to know your body, notice it when you start heating up and plan in advance, especially when you see hills coming. Ride efficiently, let the legs do the work and keep your body still, steer a straight line, carry speed, speed up slowly, avoid bursts of power, stay off the brakes when you can.
04-09-17, 09:54 AM
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Simple... Pedal assist/E-bike. Works for me. You set the level of exertion that you want to spend for the bicycling activity (commute, exercise, pleasure ride, carrying gear/shopping.)
04-09-17, 06:22 PM
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I am wondering if your real concern is swelling at work???
Sweating is pretty hard to stop, if you actually want to get there faster than walking....
If you wear the right clothes, clothes that wick away moisture, and you have a change of clothes at work, and you shower before your ride, you will not smell. Get to work with enough time to cool down a little and let the sweat sink into you biking clothes, change, and all is good.
Sweating is pretty hard to stop, if you actually want to get there faster than walking....
If you wear the right clothes, clothes that wick away moisture, and you have a change of clothes at work, and you shower before your ride, you will not smell. Get to work with enough time to cool down a little and let the sweat sink into you biking clothes, change, and all is good.
You may want to try baby wipes at work
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I sweat at the drop of a hat. If my destination doesn't have facilities to freshen up in, the least I do is bring a sweat rag and wear appropriate clothes. I may also ride my bike with the rack bag containing spare underwear etc.
I don't like to stew in my own juice if it can be avoided.
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