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1st Desert ride, some red skin today

Old 11-11-18, 02:28 PM
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1st Desert ride, some red skin today

Been a while since I rode in real sun
1/2 finger gloves, 2 water bottles, 1/3 Gatorade in big one, 1 lemon ice cube in small one.
I put spf 30 on ears & top of forearms .
Varner to Mt View to Dillon (high desert) 1000 palms canyon loop (31.5 mi)

Woke up this am, biceps felt weird, had a little sunburn from elbow up to jersey.
Not bad, but noticable.
Legs ok except just above socks a inch or so, calf area.

Will add sunscreen there from now on .
Found some spf 50, Gotta protect my baby soft Alaska skin

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Good for you. Enjoy it. I hope the wildfires in LA County don’t impact your wintering grounds with smoke and ash - right now satellite images show it blowing out to sea.

Coincidently, I had to go meet with an elderly client today at his assisted living facility. He had a great big bandage on the top of his head. I asked him what happened - he had just had surgery to remove skin cancer. He just looked at me and said “always use sunscreen”.
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Thanks

Yea
Good advice, from experience.
I know I’ve been using more sunscreen when
here in the desert.
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Consider some sunscreen arm sleeves, I started using them about 3 yrs ago. They are comfy upto low 90s F for me
(and humidity never less than 50-60%) especially while moving and appear to have ~40-50 SPF ratings. You might
also look into some of the neck covers that attach to the helmet and depending on how much hair you have a
full coverage scalp (doo-rag) such as Halo or similar. I used to get tiger stripes on my scalp every summer before
using a full scalp cover, which also helps with the sweat and is good down to the low 30s F in winter.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...d=UF7DIUFMX7PA

There was a post by a dermatologist on his head cover gear which was a bit overboard but kept his entire head protected.
Don't forget sunscreen on the face.
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Thanks
Have looked at the arm sleeves,
think I’ll order a set & give them a try.

Did 43.5 today, feellng more acclimated with each ride.
more sunscreen, spf50
Drank 3 bottles of water, only up to 78°.

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Winter here

Snow tomorrow. Not much more riding in nh
Originally Posted by bogydave
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Have looked at the arm sleeves,
think I’ll order a set & give them a try.

Did 43.5 today, feellng more acclimated with each ride.
more sunscreen, spf50
Drank 3 bottles of water, only up to 78°.
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Originally Posted by raleighroadster
Snow tomorrow. Not much more riding in nh
& that is why I visit SoCal for a few weeks.
Left Alaska just as we could walk on water.
(lakes were iced up)
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Some helmet options are here: https://www.google.com/search?ei=F-3tW5OtC8KgzwLU-aOQDQ&q=bicycle+helmet+surround+sun+shades&oq=bicycle+helmet+surround+sun+shades&gs_l=psy-ab.3...16465.18125..20872...0.0..0.155.1005.2j6......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.5TPfzObojpA
If I rode in SoCal or adjacent states I would probably invest in one of these, ie DaBrim which has gotten favorable reviews.
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