jfoobar

Bought one of these for $7:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Used it on a very hot half-century today and I thought it worked quite well.

dagray

Thank you for the recommendation of the Halo II sweat bands. I took one and used it on a 10 mile ride at 97 degree average temps, and no sweat got in my eyes.

love2pedal.com

On medium to warm days I use a Halo headband and it works well.

On super hot, humid days my sweat output overwhelms even the Halo headband and sweat will start running into my eyes.

The thing that works the best for me on the hottest days is the Sweat Gutr. It is a rubbery band with a 'gutter' that channels water away from the front of your face. Works really well and I get substantially less sweat in my eyes than when using a Halo

love2pedal.com

I have also ordered these but haven't tried them yet. VEO strip. Work along the lines of a Sweat Gutr, but stick directly to your forehead. Don't know if they will work for me or not but worth a try.

love2pedal.com

I got my VEO sweat strips and tried them out on a hot humid 1.5 hour ride.

Conclusion: I like them a lot and will continue using them

Pluses:
1) They really do greatly reduce the amount of sweat rolling into eyes. As good as my Sweat Gutr (which was my go-to sweatband before this)
2) They stick to your forehead with an adhesive strip and it held securely the whole ride.
3) Doesn't block air flow to skin like a wide sweatband does. So keeps head a little cooler than a fabric sweatband
4) No part of the Veo strip goes under your helmet (altering the fit of your helmet)

Cons:
1) One time use then you toss but they are not that pricey for the benefit they provide.

rumrunn6

related: while we are on the topic. for anyone with hyperhidrosis, like me. just heard about this website & thought I'd share it

https://www.checkyoursweat.com/?gcli...FYyDswodQUkFeg

bergerkjh

DrIsotope

I keep seeing this, and it's completely wrong. Clear urine means too much water in the system. Sweat with no salt in it means too much water in the system-- and yes, if you ride 4-5 hours in high heat and have no salt deposits whatsoever, you are more than likely going to pay for that error later. Electrolyte balance is every bit as important as hydration level. You can have a belly full of water and still get heat exhaustion.

Source: me, a guy who routinely rides 4-5 hours in high heat

ChuckD6421 

Going back 30 or so years to when I raced Cat. 2 Road I've always had salty sweat that would nearly blind me if not washed out, and a lot of it. Back then I didn't understand electrolyte usage and, in retrospect can trace calf and quad cramping to that. But in the past couple years I've discovered that drinking an electrolyte while exercising has eliminated, full stop, any cramping (unless I rode into distances that I wasn't trained for, then all bets are off). I'm a Big Fan of Skratch Labs Hydration mix and every ride now I carry one bottle of half-strength and another of just fresh water. The fresh water is because I continue to sweat really salty, mineral-rich sweat and 40 minutes into a hot ride I'll need to spray my face and under my helmet. So I also take issue with the theory that stinging sweat is indicative of a water or salt imbalance that I'm somehow responsible for. It's just how I am.

To bring this back to the original post, I just picked up another kind of sweat band that I really like; the French Fitness Revolution which sports a CoolMax certification (not sure what all that means, but I also like CoolMax). Been on a couple rides with it. It's thin so fits under the helmet easily, and even with my blessed full head of hair I still feel coolness and my face stays free of rivers of sweat.

bergerkjh

breadbin

I could have used this today, it looks interesting. I also sweat a lot. I went for a spin today and it wasn't sunny but was quite humid and I was cycling (freewheeling) down a hill on the way home. My eyes were stinging, the left one more so and I could barely keep it open. I was enjoying the rest period going downhill so I just struggled on until I came to the bottom and wiped my eyes then. Not very safety conscious I have to admit

ChuckD6421 

I would note that it appears you've just joined this forum and claim to be a NYC fixie rider. Nothing against fixie riders in general but I haven't met any that had a whole lot of experience with cycling or exercise. FWIW, I was a "fixie rider" decades before it was cool.

So, putting aside your rather snide comment, maybe you could enlighten us as to why we're so unhealthy and unbalanced?

rumrunn6

this article below reminded me of your reply. over-hydration can be a problem too "hyponatremia"

article excerpt:
With August football practice fast approaching, every coach's favorite cheer will be to "stay hydrated" and "keep urine clear" during the summer heat.

With August football practice fast approaching, every coach's favorite cheer will be to "stay hydrated" and "keep urine clear" during the summer heat.

In 2017, a University of Texas football coach created a urine-based "Longhorn Football Hydration Chart," which labeled players with yellow urine as "selfish teammates" and those with brown urine as "bad guys." This "hydration shaming" practice has permeated high school sports, thereby encouraging a sporting culture which equates superior performance with superior hydration.

Overzealous obedience to this hydration advice has uncovered a dark underbelly to superior hydration practices: overhydration. When high school football player Walker Wilbanks died in Mississippi in August 2014 from overhydration, the doctor said that the cause of death was an "unpredictable freak occurrence."

Two weeks prior, another high school football player from Georgia drank "two gallons of water and two gallons of Gatorade" after football practice to prevent muscle cramps and then died. Thus, over the last four years, two high school football players have died during August football practice from overhydrating -- a medical condition known as exercise-associated hyponatremia.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/07/healt...ner/index.html

DrIsotope

growlerdinky

Not enough PBR

ChuckD6421 

Peanut butter and relly?
Ruh roh.

bergerkjh

maletero

The problem is not so much the composition as it is the volume. I think it's probably the same for most of us who have posed to this thread. Sure, sometimes the sweat stings my eyes, but much, much more often the problem is that there's just too much sweat. It's in my eyes, and, yes, dripping down my face. It's everywhere. I don't find it invigorating.

The reason I started this thread is that with all that sweat, it gets into my eyes, and onto the inside of my glasses. That's where it can cause real problems vis a vis vision. It can be like looking through a swimming pool. The solutions presented here have helped.

Rollfast

I got a ball cap with the logo of the onion packer whose late founder was a nice guy but couldn't drive well and nearly hit me twice, once on foot at the corner...

In his memory of course. He was a huge part of our local economy.

Rollfast

How did the color of my pee get into this?

mrodgers

I sweat a ton and I have had an intolerance to heat since I was a kid. Lately it's been getting worse and worse. As it got worse it started affecting my job as it gets up to 115° regularly in the summer and 99% humidity. I was finding every excuse I could to stay in the office and not go out on the production floor where I should be. After an hour, I had to come back in the office and sit with my fan blowing on me and freeze everyone else out turning the AC down so I could cool down and dry off. Within seconds of walking out of my air conditioned office or the equipment control room, I looked like I just took a shower with my clothes on.

Since I'm broke, I started looking into heat intolerance on the net instead of going to the doctor. Was looking at hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid which affects your body's temperature regulation) and I read a lot about being vitamin B deficient to be a problem with hyperthyroidism.

I started taking a B Complex vitamin and the following week when the plant was well over 100° Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and 90's the rest of the week, I never broke a sweat once. It was still hot as 100° is still hot, but my tolerance for it improved tremendously. That was just a few weeks ago. I have yet to really break a sweat at work and I am far more comfortable in the 100° plus heat and extreme humidity.

Last bike ride I took was suppose to be 4 nights camping in WV riding the North Bend trail and another trail. I rode 20 miles, the trail sucked bad so 2 of us turned around to go get the car and meet the other 2 we were riding with at the camp ground. I made it an additional 15 miles back and stopped at a Dairy Queen while my buddy continued and brought the car back to get me. I went into Dairy Queen, got a glass of ice water and an ice cream. Ate and drank that and passed out for 20 minutes. When I woke back up, I grabbed something to eat and my buddy finally came to pick me up.

I haven't gone on a 90° or warmer bike ride (or a bike ride in any weather actually) since starting taking the B Complex, but I should fair much better than I have been these past few years. I may get out to ride this weekend for a 60-80 mile all day ride. Heck, we would start out in the spring at 50° and once I was moving and my body started heating up, I was sweating like a pig. I'm anxious to see how I will handle riding now.

Rock71

I wear a cycling cap at all times, I really don't sweat much during the ride, its after I'm off and done that the torrential down pour comes.