I'm using one of these at the moment:
<http://www.duluthtrading.com/50030.aspx?>
I got mine at TJ Maxx for $8, but it fits the description. I always
wear glasses, so secret for me has been to have it tighter at the top
and completely open and unobstructed at the bottom. I don't tuck it
into my jacket, and I wear the chin strap of my helmet underneath it.
Doing so allows exhaled breath to go downward instead of upward, where
it would fog my glasses or goggles. I haven't used it in temperatures
below 24f yet, but I'm optimistic.
A gaiter combined with a skullcap under the helmet seems so far much
better than the balaclava setup I've used in the past, though I do
miss the sweet sugary sticky treatiness.
Michael L.
Madison
On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:42 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:50:37 -0800 (PST)
From: [email protected]
To: bikies <[email protected]>
Subject: [Bikies] good face masks for winter biking
I wear a wool (icebreaker) face mask when its below 40 to keep the
wind out of my nose (and thus prevent dryness/nosebleeds). But I'm
remembering, as it's getting colder, that the drawback to face masks
is that breath condenses on them and they get soaked. My wool
doesn't get cold when it's wet, but it's still unpleasant. I have
some heavier synthetic masks that do the same thing. The only one
that does it less is one with a large vent at the nose and pinhole
vents in front of the mouth -- but then the cold wind goes straight
up my nose and I'm back to getting nosebleeds. Has anyone found a
solution to this problem? A miracle fabric or a not-too-complicated
jerry-rigging of the face mask? Should I maybe get a snorkel and
exhale only through it?
Kathryn Kingsbury
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