Oh! That's brilliant, Tim! Yes! Yes! Yes! I'm already thinking of a shearling version, with wire woven into the top and bottom for shaping. Hmmmm.
With abandon, Patrick On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 1:42:59 PM UTC-7, Tim Gavin wrote: > > I am definitely a blustery bonzo. I breathe very heavily when fat biking, > and Iowa winter days are either super cold (<10 F) or cold and moist (10-30 > F). > > I use safety glasses or snow/ski goggles, so my eyes are fine. But I've > had a hard time finding a mask solution that works in very cold weather > with glasses. > > If I cover my mouth with a buff tube (or really any mask fabric), I have > the same experience as Patrick: it soaks through, and then freezes. So, I > use the buff tube to cover my neck, ears, and chin. > > But, that leaves my nose and cheeks exposed to the wind. Last winter, I > used a "Pinch", which is small piece of fleece that velcro'd to the bottom > of my goggles--like a superfluous Groucho moustache > <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/comedy/2015-07/30-great-one-liners/groucho-marx-lead-xxlarge.jpg>. > > It did its job relatively well, but the velcro is kind of fiddly. They're > only available from some outfit in Quebec > <http://www.kayasport.ca/pinch-cat>, and their shipping costs as much as > the item. > > I just ordered a "FaceGlove" <http://www.outeru.com/shop/>, a similar > nose-and-cheek mask. This one has a bit more coverage, though it makes you > look like Nien Nunb > <http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/banthapedia/images/9/9b/625px-Nien_Nunb.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090912190014>. > > It has loops that go around your ears; no velcro and more adaptable to > glasses, goggles, or none. I'm assuming those loops will feel really > annoying, but I'm hopeful that I can get used to it. > > Each of these is made of nylon/poly fleece, not "real" fabric. So they're > probably not Deacon-approved. But they may provide a template. > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 1:54 PM, Anton Tutter <atu...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Some of us have sensitive sinuses. Mine will ache for hours after >> breathing in cold air for as short a time as 1/2 hour. Having a balaclava >> with a covered mouth section is essential for me to ride in winter. >> >> Anton >> velolumino.com >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 4:16:16 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> I'm picky. I want unfiltered, unwarmed air. That's what my sinuses are >>> for. Grin. Plus, blech filter smell vs. crisp mountain air? Nah. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 1:42:34 PM UTC-7, lum gim fong wrote: >>>> >>>> What about the balaclavas that have that breather piece built into them >>>> over the mouth? >>>> >>>> Maybe a Canadian rando group or Canadian commuter page? >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
