[RBW] Sun Protection in Sunny Climes

REI makes some great UV resist clothing. I gave up wearing shorts for the most part, because they just aren’t that fashionable. Now on hot days I wear some very thin hiking pants from REI. They work fine. I wore them in the Philippines in 90 F weather with 85 percent humidity and they were good

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Mixed use trail in uptown Dallas https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Trail_(Dallas) -- 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

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Mas - I'm a bit confusticated about your riding along the "katy trail" with "bamboo shading" when it seems like your regular posts indicate that you live in Texas. As far as I know, the Katy Trail runs E-to-W through central Missouri. Please explain. On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7:21:18 AM

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True, we can't control every harmful factor, but I figure it would be silly not to avoid those that I can easily avoid. I can avoid absorbing chemicals into my body by simply not buying or wearing sunscreen. I'll probably still use it in certain situations were I know I'm just going to be more

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Just when I thought I was remote enough there were no cameras! Caught in the act, and yes, that is my better side. Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 4:01:37 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote: > > You’re an elephant, Deacon! > > [image: Elephant gives himself a dust bath in

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You’re an elephant, Deacon! article-0-0D901C140578-362_634x425.jpg --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > On May 19, 2020, at 2:59 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW

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Aye. Life is fatal. Grin. One alternative skin protectant on a hot day is to ride dirt roads and trails. Tires kick up dust. Dust sticks to sweaty skin. Pass it off as a tan. Blocks sun too. Grin. With abandon, Patrick, who tanned a lot on todays dusty ride. On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at

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Eric - you make some good points. As a culture we seem to be slowly entranced into the concept of being "safe" everywhere and for everything. There is no such thing as being absolutely safe. One can get seriously injured or even killed in any number of ways every day. It's more about

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The FDA still advises using sunscreen; basically, the risk and consequences of skin cancer outweigh the risks of wearing sunscreen. They also did not conclude that any of the chemicals absorbed are unsafe (although they would like to do additional research). Read more here:

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Deacon's remark about better tolerance for the sun's UV radiation after having eliminated various non-beneficial oils from his diet makes me wonder if our diets are interfering with out body's vitamin D uptake. A certain amount of sun for the benefit of its ability to induce our vitamin D

[RBW] Sun Protection in Sunny Climes

I use these UV sunblock arm sleeves: https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bike-clothing/cycling-arm-leg-warmers/bontrager-uv-sunstop-cycling-arm-cover/p/22817/ Surprisingly , they don't add much warmth. I'll try Deacon Patricks wetting bandana sugestion for these once it gets hot here. Glacier

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Leah, This may sound odd, but I have several Motorcross shirts. (I think they make ladies as well) or you could look at mountain biking jerseys I have one by Kona The things I like about these: - Long Sleeve - Variety of designs from Subdued to High Vis - light weight mesh material that is not

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A number of thoughts from cooler but higher altitude Colorado where all day bikepacking trips are a sun challenge: - I sunburn far less since eliminating industrial oils from my diet (soy, canola, etc). - Calendula oil does wonders for healing burns rapidly. Also brilliant as a disinfectent

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Leah, Here are some links. My dermatologist said that people often don’t have sun related skin cancers after the 3rd one because they become more careful. So far so good for me. And I hope he is right! Best, Andy https://www.roadbikerider.com/top-cycling-apparel-uv-protection/

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Andy, did you attach a link somewhere and I’m not seeing it? I’m so sorry about your skin cancers. Ugh, really scary. I had an end stage melanoma patient once, and it really left an impression on me. I’m going for my annual dermatology visit when this crisis is over. Sent from my iPad > On

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Leah, you may already be aware of these products but there are some clothing that are designed to protect the active person form UV. I have never tried this type of clothing in weather such as you get in Vegas. Good luck! As a recipient of 3 skin cancer surgeries, I can understand your