Sweaty head syndrome. Is there a cure!?!

[Jerrymond]

Hi I'm hoping you guys can give me some good suggestions on a really well ventilated cycle helmet.

I tried a sieve but it kept falling off after I attached my sat nav, GPS, lights and mirrors to the handle.

Also any thoughts on the schwalbe big Ben plus or marathon plus tour as a mixed commute tyre.
Cheers

 

[Deleted member 4366]

You probably have the wrong bike for that. Get one with a big powerful motor and a throttle. That solved my sweaty head. I found that there was a strong correlation between how hard I pedalled and how much I sweated. When I stopped pedalling, the sweating on my head went away completely but I got a sweaty hand instead, from holding the throttle wide open all the time.

 

[rich_r]

There are quite a few helmets designed to allow the heat out, sometimes you just need to go to a larger size so there's a bit more of an airgap between the foam and your head.

Failing that, how about one of these:

 

[JimRides]

Hi I'm hoping you guys can give me some good suggestions on a really well ventilated cycle helmet.

I tried a sieve but it kept falling off after I attached my sat nav, GPS, lights and mirrors to the handle.

Also any thoughts on the schwalbe big Ben plus or marathon plus tour as a mixed commute tyre.
Cheers

Use a two-handled colander instead of a sieve - you can balance everything on either side then and it won't fall off

 

[Gubbins]

Use a two-handled colander instead of a sieve - you can balance everything on either side then and it won't fall off

be wary of a metal colander... A lightning strike could be an electrifying experience..

 

[Deleted member 4366]

We're a cruel lot!. I think I'd better go and help some old ladies across the road to neutralise the bad Karma.

 

[Gubbins]

Well at the risk of saying the wrong thing...
I ride to to get excerise and stay fit in old age and a sweaty head is hard to avoid if youvl wear a helmet.

 

[cosybike]

A colander combined with chain mail would make an excellent Faraday cage and be ideal for lightning. I get a sweaty head without a helmet. I think you are doomed.

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[Gubbins]

We're a cruel lot!. I think I'd better go and help some old ladies across the road to neutralise the bad Karma.

I can just picture this licra clad biker with a colander on his head shepherding 2 old ladies across the road and them shouting BUT WE DONT WANT TO CROSS!

 

[anotherkiwi]

Remember Schumacher! Don't put cameras and stuff on your sieve! Permanent brain damage is often the result of a bad crash.

When it is hot, to protect my bald old head from the sun and insects I use this:

It has the added advantage of creating airflow over aforementioned baldness with a cooling effect i.e. cooler with than without and... No Sweat!

When it is cold? A 100% pure wool dockers cap.

 

[Jerrymond]

Some good ideas, I wonder if anyone out there could knit me one out of a merino wool/graphene blend?

 

[jerrysimon]

Well done a very light hearted thread

PS I have used 2" Big Apple tyres run at 35PSI and it increases the comfort ALOT!

Requires frame clearance though.

Jerry

 

[Jerrymond]

Thanks Jerry

I've got big apples (insert pun) on my current analogue bike and have them pumped up to 60PSI. They still feel comfy but are a bit too twitchy on some of the paths I use.

 

[Gringo]

I've got big apples (insert pun) on my current analogue bike and have them pumped up to 60PSI. They still feel comfy but are a bit too twitchy on some of the paths I use.

Mine are bigger than yours 2.3" analogue & 2.1" digital but I'm about 30 psi up front & 40 in the rear

Back to he OP
I too couldn't stop a sweaty bonce so brought half a dozen do-rags to wear under my helmet, they soak up the sweat and keep the bugs out of your hair. I put a clean one on each time I expect to do a hot ride & chuck it in the wash when I'm done, cheap as chips off the bay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soft-Solid-Tied-BACK-BANDANA-DOO-RAG-Do-Du-Motorcycle-Skull-Hip-hop-Hats-2017-UK-/192225103987?var=&hash=item2cc1825073:m:myjsCIisjMMYp_OMshtsfxA

 

[jerrysimon]

Yes I have been thinking about trying larger ones maybe 2.15".

Jerry

 

[Excalpino]

Marathon Plus Tour for me

 

[Mal69]

Do what I do, shave all that hair off, less sweat, I use Schwalbe Energizer Plus tour tyres, I considered Marathon but I feel Energizer are slightly better, for my use, all around tyres.