Foo - got a bad sunburn today - and have a 40 mi ride in 2 days....

...am i gonna die?

according to Wikipedia, you should avoid sun exposure while healing, which they say takes about 2-3 weeks.

would you

A. HFTU and ride

B. as above, but slather yourself in four or five gallons of SPF 70 and wear a burqa

C. stay home and eat bon bons

I'm all about the polls, especially whilst worrying about death by melanoma, so please feel free to vote.


an' tell me if I'm gonna die if I do the ride on Sunday:cry:

I've ridden some pretty long rides while pretty deeply and freshly burnt. Figured the damage was done.

If you look up all of your symptoms on the internets, you'll diagnose yourself with Sudden Severe Exploding Brain Cancer Of The Spine, and you'll never do anything. Ride.

PS: Bring bonbons.

I chose, ride it like a wussy boy. I mean, is there any other way for us to ride? No matter what condition our skin is in.

I chose, ride it like a wussy boy. I mean, is there any other way for us to ride? No matter what condition our skin is in.

true.... The burqa would just give it that little something extra

I've ridden some pretty long rides while pretty deeply and freshly burnt. Figured the damage was done.

If you look up all of your symptoms on the internets, you'll diagnose yourself with Sudden Severe Exploding Brain Cancer Of The Spine, and you'll never do anything. Ride.

PS: Bring bonbons.

Ahhh...I thank you

I'm getting over a bad sunburn. I got burned Saturday, was painful Sunday, more painful Monday, and finally on Wednesday started feeling better. I'm peeling now, and it's STILL RED. Sigh... I really will never learn. Although, I did use sunscreen. Just not on my chest and back. And tops of my feet. :rolleyes:

Aloe Vera juice on the sunburn!

RIDE, RIDE-











after dark.

WWGCD (what would granny Clampett do?)...she'd HTFU
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zs9nNlwuDUI/SG7gx5a5F3I/AAAAAAAAB54/MkBjU7XBxoE/s400/sunburn.jpg

the ride is in the morning....it takes me prolly three hours to do 40 miles (hilly course, I think), it;s a paid ride, not a DIY. So I'll be done and exhausted just in time to bake at noon.:notamused:

I'm cranky about this because I usually am fastidious about sunblock and I haven't had a real sunburn since I was a teenager doing the beer and cutoffs thing on the beach

we went to a spa today and I didn't realize I'd be outside 90% of the time and they had no complimentary sunblock (they had everything else....)

Aloe Vera juice on the sunburn!

I'm tryin that now (we have a plant)
...feels good.

I got really sunburnt once like I couldn't move my shoulders and spent the next 3-4 days outside with them exposed and so far I'm okay. . .

pgoat prevented me from getting sunburned today (thanks!!!)

I had noticed that I had forgotten it and considered skipping it. Until I remembered this thread.

Sunscreen PLUS white cotton long-sleeved button down shirt. I wear one on long tours, to keep the day-after-day-after-day sunburn factor under control.

of course, you look like a total dork but it's a charity ride, so does everyone else. ;D

You are most certainly going to die...



...when is the question. Oh, and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIUYzbYeKA).

I went on a jog today with a friend of mine, unprotected noggin, of course. I'm a little pink right now. :p

my noggin is always unprotected...*sigh*

looks like ai gotta wear my hulk hoagan doo-rag under my helmet tomorrow.:rolleyes:

and long sleeve jersey for sure. screw the dork factor, i have little chance of looking hip anyway.

rode a short warm up this morning; finished up around noon and them shoulders and my face hurt some.
we just rolled around town drinking it up and that was a lot less painful (no sun). trouble is this is a ride that goes past historic mansions, so its not the type of ride you wanna last through and get over with quick.

pgoat prevented me from getting sunburned today (thanks!!!)

I had noticed that I had forgotten it and considered skipping it. Until I remembered this thread.

:thumb:

I got really sunburnt once like I couldn't move my shoulders and spent the next 3-4 days outside with them exposed and so far I'm okay. . .

on a brighter note, my legs didn't burn at all the other day, and after showering this afternoon I noticed I am getting a bike sock tan:)

You are most certainly going to die...



...when is the question. Oh, and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIUYzbYeKA).

thanks:(

pretty song tho.

thanks:(

pretty song tho.

It was meant to be encouraging.

I honestly think that Joe meant since "everything gives you cancer"...we need to worry less, enjoy more.

I honestly think that Joe meant since "everything gives you cancer"...we need to worry less, enjoy more.

Joe Jackson is a heavy smoker and refuses to believe it's bad for his health. He wrote that song in response to people telling him he should quit.

How bad is a "bad" sunburn? I've gotten sunburned bad enough for blisters to form. Gotta love the Irish / Scottish Welsh / German ancestry for that. :rolleyes: If it's that bad, I'd say not to ride.

Joe Jackson is a heavy smoker and refuses to believe it's bad for his health. He wrote that song in response to people telling him he should quit.

Guess I always took it differently.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6g96d2.jpg

^^^^^^ Ow!

BTW, here's how to deal with sun (actually, this is an old photo -- much less red now...)

http://alptown.com/temp/new_tan.jpg

Put some viniger on it than aloe vera after a day and sunblock before the ride. wont be anything left of it. :-)

http://i40.tinypic.com/6g96d2.jpg

mine looks about as bad or a bit worse than that I guess (a little more redness than on the shoulder)...no blisters yet. Looks a bit less red this am but still sore.

I had one bad blister burn once when I was about 17. Thank goodness I didn't go to the beach more than once a year back then, because I was really dumb about staying out too long. Being greek saved me to a degree (teh swarthiness and so forth)

Put some viniger on it than aloe vera after a day and sunblock before the ride. wont be anything left of it. :-)

I read vinegar too...the aloe works well so far...thanks!

BTW - the current issue of Consumer Reports has an update on Sunblock recommendations - worth looking at (check your local library if you're not into buying the whole issue) They gave top nods to SPF 50 "Continuous sprays" from Aveeno and Walgreens brand - the former costing about a dollar more per oz. but it has a nice scent and feels good on the skin, fwtw.......I like the sprays cause you can get your own back if no one else is around to slather you up.

BTW, here's how to deal with sun (actually, this is an old photo -- much less red now...)

http://alptown.com/temp/new_tan.jpg

you deal with sun by wearing a cool watch?

you deal with sun by wearing a cool watch?
I stick with what works

you deal with sun by wearing a cool watch?Metal watchbands are like SPF 1,000,000.

There's always this......and it's carbon fiber matrix under the foil. ;) SPF∞

https://www.chinesemol.com/member/upload/product/87113104/20069510481589827.jpg

mine looks about as bad or a bit worse than that I guess (a little more redness than on the shoulder)...no blisters yet. Looks a bit less red this am but still sore.

I had one bad blister burn once when I was about 17. Thank goodness I didn't go to the beach more than once a year back then, because I was really dumb about staying out too long. Being greek saved me to a degree (teh swarthiness and so forth)

Bahaha that is the after peeling skin stage. When it was burnt it was completely lobster red and felt like chicken skin. It was also hot to touch and I could move em. Lets hope I don't make the same mistake this year.

Bahaha that is the after peeling skin stage. When it was burnt it was completely lobster red and felt like chicken skin. It was also hot to touch and I could move em. Lets hope I don't make the same mistake this year.

sunblock, kid!:p

I think I lived thru the ride. here's teh shoulder about 7-8 miles in (LOTS of rest stops on this ride!)

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii132/pgoat/BICYCLES/IMG_5013.jpg

the hulkster do-rag helped...scary bright jersey frightened the UV rays away.....plus it was shady and overcast for most of the ride...

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii132/pgoat/BICYCLES/IMG_5027.jpg

Be glad I can't find the pic of my feet after the Cruise-A-Thong last year...unless you really like bacon.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm....feeet


http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/attachments/month_0801/drooling_homer_MzY5CNUnEpK4.gif

Be glad I can't find the pic of my feet after the Cruise-A-Thong last year...unless you really like bacon.

hey - wait a minute! Thongs, or it didn't happen!

hey - wait a minute! Thongs, or it didn't happen!

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l156/Wordbiker/vondelman.jpg


OK, that's not me.

that poor brooks!:cry:

i got burnt this weekend too. but mainly back of neck. how did you get burnt under the jersey on your shoulder?

no, just was looking at the burn after riding for a bit. got burned on shoulders and head sitting in various whirlpools and such all day on Friday.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii132/pgoat/BICYCLES/IMG_5027.jpg

This picture screams sexy.

This picture screams sexy.

Questioning your eyesight, but I thank you nonetheless:lol:

Let's faceit - doorag= hawtosity

Don't be a fool, let it heal and use sun block CORRECTLY on your next ride, when your older and have the skin cancer none of these guys telling you to "HTFU" are going to be around to help you pay your hospital bills or put food on the table for your family, think about it, then do what you want.

i got burnt this weekend too. but mainly back of neck. how did you get burnt under the jersey on your shoulder?

Cause a jersey isn't sunblock. ;)

correct - although, I do have a jersey or two with spf protection built in.

btw, I was slathered with sunblock today and reapplied after we'd been out two hours. My burn looks a lot better tonight than it did this morning.

keeping you and your skin hydrated helps healing A LOT- drink more water than usual, and keep lots of lotion on. Shea butter is great! It helps the healing, and helps keep it from peeling.

keeping you and your skin hydrated helps healing A LOT- drink more water than usual, and keep lots of lotion on. Shea butter is great! It helps the healing, and helps keep it from peeling.

and your a rapper too! WOW! :love: ;)