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From: City Bikes | LocalMile

Sweat
Some people get concerned about sweating. The keys to avoiding sweat are to ride at a moderate pace (11-13 mph is usually good), sit fully upright, and skip helmets and gloves. Most people can ride in up to 80f temps with little to no sweat and little sweat above that.

The upright part is key. If you lean forward, even a slight bit, you create folds in your belly skin. This reduces cooling surface and creates a warm space that increases sweat. Interestingly, you may also be more efficient when sitting fully upright than leaning forward a little (vs a lot).

Helmets are a major cooling problem. Your head is likely the number one coolant in your body and if it can’t do its job because of a helmet then your whole body will be hot. There is no helmet design that prevents this.

Interestingly some people and perhaps most do better without deodorant.

Somewhat related to this is the use of AOBiome based products such as MotherDirt. These are fairly new as far as being publicly available but some folks have used them for a decade or more with good results. We need time and experience to know if this is real or snake oil.

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