Fast cold wind in the face is causing me to slow down. Facemask???
 

Hi everyone,

This is my second thread here, my last one had a great response. (thank you all)
I hope I am not repeating this topic here.

When I ride to uni each day I spend about 20 minutes going parallel to Brisbane river,
the wind I face cycling there is consistently much more frequent, faster and colder
than most other places, if I ride to fast here, breathing in the cold wind can cause
me to become sick, hence I have had to slow my pace down quite significantly.

I do see many other pro and more experiences riders along here that do not wear
a facemask or anything like that, and there is rarely a group of 2 or more riders
together.

Does anyone know if there is any known way in which this problem has been
resolved previously? The only way I can think of to solve it besides riding behind
a fellow cyclist, is to wear a facemask of some sort.

Sometimes the wind can really hurt my ears to, the wind causes me to cut back on riding
there and to slow down alot otherwise I just get to sick!!

Any ideas and responses are welcome and appreciated. Thanks everyone.

There's various facemasks for winter sports and motorcyclists. Motorcycle stores should be able sell you a windproof one that covers up to your nose and ears. For lighter protection, get a Buff scarf (aka tube scarf) from outdoor or motorcycle store.

I know what you are talking about, it can be very uncomfortable and I actually once got a proper frostbite on my ear for riding a bike during the winter as a kid. Not fun having your other ear swollen twice the size for a week! :D

If you want a "breath warmer", Psolar masks are one of the most known brands. They are designed for winter sports and work the best around freezing temps, though.

Great thanks for the advice proileri!!:)

It must be a much more common thing to deal with in Finland than in Australia I reckon,
I have never really ever seen a biker wear any facial protection before when riding,
but now I know where to get protection, thanks very much.

Frostbite sounds really nasty, you must have been one tough/determines rider as a kid!!

cheers.