Best sun protection ?
 

I have enough wrinkles & dry skin,
no need for more from sunburn.

Using bike jersey, gloves & put sun screen 40 on forearms/back of
neck now.

What’s better, spf >40 sun screen
Or
The thin white arm cover?

On hot days , do you really cool
well enough with evaporation
through the cloth ?

What’s (do they make)a good long sleeve jersey that has good cooling
Features ?

Advantages of fabric sleeves/knees/leg covers:

• Reliable 50+ UPF.
• No need to reapply.
• They don't get in your eyes.
• Can be easily taken off when the sun is low.

Disadvantages:

• Yet more clothing to put on (and take off).
• Some people think they look funny. (Some people who think that may be people you love.)
• You really have to try them on to get a proper fit.

I've used sun sleeves and sun knees in near 100 degrees and was quite impressed that they are not at all warm. (Opposite problem actually, when it stops raining the rain evaporation can cool you very quickly.)

-mr. bill

Rain clouds work well most of the year, here.. rain gear ,, I got a long sleeve shirt.. cool marine climate.

But, still California driving with the widow open has caught up with me , a Basal cell Melanoma to deal with on my temple, (at 70)

facekini?

https://www.bikeforums.net/attachmen...3&d=1518027257

May I ask what brand you wear? I suspect not all brands have the non-warming properties you describe.

I'm not quite 50 yet so I hope it's ok for me to answer anyway. I often wear a rash guard as a base layer and sun protection even in hot and humid weather. I have several different brands and don't notice that any are cooler than the others. If it's really hot I definitely prefer having a rash guard vs. not. I also have the Castelli sun legs that I wear sometimes and like quite a lot. They do however look a little more ridiculous than long sleeves under your jersey IMO.

Sunscreens do matter. The best are the mineral based sunscreens. I use this stuff. Yea ... you get a white sheen, but it is very effective and safe to use.

https://www.neutrogena.com/sun/sheer...Fd2OxQIdHysMgw

Pearl Izumi - Sun Sleeves and Sun Knees.

-mr. bill

A lead box?


And don't forget the sunblock on your ears and nose and calf muscles.

A couple of friends wear arm and leg covers pretty much year round. One wears white -- he's been very cautious since a bout with skin cancer a few years ago. The other wears black, even in summer -- I call him Sherif Ali, the character played by Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia, who wore all black in the desert.

I got way too many sunburns as a kid growing up on the beaches, so I'm a little more careful now. I try to remember to use sunscreen, but it stings my eyes. So I wear a bandanna pulled as low as possible over my forehead under the helmet, and just use the sunscreen on the cheeks, ears, neck, etc. I have long hair that partially blocks the sun, and add a bandanna around the neck too.

Often I'll wear long sleeve jerseys or thin Champion t-shirts in summer. I just got a low priced Koraman long sleeve jersey with thumbholes in the sleeves to ensure they don't ride up and expose the wrists, but they're poorly placed and put too much pressure on the web of the hand between thumb and forefinger. I'd need to alter the stitching to suit my arm length.

So far I haven't seen any evidence of sun getting through even my thin Champion t-shirts, so it's likely that any fabric works about as well as sunscreen. Ideally I'd like a jersey made from the same thin, comfortable material with a pocket in the rear, but the fabric is so lightweight it can't support much weight without sagging. So I usually carry more stuff on the bike -- phone on the handlebar, wallet and keys in the saddle bag, etc. Sometimes I'll wear shorts with pockets rather than tight cycling shorts.

My wife is a skin geek and she makes me use this(I have had multiple skin cancers, age 65):

https://www.shiseido.com/ultimate-su...l?cgid=suncare

She says the Japanese know what they are doing in sunscreens. My dermatologist thinks I am wasting my money and just says to go with Walmart's Equate sunscreen. I do use that on my legs. But my face/ears/neck gets the Shiseido. 100ml has lasted two years, just purchased my second bottle last month. My wife gets 20 percent off at Sephora during the friends and family sale period. I ride during the Spring/Summer/Fall around 3 times a week. I wear a Headsweats under my helmet. Always wear a long sleeve 50+ shirt. Finger less gloves for the top of the hand.

Shorty | Cycling | Headsweats

It really depends what temperatures and humidities you're riding in. I start to get uncomfortably warm in sleeves at 80F and about 60-70% RH, or 95F and 5%. Over that, I pull out the Bullfrog gel sunscreen.

White sunsleeves on the arms, Aloe Gator SPF 40 on other exposed skin. I've worn the sleeves climbing in 105°.

Think I'm
Gonna try some sun sleeves.
Will work for golf too

Have some thin under armor long sleeves that are working
for under 70°, under bike jersey
Gonna look at some light colored long sleeve bike jerseys too.

I've worn arm coolers (spf rated) the last few summers. In some situations they feel hotter than no sleeves but overall like them much better than sunscreen. Still have to slather on the sun screen on legs, face, neck, etc.

Consider Aloe Gator Gel, SPF 40 around your eyes. I find it doesn't run at all and isn't all that bad when I have gotten it in my eyes. (Rarely happens.)

I have a routine where I start with the Aloe Gator and clean hands. Put it on my forehead, around my eyes and even over my eyelids. Then I go on to my regular sunscreen. (Drawbacks to the Aloe Gator - it doesn't apply as fast, is a lot harder to wash off, stays "greasy" and the black flies you run into never get out.)

You can get it at REI.

Ben

Thanks, added to my shopping list. Looks like REI price is the lowest.

I find that the places the sun gets me the most are the back & sides of the neck, the back of the arms, knee & above the knee, around the ankle, and the nose.

So... I wear:
Knickers most of the time and 50 Sunblock on the knee and above when I wear shorts
Socks that come up over the ankles
Long sleeves until it is just too hot then 50 sunblock
50 sunblock on the back & sides of the neck and nose.

I usually hit the top of my chest with the 50 as well -- where the jersey is open.