I rinse my Halo after every ride.

Not a bad practice.

I usually wear either a light/breatheable skullcap or a cycling hat under my helmet for that reason. I have a couple Pearl Izumi ones that I like.

Halo headband below the helmet front pad.

I use head bands - Nike terry-cloth (?) is my favorite, but I also like my two Halo bands.

BUT I still like to wipe my brow often, so I keep two bandannas in my handlebar bag. Susan, a lovely riding friend, rubber bands a bandanna to her right wrist, so it's always at hand. (Side note: It can be pretty noticeable when she signals a hole in the road!)

Yes, all you naysayers! A HANDLEBAR BAG!

• Access is superb!
• I can carry stuff like gloves, rain jacket, sun screen, extra headbands, alternative eye wear.
• I can also bring stuff home - books, magazines, a loaf of bread. The bag has straps that can allow oversize items to stick out.
• Once I was on a group ride up the seacoast on a HOT day. We stopped for a snack in Maine. They had unlimited refills on good lemonade. I rode away with a 16 ounce glass of lemonade with ice in my bag - I felt like a king! (admittedly a lame king, but still a king)

I'm old and slow, so my advice is often irrelevant.

Thanks everyone for all the info

True, but in my case with sensitive eyes no matter where I put it the stuff ultimately gets in my eyes.

SweatVac headband. Fits perfect, dries quick, sweat never runs into my eyes. You won't even notice wearing it.

Btw, often cycling gloves will have soft absorbing material near the thumbs that is used to swipe sweat from eyebrows.

I had asked the same question in the commuting section some time back
https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/...bout-eyes.html

Got very helpful replies. Now I am using Halo II sweatbands, alternating with Sweat Gutr. Might try a skullcap soon as some sweat still manages to escape into my eyes if it is too hot.

1. Ride slow, don't sweat


2. Ride fast, only a problem when you come to a stop

The HALO skullcap is good, but the Mission Enduracool Helmet Liner is better. Whatever mithril it's made out of wicks and evaporates sweat so quickly, I've never had so much as a trickle. I'll take my helmet off after a 3+ hour ride in the SoCal summer heat and the cap will barely be damp. It defies logic.

I don't notice sweat in the eyes because it falls into and fills up my glasses which is worse.

Might have to try one of them HALO skullcap thingies.

I bought a HALO skullcap and I hate that it covers 2/3 of my ears. Makes the wind noise stronger and warms me up when I want to cool down. Is the Enduracool also covers the ears?

I live in Florida. "Cool" mornings are mid 70's. Even at that I soak a bandanna in under an hour. Going to have to try Nashbar's cap. Incidentally, I am pretty well acclimated, I work construction; 3 changes of clothes a day to stay dry.

This was a huge problem for me in the beginning of my cycling days. I first started to cut off the bottom 4 inches of old t shirts and tie them around my head, then I found these head band dew rag things. They work great! Here are some on nashbar. The one I use is a little different. I can't remember where I got it from.


Nashbar - Summer

The Enduracool does not (for me) but then the HALO doesn't either. The Enduracool is a little bit shorter overall.

Did 5,000+ feet of climbing yesterday in +90º temps, and the Enduracool continues to impress.

Boy how times have changed. 30 years ago I worked as a scaffolder and at the end of the day my shirts would have white stains on them from all the dried salt I had sweated out. On a hot day here on a long ride I just flick the sweat off my forehead with a gloved finger every now and then. I always wear gloves for safety in case the unthinkable happens.

I was gonna make up a story about how we aussies carry pet koalas on our backs when we ride to wipe the sweat off but thought better of it

Or wiping your nose

Well if you head is similar to your avatar depicts, I can see why it doesn't cover your ears

Nope, too gross.

The only thing I hate about gloves is the tanning demarcation

+1

Really that's what they are for. It is grosser to have snot on your face

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_glove

Another Halo here. Works great for me. Keeps the sweat out of my eyes way into the 90s. The anti-bacterial sweatblock band works.

I am a heavy sweater, and I love these wicking do rags - get 4 of them for $12.95 from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Wicking-Acces...for%2Bmen&th=1

Just get a headband that absorbs water as per your budget. I just put a simple sports headband which should be as soft as possible for comfort.