How to avoid back sweat from bags?
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#27
i read this at work
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From: LI, New York
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#28
I would love to see somebody try to put antiperspirant all over their back and shoulder. Y'know, it just might work.
I get this every day when I ride to classes in those old campus buildings with no A/C whatsoever. As soon as that wind is gone it just comes out everywhere. I think it has to do with these mid-70's temperatures... then , of course, you get self conscious about it and sweat some more.
whats worse than back sweat is when you dont sweat at all when riding, but when you go inside, you start complaining that its hot and then you start sweating bricks. makes you look very nervous and sketchy, like you are about to rob a place.
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I have the Ortlieb Flight, and it's a suspended mesh. It's the best backpack I've found for minimizing the back sweat issue.
#30
Wolfman got nards!
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From: Denver, CO
Bikes: '06 Bianchi Volpe, '09 Mercier Kilo TT, '08 Jamis Exile 29er
I just sweat easily and a lot. I've come to accept it and give myself 15-20 minutes to cool/dry off after I get to my destination and bring a spare shirt.
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Reason is a scoundrel, stupidity is direct and honest. –Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov
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I play in the street.
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From: College: K-State; Home: Overland Park, KS
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I only wear cheap cotton undershirts when I ride a lot because sweat plus the dyes in my bag react to make the originally-white shirt red. I'm thinking of sewing a patch of black synthetic material on the back of my bag, perhaps stuffed with something that will help alleviate back-sweat. The shirt staining doesn't happen with any other colored shirt.






