Does your head get too hot. You need KoldRush!

[gaz]

Haha, no one needs this rubbish!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scottpowers/koldrush-universal-helmet-accessory-to-keep-cyclis

 

[HLaB]

Its got two backers already, has it been up for 6 weeks

 

[jay clock]

weird. If it is hot enough to need my head soaking, the water will be at air temperature I would have thought

 

[dan_bo]

Its got two backers already, has it been up for 6 weeks

bet they're not cyclists!

 

[Roadrider48]

Fill the reservoir with dog urine while he isn't looking.

 

[SimonJKH]

What is the bit with the lettuce about?

 

[BrianEvesham]

Well it is nearly April 1st

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Ha Ha, Amazing! But is it a joke?

 

[Kookas]

What's the problem?

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Incorporate that idea into cycling shorts, call it 'KoldKrack', and he might be on to a winner

 

[ColinJ]

weird. If it is hot enough to need my head soaking, the water will be at air temperature I would have thought

Sweat is at body temperature, but it still cools you when it evaporates (as opposed to just running off you). Read about Latent Heat of Evaporation!

 

[jay clock]

Sweat is at body temperature, but it still cools you when it evaporates (as opposed to just running off you). Read about Latent Heat of Evaporation!

Fair enough. So if I am sweating buckets, I cannot see any benefit of having additional liquid added. When I did an Ironman last year in 40 degrees the benefit of cooling me down was added to by the water being cold (when standing still there is no signficant evaporation effect)

 

[andytheflyer]

Looks like a solution looking for a problem to me.......

 

[nickyboy]

Fair enough. So if I am sweating buckets, I cannot see any benefit of having additional liquid added. When I did an Ironman last year in 40 degrees the benefit of cooling me down was added to by the water being cold (when standing still there is no signficant evaporation effect)

Correct, the only benefit you would get is it would reduce the amount you sweat so you wouldn't need to drink so much to replace the sweat.

As an aside, I have experience sourcing stuff like this. $20K and I could do the lot. Wonder where the other $30K is going to go??

 

[Shut Up Legs]

weird. If it is hot enough to need my head soaking, the water will be at air temperature I would have thought

It depends on where your water comes from. The photo below was taken when myself and another cyclist were halfway up Mt Buffalo, in the Victorian Alps (this is a 900 metre climb, and moderately steep in parts). The maximum temperature at the bottom of the mountain was about 40°C and it was in the mid-30s at the top. Then we found this waterfall by the side of the road, and the water coming out of it was so blessedly cold! I stuck my head under it, and it helped me remain cool for the next 5km or so of climbing. Of course, your average suburban drinking fountain wouldn't be like this, unfortunately, because they tend to heat up on really hot days.