How do you cope with sweat?

[Joey Shabadoo]

Labouring up some hills today I had sweat pouring down my face and into my eyes, stinging and blinding. Trying to wipe off with mitts was pretty ineffectual so I'd just like to ask how others cope - bandana, sweatband, cloth in back pocket?

 

[stuee147]

iv used sweatbands in the past but tend to find they hold the sweat which can then come out if you touch it causing more discomfort than not having it.
i now have a 100% cotton bandana and think its great it seems to just suck the sweat away and it evaporates also i find a bandana is easier than sweat bands if you have a cap or helmet on too. i normal have 2 or 3 bandanas on me so i can swap them over if need be.
they also work great if you get them wet first they cool your head down alot

the other option is to ride quicker so the wind cools you down lol
stuee

 

[fossyant]

Thin skull cap and a helmet. Helmet forces air over skull cap. You could go with a buff over your head.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Cap or bandana or buff here.

 

[TissoT]

Knotted hanky on the head !

 

[TheJDog]

Knotted hanky on the head !

Like an English Pantani.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I don't sweat unless it's very warm, but when it is i wear a sweatband under my helmet.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I use a sweatband on very hot days. If the ride is a long and arduous one, e.g. our Audax Alpine Classic, I use 2 sweatbands. When one gets saturated, I just loop it through a saddlebag or somewhere else it can get some air blown on it, while wearing the other sweatband.

 

[Keith Oates]

Vaseline over the eyebrows helps to reduce the problem but it doesn't stop it completely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nickyboy]

Labouring up some hills today I had sweat pouring down my face and into my eyes, stinging and blinding. Trying to wipe off with mitts was pretty ineffectual so I'd just like to ask how others cope - bandana, sweatband, cloth in back pocket?

Just man up and accept it as being part of a badass hill climber. Sweatbands are for girly tennis players and aerobicisers, bandanas are for balding WWE wrestlers

 

[rb58]

What's sweat?

 

[the_mikey]

A buff works for me.

 

[jdtate101]

As a member of the 'follicly challenged', I've always struggled with keeping sweat out of the eyes especially on hot climbs. I've tried various things, bandanas, buff's, caps etc... but the best I've found so far is this thing:

http://www.castellicafe.co.uk/castelli-summer-skullcap?var=4048

Mostly because it sits fully beneath my helmet and is unnoticeable. On a milder or wet day a normal cycling cap is best.

 

[steveindenmark]

Pedal slower and avoid headwinds and hill climbs

Steve

 

[jefmcg]

If you are using sunscreen, try a different brand (and make sure it is sports/waterproof). Seat combined with sunscreen in the eyes is the worst.

(personally, I am never bothered by sweat in my eyes; I guess it's because I "glow")