How to solve a sweaty helmet ?

[maltloaf]

Not that one, you dirty sods, the one on my head !!

Anyway, bit of background. I never wore helmets, couldn't get on with them. Many years ago I had bought them or been bought them but never stuck to using them and did years of riding with no head protection and would have argued with anyone about my right not to wear one. This was until...

This past September my partner gave me a beautiful baby girl and all of a sudden I had someone who needed me to survive. After a two wheel skid one day I decided to try a helmet again.

This was October and I found a very cheap but very comfortable specialized align and much to my surprise I have been very happy with it. I couldn't imagine not wearing it.

Now the weather is on the turn and there have been a few warmer days, I'm beginning to have a problem with sweat forming around the front of the helmet against my forehead and running down either side of my nose. If I'm having trouble now when it's not particularly warm yet, then it'll be much worse come summer.

So... what can I do to fix this or at least make it bearable ? Is it just down to it being such a cheap helmet and are some better than others ? Is there some other trick I'm missing ?

I won't go back to not wearing a helmet but this is going to seriously affect my cycling enjoyment if I can't do something about it.

Many thanks,

Kevin.

 

[SS Retro]

Cotton cycling cap worn underneath.

 

[maltloaf]

Thanks, that's something that had occurred to me but I figured it would probably make me even hotter. Is that not the case ?

 

[SS Retro]

It will soak up the sweat and you get the cooling effect of evaporation as its cotton.

 

[maltloaf]

Thank you, I'll have a look for one.

 

[SS Retro]

planet x do loads for under a fiver.

 

[smokeysmoo]

You could stick some racquet grip tape like THIS inside it.

 

[MikeW-71]

Buff worn just on the top of the head with the rest of it out the back. Wicks the sweat away and doesn't make you even hotter.

 

[YahudaMoon]

Wrong post

 

[cyberknight]

I have a buff cut into 4 to make sweat bands .

 

[Cubist]

Buff worn just on the top of the head with the rest of it out the back. Wicks the sweat away and doesn't make you even hotter.

This.

And looks cool as.

 

[SS Retro]

looks cool as.

If your a pirate.

 

[the_mikey]

I wear a buff almost all of the time, it wicks away sweat (and keeps it out of your eyes), it can act as a barrier for those summer biting and stinging insect, it also helps prevent a helmet vent styled sun tan if your hair has given up growing some time ago

 

[Cubist]

If your a pirate.

Arrrrrrrrr!
Mine cost two pieces of eight. About the same as a new hook.

 

[Cuchilo]

Yaaaaaaaarrrrrrr .
Sorry , I just cant help it when pirates are mentioned