Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!cca!ima!inmet!tower From: tower@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: COLD FACE (ears and head) Message-ID: <1861@inmet.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 02:40:24 EST Article-I.D.: inmet.1861 Posted: Mon Jan 14 02:40:24 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 04:39:42 EST Lines: 29 Nf-ID: #N:inmet:15400015:000:1231 Nf-From: inmet!tower Jan 11 10:43:00 1985 What do you other winter time bikers do about face protection? I currently put on ear muffs, a deer hunter mask, and welder's goggles under my trusty Bell helmet. I choose welder's goggles because they fit over my eye glasses and the vents don't allow my breath inside where it would condense and impede visibility (note that any condensation on the outside quickly evaporates into the very dry breeze that seems to be whipping by me ;-} ). This keeps my head and face warm enough, but has these disadvantages: - The ear muffs decrease my hearing significantly. - It takes a lot of time to put on, getting all the conflicting straps in their proper place (with the added complication of my eye glases). Ideally, I am looking for a one piece helmet that would surround my head have holes near the ears for the sound to enter, and a positive seal between my eyes and nostrils to prevent interior condensation. I've tried a borrowed motorcycle helmet, but it fails on both the hearing and condensation specs. Awaiting to hear what the rest of you do. -len tower UUCP: {ihnp4,harpo}!inmet!tower Intermetrics, Inc. INTERNET: ima!inmet!tower@CCA-UNIX.ARPA 733 Concord Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 661-1840 U.S.A.