Face masks

[classic33]

[QUOTE 4311805, member: 9609"]very true but I was just addressing the comment on face fitting.

Is it possible with a basic face mask to filter out diesel particulates ?[/QUOTE]
Depends on what you term basic. Cheapest option, correct size filter, was around £20 apiece. Replaceable after 30 minutes use, non reusable.

 

[Lakesideride]

I should try that for the really hot days when there seems to be swarms of nasty bugs that I need to ride threw probably ate a few over the last couple of weeks lol But my guess would be to try and offset pollution?

 

[classic33]

I should try that for the really hot days when there seems to be swarms of nasty bugs that I need to ride threw probably ate a few over the last couple of weeks lol But my guess would be to try and offset pollution?

Do you know what sort?
http://www.planetscott.com/babes/nutrition.asp

 

[subaqua]

I should try that for the really hot days when there seems to be swarms of nasty bugs that I need to ride threw probably ate a few over the last couple of weeks lol But my guess would be to try and offset pollution?

For bugs you might as well use a buff pulled over nose and mouth.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I once saw a Japanese woman waiting for a flight at Damascus airport; she was part of a big group who had been doing all the attractions like Palmyra etc. She was wearing a face mask and a big sunhat and large sunglasses and sitting staring at the floor, projecting sheer misery. Before the war Syria was a fascinating, delightfully hopsitable place to visit so I wondered why she had bothered going at all.

I would suppose so, provided you did not run afoul of the regime. But that seems to be most anywhere, nowadays.People in China seem enamored of masks as well, due to the pollution. I should think a bit of cotton on an elastic would be about as useful as teats on a boar for stopping any pollutants, so they may be talismanic. Without an uncomfortable facial seal, I can't see how they would be useful.

 

[Lakesideride]

Do you know what sort?
http://www.planetscott.com/babes/nutrition.asp

Do you know what sort?
http://www.planetscott.com/babes/nutrition.asp

No not sure, but I was told they are common around this time they resemble black flies but they don't bite, just annoying, this week there hasn't been any it has been really windy and quite the riding challenge

 

[classic33]

No not sure, but I was told they are common around this time they resemble black flies but they don't bite, just annoying, this week there hasn't been any it has been really windy and quite the riding challenge

You worked out how much extra you've to burn off?

 

[slowmotion]

I don't see many pedestrians wearing respirator style masks. I suspect those wearing them on bikes are trying to make some kind of a statement.

 

[cardiac case]

Picking up on the point made by Subaqua ( "face fit" ) I have to smile whenever I see one of those with an aluminium strip
over the nose, and the strip is still straight.

I do on the odd occasion use one myself when I'm turning an ordinary shiny aluminium component into a super duper bling component.
I do bend the tab though.


Paul G

 

[J1888]

I suspect those wearing them on bikes are trying to make some kind of a statement.

...such as?

 

[Levo-Lon]

When i worked on site, under a saftey regime the biggest Pi55 off was the dust mask.
when using a petrol saw..
you must wear ear defenders..absolutely agree
hard hat..that falls off when you lean over...
visor or goggles..ok i can see the reasoning there..
then a dust mask...when you exhale the goggles or visor steam up as do your glasses..
the dust sticks to the goggles as it covered in condensation so you cant SEE...and it ruins your specs...
But for clearing a dusty room there ok but unless you have a paint spraying type mask with a air line respirator most fail ..you only need to see what comes out of your nose to see how poor they are.

some of the big double fillter masks are better but very bulky..
spec wearers are at a disadvantage with masks

 

[Gravity Aided]

Elevation training?

 

[Jody]

[QUOTE 4316452, member: 259"]It's strange, but since this thread popped up I've been noticing a fair few cyclists with masks on .[/QUOTE]

Saw one last night on the TPT. It was 25+ degrees, the guy had a windproof jacket, leggings and plastic facemask. Bet he must have been melting under that lot.

 

[united4ever]

In Asia at least as I understood it, they are worn by people to minimise themselves passing ontheir cold or whatever rather than the other way. I guess for the same reasons surgeons wear them

Dunno why you'd wear one cycling here though

Correct, at least in Japan that is the case. Considered to be a considerate act.

 

[slowmotion]

...such as?

I've no idea, but perhaps a bit of planet-hugging, self-righteous narcissism?

....for starters.....