UV protection

[Bathroom_Security]

Thinking ahead to summer

When road cycling what do you do to avoid sunburn?

Factor 50? Evening/Morning cycling? I got a bit of sunstroke in Italy last year I think, should have been more careful. Think I went out in the afternoon when the sun was still strong although I typically cycle when it's evening

[sociopath]

Factor 30 particularly back of the neck and ears, and across the knees. Plus drink lots to avoid heatstroke.

Loys ofnpeoole wear a ctcking cap underneath a helmet, but ive never got on with them, water onto the cap can help if it gets particularly hot

[Jimbo.]

I’ve found Ultrasun Sports Gel to be the best by a long, long way. I use SPF30 however others are available. Apply once, doesn’t wash or sweat off and protects all day. Expensive, stinks and is mucky to apply but worth it, certainly.

Edit: and yes, if you’re susceptible to such things and/or just don’t like the heat, avoid being out on the roads at midday. Mad dogs and Englishmen, and all that.

[MrBarry123]

P20 in its SPF 50 guise for me.

[Dnlm]

F30 applied once and morning riding has done me in the UK.

Have stuck mini bottles and topped up neck & arms whenever refilling bottles on longer / later rides . These usually abroad where it's hotter.

Nice to think about this in the warm whilst holding off going out for a ride in the current -3c

[smifffymoto]

I use Isdin spf 50.
Protects well when I ride my bike but I really notice how good it is when I spend 6 hours mowing out in full sun.

[Bathroom_Security]

Thanks, so sun cream is the way to go it seems

are any of those, like Isdin as mentioned, 'light' ?

I can sweat like a pig when its hot enough, I know that Piz Buin or whatever stuff we use normally will make me sweat

[MrBarry123]

I’ve never struggled with P20. It’s more like an oil than a cream.

[jinkster]

I bought some Pelotan off ebay about a month ago.

https://pelotan.cc

Supposedly very good. Haven't used it yet

[slk 32]

I'd highly recommend Dermalogica sport spf 50.

It feels just like a regular moisturiser and is absorbed without feeling greasy, you won't even know you've got it on.

My wife who is a redhead normally gers burned just looking at the sun but she started using it in 2017 and for the first time ever got a decent tan, even when laying on the beach all day for two weeks in 40 degrees temperatures.

I use it all year round and wouldn't consider anything else...it's about £30 a tube so not the cheapest but I have yet to find better.