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Title: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by SuperSavage on 06/28/12 at 21:35:09 What do you do about Helmet Hair? For those of you who commute to work, did you buzz your head, wear a pony tail, just don't give a cr@p? Everyone else, how do you maintain your look (if you have one ;D) when you remove your helmet and reveal the wet duck doo? I'm about ready to shave my head down, anyone got some good and sharp sheep shearing scissors? (say that 10 times fast...) :-? |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by verslagen1 on 06/28/12 at 21:48:20 It's a lot shorter than it used to be, but a quick stop in the restroom and it's as good as it gets. 8-) |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/28/12 at 22:06:05 Helmet hair? A #2 shield on the trimmers,, not enough hair up there to helmetize. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Serowbot on 06/28/12 at 22:19:09 Beanie time... I do my very best Edge imitation... ... 'cause I'm too pale to rap... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by thumperclone on 06/28/12 at 22:21:39 hair down to my belt, pony tail, no helmet, either a doo rag or a cap dont cut it grow it!! |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Cavi Mike on 06/28/12 at 23:55:23 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0rGoWtF-hs[/media] |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by heroicseven on 06/29/12 at 01:12:58 I keep a comb and some mouse in the filing cabinet at work. A quick stop in the bathroom and I'm golden. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Haggis on 06/29/12 at 02:26:20 Helmet off on arrival, quick shake of the head and my natural curls do the rest! I hate having curly hair, but it has it's uses as after 2 minutes sans helmet its back to "normal" ::) |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by prechermike on 06/29/12 at 03:32:58 544B4D4A5750615161594B470C3E0 wrote:
Yep, that's what I do. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by bojangals43 on 06/29/12 at 05:13:45 I commute for close to an hour (one way) everyday and I wear a helmet - I decided pretty quickly that if I want to stay safe I may have to stop caring about the "do". I just keep it really short (3/4") and get a "high & tight" fade. I just kept getting it cut shorter and shorter until the "helmet-hair" stop showing up. Now it's pretty rare if I get it and when I do, I know it's time for another cut. Good luck! |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by splash07 on 06/29/12 at 05:59:35 Keep my hair short, but I also carry a hat to throw on when I get off the bike. No helmet law in SC so sometimes, if I am going around the block, I will skip the helmet. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Boule’tard on 06/29/12 at 06:31:19 I like helmet hair, it's an improvement! :D Otherwise my hair grows outward like a 'fro and makes my head too big. Helmet keeps it contained. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by bess227 on 06/29/12 at 08:03:41 number 1 guard on the ole "peanut clippers" took about 2 days to get used to........i dont' think I'll go back now.....my goatee is longer than my hair ;) heck, my 70 yr old mom looked at me the other day and said "i think you should just shave the rest off.....i think you can pull it off" may just do that. it's gonna be 102 degrees for three days here this weekend, any hair at all is gonna be soaked after ten minutes on the bike. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Boule’tard on 06/29/12 at 08:17:58 Sometimes I'll buzz my head too, but not too short... the #4 gate is short enough. Since I don't wash my helmet much, I figure there should be a layer that both absorbs sweat and gets washed often. Too short a buzz = nappy helmet right on your skin.. kinda like not wearing socks, ewww :-/ |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Blinky on 06/29/12 at 08:27:09 Enjoy your helmet hair while you can. Unfortunately, I use the term hair in the singular, not plural. Oh well. ;D |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by greenmonster on 06/29/12 at 10:31:54 I keep my hair nice and short. I also wear a bandana under my helmet so that the sweat doesn't soak into the helmet lining. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by WD on 06/29/12 at 18:19:25 Long hair, tied back, doo rag AND one of the leather ponytail sleeves. Made the mistake of cutting my hair in December of 2011, taking forever to grow back. I'm used to having it at least mid-back length, beard comparable. Will never have a buzz cut again, I'm not in the military anymore. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by rfw2003 on 06/29/12 at 18:30:28 I just carry a baseball cap with me, when I get where I'm going I put that on. I've always worn a hat, and that hasn't changed since I've started riding again. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by ZAR on 06/29/12 at 19:19:11 7374627B7B170 wrote:
Or to quote a bumper sticker I saw a few years ago........God only made a few perfect heads.....the rest he invented hair to cover up ;D |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by arteacher on 06/30/12 at 08:36:03 4344524B4B270 wrote:
Ahhh...hahahahaha. ;D |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by babyhog on 07/02/12 at 06:45:54 Mine kinda depends on my destination and length of time on the bike. My hair is long and straight. Straighter than a board. So to work, I do nothing to it. Take the helmet off, comb it, no problem. It tangles some but my ride to work is short enough. Long rides and pleasure rides, I usually put on a do rag and/or put it in a pony tail. I have a sticker on my helmet that says HAIRDO BY HELMET! lol |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Rogue_Cheddar on 07/03/12 at 10:28:46 Helmet hair?! The only helmet hair I get is when the cat curls up and naps in my brain bucket. I got more hair growing out of my ears than on my head. I'd kill for real helmet hair! :( |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by High_Plains_Thumpr on 07/04/12 at 08:28:01 0722252323342E2C397F7D7C7C4D0 wrote:
Go for it! You can get a haircut clippers for under $20, teach your wife or GF to use it, then enjoy the thrift. (Use savings to buy MC parts. :) ) We'll need a picture of the shearing when done. ;D (BTW, I got buzzed years ago .... ;) ) |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/04/12 at 09:17:05 Not all clippers are created equal. Wahls has been around forever.,The cheapie, narrow ones dont have the lever that slides the plate on the blades. I like that feature. I cut mine outside, just go opposite the direction the hair grows. Where it swirls on the back of your head takes some doing,,around the ears is hard & my sideburns grow pointing to the back, so I have to get it in front of my ear & go forward., Then, take the #2 shield off & get someone to tidy up across the back & down the neck,, Now, its time to hit the shower.. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by RidgeRunner13 on 07/04/12 at 13:40:44 For the last 7-8 years I've used a FlowBee to cut my hair, & about 5 years ago I started cutting my wifes'. I keep mine at about 3/4" & hers is 2-3". I can give us both haircuts in about 15 minutes & it always looks good, not one of those gopher cuts like led me to buy this thing. The best part is no mess to clean up. She gets compliments all the time on her hair from her friends, & several have asked her who cuts hers. They're shocked to learn I do it for her but it's hard to screw it up with the FlowBee. If ours was to break tomorrow it has more than paid for itself, & she would have me buy a new one right away. We can't imagine having to go back to having it cut the old way. 8-) |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Boule’tard on 07/04/12 at 13:49:53 Those cutter/vacuum things are great. I got a Remington clipper vacuum thing that is probably not as good as a flowbee but still catches most of the trimmings. And no skill required. Just yesterday my 5yo kid gave my head a 3/4" buzz and after a little touch-up with the 'taper' attachment it looks good. :D About 90% as good as a Supercuts haircut, and cost almost nothing. |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by RidgeRunner13 on 07/04/12 at 15:08:10 I came home from a barber that I had used for years with what my wife & daughter laughingly called a 'gopher' cut. My hair was chopped up so bad we ordered the FlowBee that night. I figured there was no way it could look worse than what the barber charged $15 for. My hair has never looked that bad again. The real plus is not wasting time going to a barber & waiting 'til he can get to you. 8-) The guy who invented the FlowBee was a customer of my auto repair at the time. He soon made enough money he moved away & I haven't seen him in years. :o The FlowBee is so easy I do my own. I use a litttle battery powered trimmer for the 'whitewalls' around my ears, & my wife does the back of my neck for me. The stronger your vacuum the better the FlowBee works, but you still need a trimmer because the way a FlowBee is made, it won't cut shorter than 1/4". I like it because with the spacers on & the trimmer turned off, the vacuum let's you see how long the hair is before cutting any off & decide how much you want to cut. You can see exactly what you're going to end up with. ;D |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by High_Plains_Thumpr on 07/05/12 at 16:53:02 1C0F4B0 wrote:
Congrats on your service to the motherland. [smiley=beer.gif] I'm out too (retired), but I enjoy the low maintenance of a crew and have no desire to return to the hippy era. [smiley=wink.gif] (In college I had long hair and a scragly beard, sideburns, mustache; people said I looked like Fu Manchu) ;D |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by High_Plains_Thumpr on 07/05/12 at 16:57:06 764D40434176514A4A41561517240 wrote:
You got a point there, sounds like a cost effective way to do a quality job! 8-) |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by arteacher on 07/06/12 at 07:02:32 This is me in grade 12.http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/07/06/bikepics-2424946-200.jpg ...and after 14 months of art college... http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/07/06/bikepics-2424947-200.jpg ...talk about "tuning in...." ;D |
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Title: Re: Silly, vain question... I Know... Post by Blinky on 07/06/12 at 07:21:45 arteacher, from your picture it seems we are from the same generation so all I can say is "groovy man". sing along.... She asks me why, I'm just a hairy guy. I'm hairy noon and night, hair that's a fright. I'm hairy high and low, don't ask me why, don't know. It's not for lack of bread, like the Greadful Death. Darlin' Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair. Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen. Give me down to there hair, shoulder lenght or longer Here baby, there, momma, ev'rywhere, daddy, daddy. hair, hair, hair, hair, hair Hair, hair, hair.Flow it, show it,long as God can grow it, my hair. 8-) |
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