My wife tried out a Zensah face mask last night on her ride.  She says it was fine.  It has straps around the back of the head instead of around the ears, a plus as far as I'm concerned.  I may try it out tonight.

I tried out a Voler neck gaiter.  It took some arranging on my face to get it to stay over the nose. I use a headsweats head cover which adds some friction and then the helmet locks the back of it up high on the back of the head.  Breathing through it was no issue.  It doesn't stay wet very long because it's designed to evaporate quickly.  I tried a hardish effort up Simms and didn't feel limited.  Well, I have other things limiting me right now.  I will have to shave more regularly because my stubble seems to act like a ratchet against it staying up.  Drinking was an issue which I will figure out.  Best part - I looked like I was doing a Doom Patrol cosplay.  I may need to start wearing one of these anyway to keep more UV off my neck and face.

On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 11:38 AM Geoff via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
Chandler. Thanks for sharing your experience.  I ordered a few different masks that were recommenced by Bicycling Magazine.  I’ll share my experience after riding with them.

On Jul 15, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Chandler Spears via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

For those interested in constructive dialogue on the matter, I had great success this morning using a Coolmax neck gaitor. When I’m riding alone not within sight of anyone, I drop the gaiter below my chin. As I approach someone, say 20-30 yards back, I pull it up over my nose and mouth. Once clear by the same distance, down it goes again. As an aside, from my 2-hour ride this morning, which suffers some sample bias for sure, my method seems to be preferred. Most cyclists, hikers and runners were doing the exact same thing.  
 
Chandler Spears
Portfolio Manager
Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.
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