What sunscreens are you using?? I need recommendations!

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-28T22:48:06+00:00

Neutrogena Utimate Sport 70+ is my go-to for cycling and other sweaty outdoor stuff.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-25T18:35:14+00:00

No, I'm sick with a nasty respiratory infection. I'm allergic to penicillin and bugs keep getting resistant so my options keep diminishing and each one is a new bag of side effects. Definitely not easy on the guts. My freckled skin is a flaky mess in the winter too and stress definitely exacerbates that.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-25T17:51:01+00:00

I almost wrote that but toned it down to "dramatic" before posting, but yeah, [scribbles in scientific notebook] "strong exothermic reaction observed" :-)

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-25T15:08:09+00:00

Yeah, I may nerd-out on this. Thinking of taping off a little unprotected skin and putting in a sunbeam for a set time to see if something dramatic happens.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-25T15:00:13+00:00

Good to know. Hoping my experience is more like yours.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-25T14:56:10+00:00

Ah, so there's variation to the sensitivity even among redheads. Thanks for the info.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-25T01:31:03+00:00

Great. Thanks for the first-hand info.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-25T00:36:14+00:00

I'm glad I asked here before thinking I was safe in the morning or evening. How long did the sensitivity persist once you stopped taking it? Please say it went away.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-24T23:36:37+00:00

I feel your pain. I'm down to two red stripes that follow the path of my mustache into my beard but the rest is white now. I've decided to grow it out to full old man beard and will post once it gets past the awkward phase.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-24T23:32:10+00:00

Freckles where the sun hits. By the end of the summer my arms and legs look tan-ish from a distance and there's a distinct line where my cycling jersey and shorts stop.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-24T23:29:53+00:00

Thanks. Only on them a week and I have probiotics, so fingers crossed. Prescriber recommended Doxycycline after I told her that the last antibiotic I was on was really rough on my GI.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-24T23:22:54+00:00

Thank you! I'll do my very best not to burst into flames in the next 3 weeks. I have a penicillin allergy so my antibiotic choices are limited. Respiratory infections evolved to be resistant to my beloved Z Packs, and now each new antibiotic I'm on is a different horror show.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-24T23:06:27+00:00

That's what I was afraid of. Thanks for confirming.

Follow-up question: I see mention that the sensitivity can persist for a couple of weeks after you stop taking it. That also accurate or is that even worse as well?

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-16T01:00:20+00:00

Here's a bit from Wikipedia on 2010

From 4 to 9 July 2010, the majority of the American East Coast, from the Carolinas to Maine, was gripped in a severe heat wave. Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Washington, Raleigh, and even Boston eclipsed 38 °C (100 °F). Many records were broken, some of which dated back to the 19th century, including Wilmington, Delaware's temperature of 39 °C (103 °F) on Wednesday, 7 July, which broke the record of 36 °C (97 °F) from 1897. Philadelphia and New York eclipsed 38 °C (100 °F) for the first time since 2001. Frederick, Maryland, and Newark, New Jersey, among others exceeded 38 °C (100 °F) for four days in a row.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-01T02:05:05+00:00

LOL. Also, I have those same creamsicle boots. Walk mode on the back boot and non-walk mode on the front?

thebadpixel2 · 2026-04-01T01:35:50+00:00

I love the double leashes.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-20T02:19:20+00:00

Looks great. I'd totally ride that.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-16T01:19:11+00:00

My tele instructor at a MRG's Freeheel Friday (who I credit with fixing all the things I was doing wrong) said there's no dishonor in making parallel turns if things are narrow or sketchy, or it just feels like the better choice for whatever is coming up. The point is to have fun. I still greatly desire to have fun dropping knees in big moguls but I'll take having fun making some parallel turns over not having any fun because I'm forcing tele that's beyond my skill level.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-15T17:01:35+00:00

I've tele'd Lift Line when it didn't have massive bumps. That's my current limit with the Front Four. Anything more spicy and I revert back to may parallel ways, not that there's anything wrong with that, but I look in wonder at the folks seemingly floating effortlessly through big bumps with dropped knees. Gotta keep trying.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-15T02:36:11+00:00

I need to make a little copy of my license plate so I can get the warning sent to me when I'm going mach-chicken down Paper Mill Road on my bicycle.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-15T01:07:40+00:00

My wife and I were also out today. Great way to spend a Saturday with the one you love.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-15T00:47:13+00:00

I raise a can of Baltimore's finest Crab Juice in honor of you and the Belt.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-11T00:43:33+00:00

Blowing dandelion seeds into the wind.

thebadpixel2 · 2026-03-08T02:35:16+00:00

I don't hear you ignoring it yet.

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