Eric - you make some good points. As a culture we seem to be slowly entranced into the concept of being "safe" everywhere and for everything. There is no such thing as being absolutely safe. One can get seriously injured or even killed in any number of ways every day. It's more about weighing the risks of one thing against another. As someone well known to all of us once said, "just ride."
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 3:55:06 PM UTC-5, Eric Norris wrote: > > The FDA still advises using sunscreen; basically, the risk and > consequences of skin cancer outweigh the risks of wearing sunscreen. They > also did not conclude that any of the chemicals absorbed are unsafe > (although they would like to do additional research). > > Read more here: > https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/shedding-more-light-sunscreen-absorption > > > It’s about balancing risks. > > We all make these decisions every day. We go out to ride our bikes, > despite the risk that we might get hit by a car. The benefits of the ride > outweigh the risk. People who don’t ride their bikes for fear of being hit > by a car look at the same situation and make a different decision. > > --Eric Norris > campyo...@me.com <javascript:> > www.campyonly.com > campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > > On May 19, 2020, at 1:48 PM, masmojo <mas...@sbcglobal.net <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Yes, Leah I never have been a fan of slathering chemicals on my skin > either; then I heard last year that the typical sunscreen was getting > absorbed into the bloodstream! That seemed like it was probably not a good > thing and just reinforced my resolve not to use it. > Between the fact that I've been riding in sunny Texas for 52 years and > with the Global Warming it just seems to get hotter and more sunny every > year. I had to start covering my skin; arms, nose & neck especially. > Problem for me is finding something that does the job, isn't too hot and > fits my idea of what appropriate cycling gear should look like. > Unfortunately most sun specific bike gear errs towards a super technical > look that's kind of overkill OR more genteel, stuff that looks like it's > perfect for sitting around in & drinking iced tea on the veranda. > I may be old enough to be a grandpa, but I'm not one and I do make an > effort to not reinforce the geriatric stereotype. > Maybe one day I'll stop dressing like a teenager, but I doubt it. > Yesterday, I was riding with a light weight, white, cotton T-shirt & while > it didn't cover my arms I never felt uncomfortable. > I sometimes ride with rayon Hawaiian shirts that I've gotten at the thrift > store, but again they don't cover my arms. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/51dbe524-7a12-4946-a4da-365b841d8647%40googlegroups.com > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d3d4e1b5-20db-4a63-967e-0382779a57af%40googlegroups.com.
