Hows your cyclist tan come on?
itboffin
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Only just noticed that i've kick off this years tan, just to make me look even more stupid the left arm is lower than the right
Haven't checked my legs yet but I can feel the heat coming on.
Haven't checked my legs yet but I can feel the heat coming on.
Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
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havent had a chance to tan my legs much yet but my upper body is getting there especially my arms and headCoveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
north west of england.0 -
Hah, I was going to post exactly the same thread
Haven't quite worked out where I've left my camera yet though.0 -
I never tan on my legs, will always be pale and 'interesting' when it comes to my legsOfficers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men0
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http://andyonabike.blogspot.com/ tan marks half way down page
not a nice time to find out i tanned through a hole in my glove, also have funny lines where the sun has gone through the mesh
yes i feel very silly :oops:0 -
Legs have lovely lines, but as have been on long sleeve till now, no upper body marks.
Looking forward to getting a nice dark tan line on legs and arms, and even glove lines on hands....
Roll on the sun north of the border!!"Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"0 -
I have tan lines halfway up my calves and my fingers are tanned at the tips0
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The mankini has left some really odd patterns, now it's warmed up maybe it's time to ditch it.0
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Managed to burn my legs about 6 weeks ago so I have red fronts to my thighs and red backs to my ankles. Didn't look bright enough to burn. I've found my factor 50 now!Faster than a tent.......0
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yup forming already on my arms but still in 3/4's on my legs so nothing started there yet.FCN = 40
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my arms are looking pretty golden, been out in the ss jerseys for months tbh
i do get alot of laughs when people eventually notice my hands are white though :roll:Crafted in Italy apparantly0 -
I'm going gloveless to avoid the white hand situation.
I am about as pasty as it gets normally so it's nice to have some colour this year. Legs are taking a while to get any colour, Looks like two bits of string hanging from my shorts :oops:0 -
Starting to develop on the arms but it's not very noticeable at the moment. Last year I had tan lines on my face from my helmet straps. Don't really want a repeat of that, it looked rediculous.Bianchi Via Nirone Veloce/Centaur 20100
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I haven't noticed the arms yet, but the legs are nice and stripy. Not that I'm worried, I never expose any more than I do wearing Lycrapain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................
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I'm waiting to see how my head does now that I'm balding. I'm sure the gaps in the helmet might give some interesting tan shapes on my head.0
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Nothing on the arms yet but the legs are coming along a treat. Also, due to wearing long sleeves I seem to have tanned wrists where there is a gap between the long sleeves and the starts of the gloves! (which basically looks like I can't wash properly!)FCN 8 mainly
FCN 4 sometimes0 -
Freckles on my arms are starting to merge (my usual tanning progress), as I have different length sleeved T's I haven't got a line, more of a fade zone! Legs no change, finger tips are markedly darker than to the first joint though!
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nothing but I'm still using a 3/4, long sleeves and gloves :oops:
Methinks it's time to visit one or two well known sites at lunchtime0 -
arms are looking good (from holiday) but the hands are now starting to be whiter than the rest, legs are coming on but a little behind... I'm trying to keep the lycra as high as possibly so I don't look like an... well.. idiot if I wear shirts that are a little shorterPurveyor of sonic doom
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nich wrote:I'm waiting to see how my head does now that I'm balding. I'm sure the gaps in the helmet might give some interesting tan shapes on my head.
Surprisingly this doesn't seem to happen
I have the remnants of my Australia tan (which wasn't much of one to start with after so many "omg the southern hemisphere sun is like that laser in James Bond" warnings) and have only worn SS tops twice so far this year...0 -
My thighs still bear the lines from last year's tan.0
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Agent57 wrote:My thighs still bear the lines from last year's tan.
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There is about a day a year when I can see the slightest hint of a cycle induced tan. This isn't normally achieved under normal summer conditions it's how I know global warming is real.... :PFood Chain number = 4
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Rich158 wrote:I haven't noticed the arms yet, but the legs are nice and stripy. Not that I'm worried, I never expose any more than I do wearing Lycra
I'm saying nowt
Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
its gonna get topped up with 2 laps of the RP tonightLe Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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Tan lines are to be treasured and nurtured.
Mine were started well and truly in the 2 hours I rode this morning. A couple more days like this and I'll look truly ridiculous. Can't wait.0 -
itboffin wrote:Rich158 wrote:I haven't noticed the arms yet, but the legs are nice and stripy. Not that I'm worried, I never expose any more than I do wearing Lycra
I'm saying nowt
I'll see you that Borat image, and raise you:
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Clever Pun wrote:arms are looking good (from holiday) but the hands are now starting to be whiter than the rest, legs are coming on but a little behind... I'm trying to keep the lycra as high as possibly so I don't look like an... well.. idiot if I wear skirts that are a little shorter
This is how I initially read your post0 -
Freckles are joining up nicely on the arms, but weirdly, my legs almost never get any colour on them despite the same amount of exposure. Only two options: sunburnt pink, or bluie-ish white.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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You can't see my tan for the splatter of flies and insect blood that's been hitting my arms and legs. I suppose it's a natural form of tan lotion.
What I dread is helmet streaked sunburn on my bald head :!:CAAD9
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