Lung protection?

[strandedinnz]

Hi there,

I do 200km a day on the bike and sometimes the exhaust fumes can get a bit much, the long stretch of filtering between Albany and the bridge is where most the fumes get sucked in :-(

Anyone recommend a decent filter mask that would go under the helmet ?

Hermetically sealing my helmet would help but would lead to other issues ....

Thanks!

[jellywrestler]

they do lung transplants now, the worst thing is early on is coughing up someone else's hoik...

[oneblackflag]

Hi there,

I do 200km a day on the bike and sometimes the exhaust fumes can get a bit much, the long stretch of filtering between Albany and the bridge is where most the fumes get sucked in :-(

Anyone recommend a decent filter mask that would go under the helmet ?

Hermetically sealing my helmet would help but would lead to other issues ....

Thanks!

I'd suggest selling the bike... Bloody smokey DRZ's :msn-wink: Next you're countershaft will go.

[Tazz]

If you're going to do it....do it right ;)


294233

Those cheap white throw away masks would be your best bet. The flat ones, not the formed ones, would probably fit best. You can buy boxes of em.

Also come in handy for wearing with scrubs and rubber gloves with a dab of fake blood so you can yell Dr Dr to get to the front of crowds at music festivals and the bank ;)

[Hitcher]

Try holding your breath.

[Akzle]

what is it with aucklanders moaning about shit today?
You live in a smoggy shit hole, and guess what, being that you add a vehicke to the road, that smoggy shit is your problem and fault.

Take the fucking bus.

[Quasievil]

what is it with aucklanders moaning about shit today?
You live in a smoggy shit hole, and guess what, being that you add a vehicke to the road, that smoggy shit is your problem and fault.

Take the fucking bus.


What a complete Dick !

dude use paper throw away masks like mentioned above.

[strandedinnz]

what is it with aucklanders moaning about shit today?
You live in a smoggy shit hole, and guess what, being that you add a vehicke to the road, that smoggy shit is your problem and fault.

Take the fucking bus.

Wow .. you must have so many friends!

[Akzle]

Wow .. you must have so many friends!

just me and my man quasi, actually.
United against niggers, jews, townies, cagers, cyclists, politicos and salad.

[Quasievil]

Wow .. you must have so many friends!

They are Stoneheads to I expect, what else can you do in Whangarei I guess, weed and wanky KB comments like that

[strandedinnz]

just me and my man quasi, actually.
United against niggers, jews, townies, cagers, cyclists, politicos and salad.

I'm actually impressed you have even one friend ... well done!

[Quasievil]

I'm actually impressed you have even one friend ... well done!

He Doesnt lol, Akzle is a dope smoking homosexual who rides an ancient bike, Akzle needs constant re affirmation of his presence on this earth, this is why he reps 20 people a day and has such a high post count vs length of KB membership count

[Akzle]

He Doesnt lol, Akzle is a dope smoking homosexual who rides an ancient bike, Akzle needs constant re affirmation of his presence on this earth, this is why he reps 20 people a day and has such a high post count vs length of KB membership count

thats right brother! Tell it like it is, you an me keep our shit tyte, homeboy!

[Quasievil]

thats right brother! Tell it like it is, you an me keep our shit tyte, homeboy!

lol, when you accepting my Friend request you big doped up Fag ?

[Akzle]

lol, when you accepting my Friend request you big doped up Fag ?

done cuz, cuz we homies! An i alwayz be reppin fo u dawg!

[newbie2012]

what is it with aucklanders moaning about shit today?
You live in a smoggy shit hole, and guess what, being that you add a vehicke to the road, that smoggy shit is your problem and fault.

Take the fucking bus.

lol, seems you hit a nerve there. But that's what us moaning JAFAs do. It's like a trademark, 2/3rds of the kiwi population would be disappointed if it was otherwise.

You keep your open sweeping roads, we'll keep our clogged motorways and become slow speed lane splitting experts (incidentally, while wearing our gas masks).

PS Still waiting for the handle-mounted espresso machine to be released, you guys got any up north ?

[Akzle]

esspresso? Thats like coffee, right?
You and your bloody latès and traffic.

[BMWST?]

He Doesnt lol, Akzle is a dope smoking homosexual who rides an ancient bike, Akzle needs constant re affirmation of his presence on this earth, this is why he reps 20 people a day and has such a high post count vs length of KB membership count

..........and shit

[BMWST?]

i dont think those paper masks will be worth it for exhaust gases

[awa355]

A billion chows' cant be wrong.

294284

[FJRider]

Try holding your breath.

I tried that ... once ... :no:

I found avoiding big cities helps ... :yes:

[strandedinnz]

Just following up on my own post .. I got myself a Respro Techno mask (http://respro.com/store/product/techno-mask), and the difference it makes is HUGE!

Admittedly it's a bit of a squeeze under the helmet but it does filter out the bulk of the crap I'm inhaling.

[Thomo84]

Yeah, I bought myself a Respro mask when I was living in London. The pollution there is an absolute nightmare, and I found it made a huge difference, too. Then again, someone recently told me that the most dangerous particles are actually incredibly tiny and make it through most masks, so I wouldn't be too optimistic...

[unstuck]

This thread has to be a pisstake right? Seriously, you live in a city and worry about air pollution. FFS.:facepalm:

[Akzle]

Yeah, I bought myself a Respro mask when I was living in London. The pollution there is an absolute nightmare, and I found it made a huge difference, too. Then again, someone recently told me that the most dangerous particles are actually incredibly tiny and make it through most masks, so I wouldn't be too optimistic...

forced hepa filtration and oxy enriched hood, yo.
http://www.rimbach.com/cgi-bin/Article/IHN/..%5C..%5C..%5CRimPub%5Cartpic%5CIHN%5CHazMat-PPE.jpg

[Akzle]

This thread has to be a pisstake right? Seriously, you live in a city and worry about air pollution. FFS.:facepalm:

wouldnt say that too loud. Youll end up mates with quasi

[Scouse]

Hi there,

I do 200km a day on the bike and sometimes the exhaust fumes can get a bit much, the long stretch of filtering between Albany and the bridge is where most the fumes get sucked in :-(

Anyone recommend a decent filter mask that would go under the helmet ?

Hermetically sealing my helmet would help but would lead to other issues ....

Thanks!Have you tried a oxygen mask?

[Quasievil]

wouldnt say that too loud. Youll end up mates with quasi

IOnly a select few can be mates with me, you barely scraped in

[unstuck]

wouldnt say that too loud. Youll end up mates with quasi

No worries.:niceone:
I will befriend anyone, shit, I even kinda like you for some reason.:weird:
But then I am a bit of a twizted mofo.:devil2:

[strandedinnz]

This thread has to be a pisstake right? Seriously, you live in a city and worry about air pollution. FFS.:facepalm:

Nope .. I don't live in Auckland, but I do work there (necessary evil) ... hence the 200km a day riding I mentioned in the first post, my bike isn't garage jewellery like a lot of peoples and I commute further in a day than most people do in a week, so I thought I'd ask what sort of filters are around to block a lot of the crud from going in my lungs (not keen on sounding like I gargle with broken glass).

[Fastmark]

Just following up on my own post .. I got myself a Respro Techno mask (http://respro.com/store/product/techno-mask), and the difference it makes is HUGE!

Admittedly it's a bit of a squeeze under the helmet but it does filter out the bulk of the crap I'm inhaling.


Wow you da man, I mean sticking something like that up your helmet, too tough for me.

Have I got the wrong end of the stick here?

[pritch]

Wow you da man, I mean sticking something like that up your helmet, too tough for me.


There's worse things you could get up your helmet. On the plus side, that thing comes in a range of tasteful colours to match your helmet, your bike, or your nail varnish.
Such considerations tending to matter more in Auckland. :whistle:

[Fastmark]

There's worse things you could get up your helmet. On the plus side, that thing comes in a range of tasteful colours to match your helmet, your bike, or your nail varnish.
Such considerations tending to matter more in Auckland. :whistle:

Oh you just have no idea, trying to color co-ordinate your jacket, pants, boots, gloves, helmet, nail varnish and eye liner to your bike is no easy task, and that's just the blokes.

Sorry, wondering off topic here, glad you managed to find something to hold back the worst of the air pollution, we cant all live in the back of beyond with volumes of fresh air, got to make a living somewhere

[Yamahardman]

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what about that badboy there?
They're mean as! It'll even auto tint for you when you look at the sun on accident, it's a win win option!