Once you start putting in the effort, you’re going to be sweating like a Pro!
From personal experience, we can tell you that if you put any kind of effort in for, say 30 minutes, the sweat is likely to be dripping off your nose at some point.
Which is great for those calories you’re trying to burn off, or for the fitness regime you’re trying to keep with. But which is not so great for your bike…
Because all that sweat will contain a lot of salt. That’s corrosive salt, salt that over time can do some real damage to your bike.
Hence the reason for grabbing one of these, the CycleOps Bike Thong Sweat Catcher!
The CycleOps Sweat Catcher is made of terry cloth that effectively absorbs sweat pouring out of your body when working out on your indoor trainer. This Y-shaped material is highly absorbent and will trap any amount of sweat to prevent its contact with parts of your bike that can be easily corroded.
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Seriously, you don’t want salt from your sweat to get in contact with your gears, your bike’s paint job, and other metal parts that can slowly rust and corrode due the prolonged effects of salt. No matter how diligent you are in cleaning your bike after each ride, salty sweat that comes in contact with the metal parts of your bike will cause some corrosion that will only get worse over time.
A towel might be a decent alternative, but this sweat catcher from CycleOps does it more efficiently. You will not feel the inconvenience of sweat running down your legs as you sweat, and you do not have to wring out the moisture as you do with towels since the terry cloth material has the capacity to absorb and retain large amounts of moisture. And no matter how careful you are in fitting a towel to your seat, it can unravel while you are putting in some serious pedaling, and have the potential to cause you some serious problems.
The CycleOps Sweat Catcher has a convenient velcro fastening that attaches firmly around the contours of your seat and handlebars. It is also fitted with a removable pouch that you can use to hold items, such as the TV remote when you are training indoors, your mobile phone, or a packet of snacks and a bottle of water.
Some online reviewers have mentioned that they find the CycleOps Sweat Catcher a little narrow in the middle, with it failing to catch some of their sweat. But seriously, for around $20 this is a great little add-on to your training sessions that helps prevent that salty corrosive sweat reaching the parts of your bike you really don’t want it to reach…
