@ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite #BikeNite A7. I think the problem of NOT wearing a mask on a bad AQI day is the permanent damage it does to your lungs (which will make it that much harder for you to breathe in the future). When the AQI is bad, I will hike and bicycle in a mask. That said, there are a few options you might try. ONE, is make sure you have a good fitting mask of good quality (3M N95's are the top notch ones, and I'll wear those hiking or biking no problem). You ALSO might try N95s with an exhalation valve, where you can exhale easier.. it really reduces the pressure in and out for breathing with an N95 mask. (these are usually only found at hardware stores, because they were not allowed many places during the pandemic. Pretty handy for dusty area work though).