@bobjonkman asks:
Q7. Forest fires across the world have blown smoke to places hundreds of (miles|km) from the fires. Air quality has gone down, some days to dangerous levels. Have you adjusted your biking because of low air quality? Changed your route? Worn an N95 mask? Stopped biking?
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A7. I'd love to see some good answers to this.. I tried riding 15 minutes in a N95 and was having a really hard time breathing. The AQI was bad that day, so I am not sure if I would have had an easier time breathing without the mask.
I have seen powered masks/filters with a battery powered fan that drives filtered air into your masked area. I hope I don't have to try one, but we (collectively) are arsoning our environment 😩
@ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite
I use one of the cartridge elastomeric respirators that has an exhalation valve, which makes wearing the mask much more manageable for me (but clearly not helpful for reducing disease transmission to other people!).
@theantlady @ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite A7 I have a 3M half respirator P100 mask and found that for my model I could buy add on exhalation filters. See part#604 - https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/v101254496/
The P100 with charcoal filters is so good I can paint or stand next to a bbq and smell absolutely nothing. #BikeNite
Phil (ascentale)
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