Decathlon mask: review

[Karthick Gururaj]

Hi folks,

I recently purchased a cycling mask from Decathlon: https://www.decathlon.in/p/8398131_sport-mask-light-blue.html

I have been a long-term user of Neomask - and the Decathlon mask scores better than Neomask in all respects:

1. It is cheaper - Rs. 500/-for the mask + 2 filters as against Rs. 1300/- for the neomask + 1 filter
2. It is better built
1. The nose clip is better - and the filter has a soft inner padding for the clip. In my experience, Neomask nose clips are flimsy and break off after few months.
2. The velcro is better too - doesn't stick to normal clothes.
3. There is a (optional) head strap for better stability during use
3. Mask valves are better as well - the plastic seems to be cut cleaner and easier to detach/attach.
4. The filter has a cloth lining (neo mask filters don't).
5. The mask is made of "non-stretchy" material. I find the neomask unusable after few months - since the material gets stretched out.

There is only one-size though (neo mask has two) - it fits me fine, but YMMV. After use, mask leaves a mark on my face for an hour or so - I think this is actually a good sign, since it means the mask fits tightly.

I've used it for couple of weeks. A friend of mine who is also using it reports that goggles don't fog over with Decathlon mask (neo mask is ok-ish in that regard).

Would recommend this over neomask.

Any users of Respro mask here?

- Karthick

[Dileep Rao]

The only problem with Decathlon mask is the valve membrane. It pops in if you breathe hard. I have added neo masks membrane to Decathlon mask and it's now awesome.

[Opendro]

When my office moved to outer ring road, I was terrified of the pollution there - both dust and carbon emissions. I bought the decathlon mask. It was not easy to cycle hard with it. But works well for slow pedaling.

But I sometimes do carpentry and I have used the decathlon mask when I use drill or saw machines. It works so awesome!

But for commutes, I suffered for a month, bad bad cough and cold. I because vulnerable to this every now and then. Then I learnt a breathing technique wherein I narrow the throat at the point where we usually constrict during swallowing saliva. I narrow it enough and then open the nasal fully. I swallow saliva regular to ensure that the throat in the constricted area is wet and also to ensure that anything trapped there is swallowed to stomach regularly instead of getting stuck there forever or going into lungs. Breathing out can be fully open or however I want.

It has been 9 months of commute (2 days a week - 12 km one way) and it has worked wonders except that first one month when I tried with mask. As a bonus, even when I develop a bit of cold and runny nose, I use the same breathing technique and it does wonders there too.

My mask with the spare filters are now lying unused :-)

[Karthick Gururaj]

Interesting!

A question that I need to ask (a bit gross - but necessary here): what is the color of your sputum? 

- Karthick

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[O p e n d r o]

I don't spit out. I swallow. When I had to, it was clean. Dirt to stomach is fine with me. My lungs should be spared. That is all.

[suman paul]

Has anyone tried this one - nostril air filters !

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