My dad's in his mid 50s and has cycled all his life, he's never worn one and nor has anyone I know except someone I met who cycled from Siberia to England for a laff.

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A mask that makes you look more like a roving Anarchist than a pretentious cyclist. Not that it doesn't also do the latter, just less so.

Like most long-distance cyclists, I use a Buff-style neck tube. They're very versatile, especially if you opt for a relatively lightweight lycra fabric. You can wear them simply as a neck-warmer, as a mask, as a balaclava or as a hat. In the depths of winter I layer mine with a hat, during spring and autumn I use it singly. You look like a bit of a fanny, but that goes with the territory really.

I've never used anything, but I have a fairly bushy beard during the winter so that's probably enough. Plus my commute rarely takes me above 18mph so there's not much wind chill.

A Buff is probably your best bet though, unless you want to be shot by SO19.

For my daily commute I use a pair of cycle glasses and that fixes most of my bug problems. I do occasionally catch a bug in my mouth but I am not convinced this warrants the hassle of having to use a mask. When it is really cold I'll probably just drive anyway.

I think if I were commuting in a city (read: London) I would use an anti-pollution mask though. Not sure to what degree those masks work but heavy breathing in traffic is no fun.