I've had both short hair and long hair since I've been cycling. At the moment it's long, and I think I like it better at this length. It's about level with maybe the second rib from the bottom (? I think that's the best way to describe..
).
When I ride I tie it back in a lowish ponytail (but not low and loose). I have a MET stradivarius helmet which doesn't have a ponytail hole, but it's no problem I just can't have a ponytail too high. Or I plait it in one (sometimes two, depending on how cheesy I feel!) plait.
I don't like to wash my hair too frequently, pretty much every second day is about as frequent as I go unless I go swimming or surfing or something, but even then sometimes I'll just rinse it through and wait to the next day to wash it. As my hair is blonde, sometimes it can start to look a bit greasy at the roots (especially near me temples) so if it's looking that way it gets a wash. But yeh, usually every 2nd day is right for me. I ride 6-7 days a week (when in peak training mode, that includes twice a day).
I'm very much low-key when it comes to what I actually do with my hair, and I've got the worst type of hair to be low key with (not quite curly, not quite straight! I'm sure others can agree...) So I either need to try & straighten it (hmm my trusty straightening iron blew up this morning... I swear it wasn't from overuse!) or ramp up the waves/curls. But I've found curly hair isn't so great for under the helmet.
Hmmm what else can I add... (it's my second post on this forum, so I'm getting maximum value!)
I don't dye or colour my hair at all, so to those blonde comments from before, such as:
Too much peroxide has dulled their senses.
don't apply to me.
I just use blondeness to my advantage if I need a cop out excuse