Originally Posted by
DeadheadSF
Of course, my luck being as it is, when I reach that zen-like state, a bee invariably flies into my helmet.
Cycling in Greece over a few summers in an agricultural area where honey making and bee-keeping are a primary product, I've been stung by bees on my road bike many times. That's not so bad. What's far worse was the one time I was on my motorcycle (I wear a full face helmet, but in warmer weather I ride with sunglasses to shield my eyes and the face shield raised)
and a bee flew into my helmet as I was blasting up a country road @ 60 mph. As I felt the bee inside next to my head struggling to get out, I had to consciously tell myself to stay calm and get over to the road side and NOT TO PANIC in the likely event I was about to get stung. I managed to do so, quickly killed the motor and got the helmet yanked off. The bee flew away. Scared the crap out of me.