Do you ride with your mouth open?
05-09-23, 02:50 PM
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Only when I see people on eBikes..
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i have to admit that i've never done this before. too afraid i guess. i picture a slimy mess all over my bike, my hand, glove, chin, shoulder. how much nose air pressure are we talking about?
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how much nose air pressure are we talking about?
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Inhale through the nose and open your mouth just a tiny bit enough to exhale.
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05-09-23, 03:38 PM
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Just when I thought Spring was here and we'd all go back to riding...We have a thread devoted to breathing.
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05-09-23, 03:46 PM
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05-09-23, 04:10 PM
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05-09-23, 05:10 PM
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Many years ago I was riding my mountain bike. I was gassed and breathing heavily through my mouth. My throat was bone dry. A horsefly flew into my mouth and stuck to the back of my throat. I thought I never would get it washed down. The only time in my life I ever coughed and gagged as violently was when I got hit with pepper spray.
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Correct technique ^^^. That said, it's a skill that takes practice.
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05-09-23, 06:03 PM
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good question.
honestly I've never looked.
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05-09-23, 07:12 PM
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If you're terribly concerned about bugs, try the Thomas Voeckler (sp?) smile. Lips open, teeth clenched, you can get more air in but the teeth catch the bugs (so you can chew them before swallowing, I presume).
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05-09-23, 07:33 PM
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Funny you should post this. I try not to make it a habit, but when I'm really working it, yes. And it does worry me. Like you, I have had bugs hit my face a few times, twice today. I don't want to be eating bugs anyway, but I really don't know what would happen if a bug hit the back of my throat at full speed. Things could get "interesting".
05-09-23, 07:52 PM
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Generally speaking my mouth is closed. Where I live, (North Carolina) we have a lot of various sizes of bugs in the summer, including various bees. If I have to breath with my mouth open I have my head tilted down a little so as to minimize force-eating bugs.
05-09-23, 08:52 PM
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How many bike outfits do you figure it'll hold, if you keep the walker that long? Seriously, keep up the rehab/walking; hope you can get back on the bike soon (end of summer?)!
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OP, I would suggest getting a start on your Ignore list early. All these nice folks are volunteering to be added:
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A CT scan more than a decade ago revealed my lungs are significantly scarred, most likely from a childhood sharing an indoor space with people who liked putting dozens of burning things in their mouths every day. I have no idea how I survived Cat 4, other than I seem to recall a lot of Primatene was involved.
Any sort of physical activity makes me a mouth-breather. Uncouth, but effective.
Any sort of physical activity makes me a mouth-breather. Uncouth, but effective.
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