have you ever swallowed a bug while riding?
08-12-09, 11:01 PM
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Yes, I have swallowed a few bugs when I used to live in Wisconsin.
Speaking of close enocounters with insects... In my "who needs bike shorts" early days of riding I had a wasp fly up the leg of my shorts and sting me in a tender area... I was on a downhill and it was pure luck that I didn't crash while trying to swat it through my shorts. Needless to say I bought some cycling shorts the next day and haven't rode without since.
Speaking of close enocounters with insects... In my "who needs bike shorts" early days of riding I had a wasp fly up the leg of my shorts and sting me in a tender area... I was on a downhill and it was pure luck that I didn't crash while trying to swat it through my shorts. Needless to say I bought some cycling shorts the next day and haven't rode without since.
08-12-09, 11:15 PM
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I swallowed one a couple of months ago.
it tasted horrible.
I think it farted in my mouth.
it tasted horrible.
I think it farted in my mouth.
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08-13-09, 01:25 AM
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i've never swallowed one, but i remember one going in my mouth a few years ago so i looked down and spit it out, and it actually made a loud thud as it hit my top tube...
08-13-09, 05:06 AM
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yeah, I get bugs all the time. I prefer flys and gnats. the larger bugs are usually not as tasty.
08-13-09, 05:23 AM
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Sadly, I don't swallow bugs.
I inhale them.
They lodge themselves in my lungs in an attempt to reduce my VO2 max.
This is because they're jerks.
I inhale them.
They lodge themselves in my lungs in an attempt to reduce my VO2 max.
This is because they're jerks.
08-13-09, 05:37 AM
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often. since i keep forgetting my shades i keep getting hit in the eyes with the batards as well.
i find fishermans friend sweets are really great for taking the ****e taste away
i find fishermans friend sweets are really great for taking the ****e taste away
08-17-09, 10:27 AM
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On Saturday I was leading a pack of 20 riders in the countryside at 45 km/h (27,5 mph), and gasping for air... and some bigger bug flew flush to the throat. A good excuse to slow down and to cough for a while.
08-17-09, 10:38 AM
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I've had some, yes, but luckily there's never been a taste involved with it. It gets in there, and either I spit it out, or I take a drink of gatorade and keep on pedaling.
08-17-09, 10:41 AM
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