Farting etiquette

[Bigtallfatbloke]

...do you sit or stand on your bike to let rip?...for me it's a case of who is behind me....it's a serious question affecting the aerodynamics of my ride

 

[barq]

If you are worried about aerodynamics you should surely be trying to use the fart as a form of propulsion.

 

[WindyRob]

i refer you to my name

 

[Big Bren]

I thought cycling was meant to be low emmissions?!

Have you considered adding a lighter to your toolkit and attempting to revisit the popular schoolboy lark of lighting your farts? You never know - some form of crude jet propulsion may ensue?

Bren

 

[bof]

Use a lighter - as shown in my avatar

 

[JamesAC]

I used to catch the 'bus to work, about 7:30 in the morning, very quiet.

One day, I was standing there all on my own, when I felt the urge to "let one rip". So I did a splendidly sonorous and resounding rectal rasberry.

Then I noticed, that un-beknown to me, half-a-dozen people had joined the Q behind me.

They all looked a bit po-faced!!

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Twist the handlebar grip like a throttle a few times as you let rip.

 

[Fnaar]

A slight lift of one cheek is "de rigeur", I believe. Careful not to "follow though", though!

 

[Tetedelacourse]

A slight lift of one cheek is "de rigeur", I believe. Careful not to "follow though", though!

My 2 yr-old physically wretches if she catches the slightest whiff of one. Most embarrassing if you're at the in-laws and trying to ease the gutteral pressure of a Sunday lunch on the sly.

I thought it was just me that had the power but Mrs DLC has since been uncovered as a sniper by mini as well. Better than a canary.

 

[Kirstie]

Be careful what you're sitting on.
Wooden seats, without any cushioning at all, can really give the game away.

If you're into toilet humour then read this thread on singletrackworld.co.uk, posted today. I couldn't move for laughing...

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/read.php?f=2&i=3141618&t=3141618

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I was getting some money out of a cashpoint in Greece a while ago. Because it was bright sunlight, I was hunched over the machine so I could read the screen. When I felt the urge to step on a duck, I did so, without realising that some poor woman had joined the queue and was standing right behind me. Oh, the shame.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Back on topic, I stand to drop air biscuits while on the bike. Often I need to freewheel too.

 

[Blue]

Careful not to "follow though", though!

Reminds me of a retired teacher who cycles with my training group and always has the same retort when anyone lets rip ..... "come out brown, for talking"

 

[snorri]

[quote name="] Reminds me of a retired teacher who cycles with my training group and always has the same retort when anyone lets rip ..... "come out brown[/size']' date=' for talking"[/quote']
On a similar theme, from the ancient world of telephone switchboard operators, "Speak up Brown, you're through".

 

[Blue]

If you're into toilet humour then read this thread on singletrackworld.co.uk, posted today. I couldn't move for laughing...

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/read.php?f=2&i=3141618&t=3141618

I loved that link.

I once had to go through that procedure and can vouch for the fact that every word is true - oh, the memories :?: