Time to keep your mouth shut

[downfader]

T'is the season to keep your mouth closed when cycling. No more lazy breathing technique or a mouthful of flies you shall eat.

Mmmm protein!

 

[_aD]

FROGS! ...squelch, splat... OH JESUS WHERE DID ALL THOSE FROGS COME FROM! ...squelch,slip... SO MANY FROGS! ...splat, slide... FFFFRRRROOOOOGGGGSSSS!!!!!!

What was that? Crunch. Crunchrcunch. What the? What's that glistening on my wheel? Cunrchunrcurhcunrucnrchurnch. What the hell is going on? Why am I covered in shell and ooze? OH JESUS WHERE DID ALL THESE SNAILS COME FROM! Crunchslip SO MANY SNAILS splurt crunch SNNNAAAAILLLLSSSS!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Extra protein.

 

[TheJDog]

I always get them in my eyes, as I never wear sunnies when commuting 'coz I don't think I go fast enough. The worst I ever had was a bee square on the eyeball at 45mph when descending quite a steep hill. That was quite the surprise.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Midges. The ones that survive crawl into your scalp and bite back.

 

[sir adrian dangerous]

Midges. The ones that survive crawl into your scalp and bite back.

My God where do you live, the Amazon

 

[Yellow Saddle]

My God where do you live, the Amazon

No, worse, far worse. Scotland.

 

[crazyjoe101]

Second the comments about glasses, I don't go for a proper ride without them.

 

[sir adrian dangerous]

I didn't this morning

 

[downfader]

I ride with Bloc goggles on. Reason I bought them down to the fact I got hit in the eye by a bee a few years ago. I then discovered that on chilly winter morning they're great at stopping the weepy eye

 

[Biscuitfrisky]

Surrey Canal in Peckham had a nice midge curtain.

I had to do the Rio Ferdinand top floppy lip to stop then getting in!

 

[Smurfy]

Flies usually overtake me.

Flies usually hitch a ride on me.

 

[Tom B]

Flies, wasps and bees seem to be attracted to bright yellow. One of my commute routes is via a wooded route and on some evenings most noticably when it is still light at 2130-2230 i would get home covered in crawling little black flies.

My Flourecent pink jersey/shell seems noticeably less attractive.... Or at least that's my excuse for wearing pink!

 

[ufkacbln]

I just cycle in glasses. I don't feel vulnerable when I choose not to wear a helmet, but if I cycle without gloves and glasses it really makes me feel uncomfortable.

+1

Not even shoes or shorts?

 

[Tynan]

the bridge over the river lea on the Lea Bridge Road has a dip that appears to have been built purely for the goal of concentrating flying insects

my reaction are slowly disappearing but my involuntary reaction are ninjaesque, something rather large went in but was instantly trapped into the cheek/lip and spat out with gusto before I knew what happened

please not helmets