Bug in the mouth...
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Hope it isn't something with a sting!! For the rest just add water and swallow... far easier than trying to cough the bug up...
Here in Florida, the love bugs are breeding like mad....on a good 2 hour ride, I'll see several thousand, seriously.
The trick is to only open your mouth a little and keep your face aimed a little down so that whatever hits the spot is deflected by your teeth....heh
My personal worst was getting hit, or hitting, a massive grasshopper with my forehead.....felt like getting pelted with a rock....lol
The trick is to only open your mouth a little and keep your face aimed a little down so that whatever hits the spot is deflected by your teeth....heh
My personal worst was getting hit, or hitting, a massive grasshopper with my forehead.....felt like getting pelted with a rock....lol
Actually, lately here in Florida the f'ing dragonflies have been insane, gathering by the bunch over the roads in their usual erratic up/down patterns.
I never thought much about them but getting hit by lots (10+) per ride at 20+ mph... they kind of sting on the chest and arms, never realized how beefy they can be.
Yet between wrap-around glasses, tight collars and clenching my teeth I've felt invincible to bugs... but now thanks to !@# jhuskey (just kidding pal) I now have a whole new fear I never even considered:
>>I am always getting bugs of various types in the vent holes off my helmet.<<
Man, I didn't need to think about that. Feel like I have to duct tape my Giro now.
Around Germiston lake, in the evenings, we get huge numbers of what we call 'miggies' - dunno what you would call them. No real taste but an incredibly irritating ability to get around behind spectacle lenses and into your eyes, up your nose, and even into your lungs. Even worse when you're wearing contact lenses...
I'm not in an effected area, but I can't imagine riding in a place that is now swarmed with cicadas - those 3 inch long flying beasts. I've heard that they're estimated to be up to ONE MILLION per acre in some areas. And they're known not to be the most clever flyers. They'll run into anything.
Down here in the DC area they are out in full force. They sound kind of cool. Very loud in some places along the WO&D trail. With so many out there you would think you get hit a lot. Not so. I get hit about 2-3 times per hour of riding.
The problem is that they are big - and they really hurt when they hit you. If you see them coming at you you have the sudden urge to swerve too.
Another problem is that my car is covered in bug juice. This has absolutly nothing to do with cycling. I just hope it doesn't get worse.
The problem is that they are big - and they really hurt when they hit you. If you see them coming at you you have the sudden urge to swerve too.
Another problem is that my car is covered in bug juice. This has absolutly nothing to do with cycling. I just hope it doesn't get worse.
had a bee fly into my jersey and sting right on the belly button the other week. nice thing my A riding pals didn't wait or even slow down....
hate to catch bugs in the mouth though. maybe i'll wear a jason hockey mask..
~the turtle
hate to catch bugs in the mouth though. maybe i'll wear a jason hockey mask..
~the turtle
I've had two experiences with bees. The first time, as a teen, I was going about 30 mph down a long straight descent when my lip collided with a bee. In the process, it stung my lip, so I continued to ride home and asked my doctor to take me to the doctor, as I was kinda freaked out about being stung on my lip. I think the doctor prescribed some penicillin or something.
The second time, a little more recently, I was coasting pretty fast down a steep residential street and a bee collided with my knuckle, also stinging me. What made this worse is that a couple minutes prior, I had just recovered from a minor slip, turning a wet corner. I can't remember if I continued the ride or returned home.
On a sort of related note, when I was mountain bike riding on a single track in Marin County last week, I saw a small snake slither quickly accross the trail between my wheels. Out of fear and surprise, I let out a loud and dorky "Whooooaaaa!" Not sure what kind of snake it was, but if it was a rattler, I wonder if it would've sprung up and bit me on the leg had one of my wheels touched it. I was spooked for the rest of the ride.
Hah, nobody can beat my story.
Last summer (when i was just starting cycling and still rode a MTB and wore street clothes) I was out riding on a country road. I heard a buzzing from somewhere but didn't think much of it. I rode on some more, I began to feel a recurring tingle on my legs but again I just ignored it. I got home and began talking to my sister, my parents and my grandmother were all in the room aswell. Al of a sudden there was a buzzing, coming from my trousers!!!!!! Panic-stricken, I had to take off my trousers in front of everyone!
Out came a very, very large bee. I didn't look that healthy, it was walking about but couldn't seem to fly. It must have been in there for at least 15-20 minutes without stinging me!
Last summer (when i was just starting cycling and still rode a MTB and wore street clothes) I was out riding on a country road. I heard a buzzing from somewhere but didn't think much of it. I rode on some more, I began to feel a recurring tingle on my legs but again I just ignored it. I got home and began talking to my sister, my parents and my grandmother were all in the room aswell. Al of a sudden there was a buzzing, coming from my trousers!!!!!! Panic-stricken, I had to take off my trousers in front of everyone!
Out came a very, very large bee. I didn't look that healthy, it was walking about but couldn't seem to fly. It must have been in there for at least 15-20 minutes without stinging me!
