Worst thing about riding a recumbent

[Mike Schwab]

We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right
about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard
to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying
to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.

Yes the weather was scary and got my seat quite wet Tuesday
afternoon. Then, at Lynn Miller's urging, I rode to Sports
Mart and got wicking underwear and over shorts. And I
decided to test them by riding home. It was a beautiful
evening for a ride. Total for the day is 55.3 miles. 1
miles for lunch, about 7 miles to sports mart, and the rest
going home.

 

[Edward Dolan]

"Mike Schwab" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right
> about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it
> hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects
> trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences
> tonight.
[...]

Nope, not this Ed as I don't believe I have ever said
anything about getting insects in your mouth while riding
your bike, but it happens. What I really hate is getting
insects in my eyes. Many is the time I have had to stop to
rub my eyes because of it. But the absolute worst
experience is to ride your bike in August when the May
Flies finally come out here in Minnesota and they are
flying about in their billions. It is total splatter time.
Good Grief! What a mess!

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota

 

[Tom Sherman]

Edward Dolan wrote:

> "Mike Schwab" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right
>>about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it
>>hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects
>>trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences
>>tonight.
>
> [...]
>
> Nope, not this Ed as I don't believe I have ever said
> anything about getting insects in your mouth while riding
> your bike, but it happens. What I really hate is getting
> insects in my eyes. Many is the time I have had to stop to
> rub my eyes because of it. But the absolute worst
> experience is to ride your bike in August when the May
> Flies finally come out here in Minnesota and they are
> flying about in their billions. It is total splatter time.
> Good Grief! What a mess!

Try riding the I&M Canal (LaSalle-Peru, IL to Rockdale, IL)
at night during the summer for maximizing bug inhalation.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

 

[Tom Sherman]

Mike Schwab wrote:

> We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were right
> about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I found it
> hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the flying insects
> trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen occurences
> tonight.

Maybe it was Ben Fox.

> Yes the weather was scary and got my seat quite wet
> Tuesday afternoon. Then, at Lynn Miller's urging, I rode
> to Sports Mart and got wicking underwear and over shorts.
> And I decided to test them by riding home. It was a
> beautiful evening for a ride. Total for the day is 55.3
> miles. 1 miles for lunch, about 7 miles to sports mart,
> and the rest going home.

What is Lynn riding these days?

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

 

[Edward Dolan]

"Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Edward Dolan wrote:
>
> > "Mike Schwab" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>We'll Ed (I think), I hate to admit it, but you were
> >>right about the worst thing in riding a recumbent. I
> >>found it hard to keep my mouth closed to avoid the
> >>flying insects trying to get eaten by me. About a dozen
> >>occurences tonight.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Nope, not this Ed as I don't believe I have ever said
> > anything about
getting
> > insects in your mouth while riding your bike, but it
> > happens. What I
really
> > hate is getting insects in my eyes. Many is the time I
> > have had to stop
to
> > rub my eyes because of it. But the absolute worst
> > experience is to ride
your
> > bike in August when the May Flies finally come out here
> > in Minnesota
and
> > they are flying about in their billions. It is total
> > splatter time. Good Grief! What a mess!
>
> Try riding the I&M Canal (LaSalle-Peru, IL to Rockdale,
> IL) at night during the summer for maximizing bug
> inhalation.
>
> --
> Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

I have got all the state bike maps for Illinois and it
appears that some day that northern Illinois loop will be
one of the greatest bike tours in the entire country.

Damn it all to hell, I need to know what specific city you
are a resident of. That "Quad City Area" designation is
driving me stark raving mad. I am now guessing East Moline
from your most recent post, but I also think it could be
Rock Island from your past posts. Have mercy on me and give
me a clue at least. I can't get to sleep for thinking on
this quandary

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota

 

[Christopher Jor]

Actually, it is the "surf-and-UCSC flies" who never stop at
stop signs and rear-end someone like me who does, or people
who ride on the wrong side of the road, etc., etc., etc.,
isn't it!?! ;-) This Bike To Work nonsense is getting to me.
Then 358 normal riding days...

Chris Jordan Santa Cruz, CA.

"Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Nope, not this Ed as I don't believe I have ever said
> anything about getting insects in your mouth while riding
> your bike, but it happens. What I really hate is getting
> insects in my eyes. Many is the time I have had to stop to
> rub my eyes because of it. But the absolute worst
> experience is to ride your bike in August when the May
> Flies finally come out here in Minnesota and they are
> flying about in their billions. It is total splatter time.
> Good Grief! What a mess!

 

[Tom Sherman]

Edward Dolan wrote:

> ... Damn it all to hell, I need to know what specific city
> you are a resident of. That "Quad City Area" designation
> is driving me stark raving mad. I am now guessing East
> Moline from your most recent post, but I also think it
> could be Rock Island from your past posts. Have mercy on
> me and give me a clue at least. I can't get to sleep for
> thinking on this quandary

I was in EM for work reasons (construction at the
Harvester Works).

Think greater metropolitan area.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

 

[Mike Schwab]

A few months ago, Tom wrote he lives near the Quad Cities
airport. From memory of my visit a few years ago, This is
South of the Mississippi River near the central interstate
bridge. Unless you are stopping by, what do you need more
accuracy for?

Tom Sherman wrote:
> =

> Edward Dolan wrote:
> =

> > ... Damn it all to hell, I need to know what specific
> > city you are a resi=
dent
> > of. That "Quad City Area" designation is driving me
> > stark raving mad=
=2E I am
> > now guessing East Moline from your most recent post, but
> > I also think=
it
> > could be Rock Island from your past posts. Have mercy on
> > me and give =
me a
> > clue at least. I can't get to sleep for thinking on this
> > quandary
> =

> I was in EM for work reasons (construction at the
> Harvester Works).
> =

> Think greater metropolitan area.
> =

> --
> Tom Sherman =96 Quad City Area

 

[Edward Dolan]

"Mike Schwab" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]... A few months ago, Tom
wrote he lives near the Quad Cities airport. From memory of
my visit a few years ago, This is South of the Mississippi
River near the central interstate bridge. Unless you are
stopping by, what do you need more accuracy for?

Curiosity pure and simple. If I lived in the Quad Cities, I
would want to say which one of those cities I was from. I
would have at least that much pride in the city in which I
lived and paid taxes. But apparently, that is not how it
works with Mr. Sherman and many others on this newsgroup.

For instance, I am from a small town in SW Minnesota. No one
needs to know the exact town because that is a sufficient
identification to give others some sense of where I am
coming from. None of those Quad Cities are small places.
They are all quite large. If I wanted to tell people
something about where I was from, why not just say Rock
Island or Moline? Why say Quad Cities? However, now I notice
he is saying Quad City Area which is even worse. If that is
the way he is, then why not just say Illinois and be done
with it. The ways of Mr. Sherman are mysterious indeed!

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota

 

[Geob]

> I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst
> thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my
> mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get
> eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.

Insects are nutritious. They are a good source of fats,
carbohydrates and protein. The Paiutes of the Great Basin
ate fly larva as a staple of their diet. Pah-ute meant 'fly
eater' in a Shoshone dialect I believe. These are the fly
larva found around the salt sinks at the edge of the water,
of the brine fly. Dip em out, dry em, pound them into a
(tasty?) nutritous flour. Toss a couple of Lace Wings in
for a more pungent, spicy experience. Serve with a chilled
white wine.

 

[Mark Leuck]

"GeoB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > I hate to admit it, but you were right about the worst
> > thing in riding a recumbent. I found it hard to keep my
> > mouth closed to avoid the flying insects trying to get
> > eaten by me. About a dozen occurences tonight.
>
> Insects are nutritious. They are a good source of fats,
> carbohydrates and protein. The Paiutes of the Great Basin
> ate fly larva as a staple of their diet. Pah-ute meant
> 'fly eater' in a Shoshone dialect I believe. These are the
> fly larva found around the salt sinks at the edge of the
> water, of the brine fly. Dip em out, dry em, pound them
> into a (tasty?) nutritous flour. Toss a couple of Lace
> Wings in for a more pungent, spicy experience. Serve with
> a chilled white wine.

That might be hard to do while riding