Wasp trapped in helmet vent
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When I was a youngster, I was trundling along on my KMX200 enduro, wearing a pair of jeans, when I felt a massive pain at the very top of my left thigh.
My immediate thought was the radiator cap or top hose had sprung a leak, and it was boiling hot coolant. That's what it felt like. Until I realised that the rad was on the right-hand side of the bike, so couldn't be. I was trying to look down to see, but the chinbar of my helmet prevented me from looking down far enough to see the very top of my leg.
I soon pulled up, and when I looked down, there was a MASSIVE bee clinging onto my leg, that had done a good job of stabbing it's sting into my flesh. The little bugger.
And not long after, I was riding the same bike, and stopped at a petrol station. As I bent my left arm, I felt a similar pain in my left elbow. I grabbed it and rubbed it, thinking it was something sharp in my leather jacket or something, and the pain just got worse.
Howling, I tore off my jacket, and looked at my arm, to just see a throbbing red mark. I couldn't work out what it was, until I saw a wasp crawl out from the sleeve of my jacket which was laying on the ground. It flew off, and I swear as it flew away I saw a massive grin on it's face...
My immediate thought was the radiator cap or top hose had sprung a leak, and it was boiling hot coolant. That's what it felt like. Until I realised that the rad was on the right-hand side of the bike, so couldn't be. I was trying to look down to see, but the chinbar of my helmet prevented me from looking down far enough to see the very top of my leg.
I soon pulled up, and when I looked down, there was a MASSIVE bee clinging onto my leg, that had done a good job of stabbing it's sting into my flesh. The little bugger.
And not long after, I was riding the same bike, and stopped at a petrol station. As I bent my left arm, I felt a similar pain in my left elbow. I grabbed it and rubbed it, thinking it was something sharp in my leather jacket or something, and the pain just got worse.
Howling, I tore off my jacket, and looked at my arm, to just see a throbbing red mark. I couldn't work out what it was, until I saw a wasp crawl out from the sleeve of my jacket which was laying on the ground. It flew off, and I swear as it flew away I saw a massive grin on it's face...
Early 90's waiting for a MTB race to start and I sit on my bike unbeknown that a wasp was perched on my saddle. Little bugger stung me through my shorts right on my gooch. Painful doesn't describe it. Felt like someone had kicked me in the bawbag and didn't stop until his foot fell off.
Stung on the head two years ago after a bee went into an air vent, ever since then I have worn a cycling cap under my skid lid, also helps stop the sweat running down your face!
Plenty of bugs about tonight, I went for a quick spin around the Chilterns and seemed to take a continual battering from small flying things!
Plenty of bugs about tonight, I went for a quick spin around the Chilterns and seemed to take a continual battering from small flying things!
Something flew into my mouth today. I managed to spit it out, but it was different to normal if I was out running to which I've swallowed loads of bugs. This one tasted of liquorice.
Also today a fly flew into my eye, but did it in such a way that it temporarily blinded and I swerved down the road to a stop.
Also today a fly flew into my eye, but did it in such a way that it temporarily blinded and I swerved down the road to a stop.
anonymous said:
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Not being funny, but you come across as a bit of a bell end anyway, but now you have just confirmed it in my mind. Are you seriously saying that you can compensate losing one of the two senses that keep you aware when cycling doesn't matter because you look over your shoulder a bit?
okgo said:
More speed required - I travel at a velocity which means anything I collide with dies instantly.
You must be peddling bloody quick. I was out on my motorbike one day, doing about 80 when a wasp hit me in the throat, climbed inside my lid and stung me on the lip. It was very much alive until I squashed the little b
d, and I reckon it was quite angry too.Gassing Station | Pedal Powered | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff