Insects trapped in my helmet

[Watchman]

That was a title I never expected I'd type...


... anyway, during my circuit last night, I finally got pissed-off with the insect-gun. By careful breathing, I have managed to avoid eating any of the little bds (I must look weird though judging by people's expressions when they see me), and my Oakley specs wrap-around close enough to my head to keep them out of my eyes, however my helmet keeps hoovering them up, and trapping them against my head. Buzzy buzzy annoying little f*&$£rs.

What to do?

Clearly I need some netting in the holes (Specialized Tactic) but how to avoid looking like a bank robber with a stocking on my head (although that would actually solve all the above problems)? Any "elegant" solutions to this?

Edited by Watchman on Tuesday 10th June 16:52

[The Walrus]

Fishnet stockings taped in place of offending holes.

If the maker does not supply them you could be in difficulty.

[Celtic Dragon]

Buy a Catlike leaf, the mesh is already in the lower vent holes.

[S10GTA]

MTFU

Wait till you have ridden a few miles with your jersey half open, and you get home and take it off. Ewww.

[Watchman]

S10GTA said:

MTFU

Wait till you have ridden a few miles with your jersey half open, and you get home and take it off. Ewww.

Ooh, no thanks. I wouldn't do that to the world.

Not too keen on the Catlike helmets - they set off my trypophobia.


So tonight, I thought I'd be safe going out just after the rain had stopped but that seemed only to have encouraged the insect gun shooter more. I ate at least two, despite my previously-flawless technique, had another take a fancy to one of my eyes, and a bloody herd / flock / murder / bd of them take up lodgings in my lid.

fkers. Going out with a flame thrower tomorrow.

[nammynake]

A wasp somehow managed to get inside my bib shorts while riding with my jersey half-unzipped. I'm not sure what hurt most - the repeated stings or punching myself in the ribs trying to kill the fking thing.

[marmitemania]

nammynake said:

A wasp somehow managed to get inside my bib shorts while riding with my jersey half-unzipped. I'm not sure what hurt most - the repeated stings or punching myself in the ribs trying to kill the fking thing.

That could have been a case of an insect trapped in your other helmet.

[Watchman]

nammynake said:

A wasp somehow managed to get inside my bib shorts while riding with my jersey half-unzipped. I'm not sure what hurt most - the repeated stings or punching myself in the ribs trying to kill the fking thing.

That's ace. Very funny.

[Celtic Dragon]

Watchman said:

Not too keen on the Catlike helmets - they set off my trypophobia.

The Leaf looks like a normal lid, so slots more than looking like Emmental! Its sold a as a trail lid.

[88888888]

Cap. The most essential ride wear item.

[gary71]

I had a damsel fly in there the other day, I had stop to let that one out!

[Watchman]

Celtic Dragon said:

Watchman said:

Not too keen on the Catlike helmets - they set off my trypophobia.

The Leaf looks like a normal lid, so slots more than looking like Emmental! Its sold a as a trail lid.

So it does. Well, it looks *more* like a normal lid than their others, I agree.

I like my Spec Tactic though. Need to do something with that. It's currently too hot to wear anything under the helmet, although I have considered not wearing it at all until the numbers of flies go down a bit. But that would be admitting defeat.

Thanks for the other funny stories.

[The Walrus]

The only option I see is to modify you current helmet and get a thin face mask or respro unit.


Cheap as chips bit of PVA glue

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/ultra-fine-inse...

[3013buz]

I have the same issue. I found this, but dont need a new helmet so I've decided I'll just have put up with the bugs.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kask-k50-helmet-insect-gri...

[Watchman]

The Walrus said:

The only option I see is to modify you current helmet and get a thin face mask or respro unit.


Cheap as chips bit of PVA glue

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/ultra-fine-inse...

I "invented" something along those lines while lying in bed last night.

For simplicity though, and because the little gits can't be around for much longer in the current concentrations, I may just cover the whole lid in a bank-robber-fishnet.

[The Walrus]

Watchman said:

I "invented" something along those lines while lying in bed last night.

For simplicity though, and because the little gits can't be around for much longer in the current concentrations, I may just cover the whole lid in a bank-robber-fishnet.

I was nora batty style tights they use, fishnets give to much detail and get stuck in your beard or teeth

[daddy cool]

I fitted a venus fly-trap in my helmet - that eats the smaller flies, but struggled with really big blue-bottles.
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