Bugs - Page 12 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

05-18-2004, 09:50 AM

In rec.bicycles.misc Mark Thompson <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> Besides, what about vegetarians?
>
> Quorn fed - gotta be tasty :-)

mostly bean fed, sadly. not so tasty. & smelly.
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david reuteler
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05-18-2004, 10:28 AM

Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
> As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
> form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne
> and thickening.
>
> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon
> lingering at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and
> being conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening
> one's mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any
> standard solutions.

How about one of those little "personal face fans", turned outward to blow
those offending buggers away?

Bill "duct tape and batteries, baby" S.

05-18-2004, 10:28 AM

Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
> As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
> form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne
> and thickening.
>
> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon
> lingering at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and
> being conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening
> one's mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any
> standard solutions.

How about one of those little "personal face fans", turned outward to blow
those offending buggers away?

Bill "duct tape and batteries, baby" S.

05-18-2004, 10:28 AM

Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
> As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
> form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne
> and thickening.
>
> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon
> lingering at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and
> being conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening
> one's mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any
> standard solutions.

How about one of those little "personal face fans", turned outward to blow
those offending buggers away?

Bill "duct tape and batteries, baby" S.

05-18-2004, 10:28 AM

Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
> As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
> form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne
> and thickening.
>
> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon
> lingering at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and
> being conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening
> one's mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any
> standard solutions.

How about one of those little "personal face fans", turned outward to blow
those offending buggers away?

Bill "duct tape and batteries, baby" S.

05-18-2004, 10:28 AM

Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
> As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
> form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne
> and thickening.
>
> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon
> lingering at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and
> being conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening
> one's mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any
> standard solutions.

How about one of those little "personal face fans", turned outward to blow
those offending buggers away?

Bill "duct tape and batteries, baby" S.

05-18-2004, 10:35 AM

in message <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Elisa Francesca
Roselli ('[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]') wrote:

> I go for the Dork Look, myself. I already have a little rear-view
> mirror attached to my helmet like a Martian antenna. Then, as you
> recall, I prefer to ride in skirts. But to keep them out of the pedals
> I tie them up in a great knot over my right knee, or take the back up
> between my legs and tuck it in front like a baby's diaper. Underneath
> I wear cut-off tights and a lacy slip. Recently I bought a pair of
> shoes that work well for cycling, because they have knobby rubber
> bubos on the bottom that adhere beautifully to the pedals. On top they
> are like Alice in Wonderland shoes, in bright metallic silver.

GIF! GIF! (or perhaps in this case, JPEG! JPEG!)

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;; patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a
;; four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that
;; can't stand one bit of competition -- anonymous

05-18-2004, 10:35 AM

in message <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Elisa Francesca
Roselli ('[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]') wrote:

> I go for the Dork Look, myself. I already have a little rear-view
> mirror attached to my helmet like a Martian antenna. Then, as you
> recall, I prefer to ride in skirts. But to keep them out of the pedals
> I tie them up in a great knot over my right knee, or take the back up
> between my legs and tuck it in front like a baby's diaper. Underneath
> I wear cut-off tights and a lacy slip. Recently I bought a pair of
> shoes that work well for cycling, because they have knobby rubber
> bubos on the bottom that adhere beautifully to the pedals. On top they
> are like Alice in Wonderland shoes, in bright metallic silver.

GIF! GIF! (or perhaps in this case, JPEG! JPEG!)

--
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Simon Brooke) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

;; MS Windows: A thirty-two bit extension ... to a sixteen bit
;; patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a
;; four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that
;; can't stand one bit of competition -- anonymous

05-18-2004, 10:35 AM

in message <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Elisa Francesca
Roselli ('[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]') wrote:

> I go for the Dork Look, myself. I already have a little rear-view
> mirror attached to my helmet like a Martian antenna. Then, as you
> recall, I prefer to ride in skirts. But to keep them out of the pedals
> I tie them up in a great knot over my right knee, or take the back up
> between my legs and tuck it in front like a baby's diaper. Underneath
> I wear cut-off tights and a lacy slip. Recently I bought a pair of
> shoes that work well for cycling, because they have knobby rubber
> bubos on the bottom that adhere beautifully to the pedals. On top they
> are like Alice in Wonderland shoes, in bright metallic silver.

GIF! GIF! (or perhaps in this case, JPEG! JPEG!)

--
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Simon Brooke) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

;; MS Windows: A thirty-two bit extension ... to a sixteen bit
;; patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a
;; four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that
;; can't stand one bit of competition -- anonymous

05-18-2004, 10:35 AM

in message <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Elisa Francesca
Roselli ('[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]') wrote:

> I go for the Dork Look, myself. I already have a little rear-view
> mirror attached to my helmet like a Martian antenna. Then, as you
> recall, I prefer to ride in skirts. But to keep them out of the pedals
> I tie them up in a great knot over my right knee, or take the back up
> between my legs and tuck it in front like a baby's diaper. Underneath
> I wear cut-off tights and a lacy slip. Recently I bought a pair of
> shoes that work well for cycling, because they have knobby rubber
> bubos on the bottom that adhere beautifully to the pedals. On top they
> are like Alice in Wonderland shoes, in bright metallic silver.

GIF! GIF! (or perhaps in this case, JPEG! JPEG!)

--
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Simon Brooke) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

;; MS Windows: A thirty-two bit extension ... to a sixteen bit
;; patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a
;; four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that
;; can't stand one bit of competition -- anonymous