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

05-18-2004, 04:19 AM

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.

It occurs to me that I have never seen a cyclist wearing a veil. Why
not?

EFR
Ile de France
(mais non M'dame, ce n'est pas un signe ostenatoire d'appartenance
réligieuse ...)

05-18-2004, 04:38 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:

> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle
The solution is given in an old cycling song.
And its very environmentally friendly.

There was a Frenchwoman who rode a bike,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was a Frenchwoman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

05-18-2004, 04:38 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:

> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle
The solution is given in an old cycling song.
And its very environmentally friendly.

There was a Frenchwoman who rode a bike,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was a Frenchwoman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

05-18-2004, 04:38 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:

> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle
The solution is given in an old cycling song.
And its very environmentally friendly.

There was a Frenchwoman who rode a bike,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was a Frenchwoman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

05-18-2004, 04:38 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:

> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle
The solution is given in an old cycling song.
And its very environmentally friendly.

There was a Frenchwoman who rode a bike,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was a Frenchwoman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

05-18-2004, 04:38 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:

> Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
> swallowed a large bluebottle
The solution is given in an old cycling song.
And its very environmentally friendly.

There was a Frenchwoman who rode a bike,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was a Frenchwoman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

05-18-2004, 04:51 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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.
>
>It occurs to me that I have never seen a cyclist wearing a veil. Why
>not?

Funny you should mention that. If you recall, I posted a few weeks ago
about availability of some kind of mosquito net I could wear as an
anti-bug-inhaling measure.

Well I made a mask myself using nylon netting. It is simply a 6x9"
rectangle of the nylon netting in front, with a thicker piece of netting
tied to each end that loops around the neck much as a simple surgeon's
mask. When I get to bug territory, I pull the mask up from around my neck
and cover the mouth.

There is negligible if any air resistance so breathing is not inhibited.

As I make my daily good mornings, trail walkers have been known to say "Who
was that Masked Man?" ;-p

-B
Hi-ho!

05-18-2004, 04:51 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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.
>
>It occurs to me that I have never seen a cyclist wearing a veil. Why
>not?

Funny you should mention that. If you recall, I posted a few weeks ago
about availability of some kind of mosquito net I could wear as an
anti-bug-inhaling measure.

Well I made a mask myself using nylon netting. It is simply a 6x9"
rectangle of the nylon netting in front, with a thicker piece of netting
tied to each end that loops around the neck much as a simple surgeon's
mask. When I get to bug territory, I pull the mask up from around my neck
and cover the mouth.

There is negligible if any air resistance so breathing is not inhibited.

As I make my daily good mornings, trail walkers have been known to say "Who
was that Masked Man?" ;-p

-B
Hi-ho!

05-18-2004, 04:51 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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.
>
>It occurs to me that I have never seen a cyclist wearing a veil. Why
>not?

Funny you should mention that. If you recall, I posted a few weeks ago
about availability of some kind of mosquito net I could wear as an
anti-bug-inhaling measure.

Well I made a mask myself using nylon netting. It is simply a 6x9"
rectangle of the nylon netting in front, with a thicker piece of netting
tied to each end that loops around the neck much as a simple surgeon's
mask. When I get to bug territory, I pull the mask up from around my neck
and cover the mouth.

There is negligible if any air resistance so breathing is not inhibited.

As I make my daily good mornings, trail walkers have been known to say "Who
was that Masked Man?" ;-p

-B
Hi-ho!

05-18-2004, 04:51 AM

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:19:06 +0200, Elisa Francesca Roselli
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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.
>
>It occurs to me that I have never seen a cyclist wearing a veil. Why
>not?

Funny you should mention that. If you recall, I posted a few weeks ago
about availability of some kind of mosquito net I could wear as an
anti-bug-inhaling measure.

Well I made a mask myself using nylon netting. It is simply a 6x9"
rectangle of the nylon netting in front, with a thicker piece of netting
tied to each end that loops around the neck much as a simple surgeon's
mask. When I get to bug territory, I pull the mask up from around my neck
and cover the mouth.

There is negligible if any air resistance so breathing is not inhibited.

As I make my daily good mornings, trail walkers have been known to say "Who
was that Masked Man?" ;-p

-B
Hi-ho!