Road Cycling - Breathe right strips

Anyone ever use these when they ride?

I've tried them for cycling & other sports. Can't say that I've noticed any improved breathing.

I've tried them too but didn't notice an improvement either. I think trimming nosehairs helped more. :D

I was thinking about this the other day, as I was swallowing yet another bug. I might give them a try..... :p

I've tried them to tone down my snoring !! they did'nt work for that or so the wife says ! I might try them for cycling as I have one nassal passage partialy restricted with broken bone particals & it tends to close up when breathing hard , I'll post the results!

I was thinking about this the other day, as I was swallowing yet another bug. I might give them a try..... :p


yes that is why I started thinking about it :D :D

I heard from a doctor once that in order to get any noticeable improvement in breathing you would need to increase your nostrils to the diameter of bananas. Short answer: breathe right strips are worthless.

I've always opened my mouth if I needed to get more oxygen. The occasional bug is just more protein.

The only guys that need those strips are people that use a mouthguard.Total waste of money for cyclists.

Limba is probably right about mouthguards and cyclists. I've used them for sleeping and have noticed that the back of my throat wasn't as parched dry when I woke up. I think they can be of help if you're fighting a bit of a sinus bug and need some help keeping the passages open. Otherwise probably not alot of good.

Nice thing is that a box is cheap so you can conduct some empirical observations of your own.

I ride under humid conditions and found that they are of some help...maybe more mental than physical but isn't that a big part of any physical endeavor!

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8903/reanimator1024ts6.jpg

If anything it may help you remember the ol' "breathe in through your nostrils, out by our mouth," thing.

Any increase in diameter of a tube will increase flow by a factor raised to the 3rd or 4th power (can't remember from physics class). So in fact, any small improvement in the diameter of your nostrils will be significant.

The only guys that need those strips are people that use a mouthguard.Total waste of money for cyclists.

What! You don't use a mouthguard on the bike?

:o

(slowly slips mouthgauard into jersey pocket)

I have narrow nasal passages and these things make a very noticeable difference in resistance to air flow. I don't think it is meaningful on the bike, but it sure as heck is meaningful when I am sleeping. No more waking up in the middle of the night with a completely dried out throat..

Worked for this guy:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/giro08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/giro08/giro0821/CONTADORGIRO8288

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo

Although I might believe the few people with night breathing problems who say they help get a good night's sleep.

they sure seem to be back in fashion in the peloton this year.