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Old 11-04-10 | 07:22 AM
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From: Foothills of the Catskills in New York

Bikes: 1972 Raleigh LTD, 1985 Cannondale SR300 (2), 1986 ROSS Eurotour, 1991 Giant Sedona MTB, 1992 Trek Antelope MTB

It's been in the 30s here and it's definitely snot season.

I usually pull off a glove, blow my nose into my index, middle finger and thumb and fling it to the ground (kind of a snot grenade), then replace the glove.

This has always gone acceptably well until yesterday...

I was finishing up a ride, about 5 miles from home, heading up a hill and needed to clear my nose. As I attempted to pull off the glove, my other hand abruptly slipped off and struck a brake hood. The front wheel did a hard-over, I over corrected, went off the road and fell over into the ditch where I lay chuckling for a few seconds before I got up.

Due to the low speed, no harm came to me or the bike.

I may have to modify my snot-clearing technique in the future.
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