Originally Posted by
Long Tom
In an effort to appease my wife, who has no interest in seeing me in spandex, I'm wearing mountain-bike type bike shorts, basically a thin loose shell over tight bike shorts.
You know of course that Spandex is a privilege, not a right
Originally Posted by
camelopardalis
Stop looking at just the negatives. Don't you know that Tour de France riders get 50% of their daily protein requirements by simply opening their mouths while riding?
My most memorable hits do come from motorcycling days. In the UK there are some mother-of-all bumble bees which are like being hit by a stone. Even through a bike jacket they seriously hurt, and a neck hit draws blood.
It seems always just when you need a deep breath in, something decides to fly straight into your mouth!
Helmets should come with mesh as a standard safety requirement, as losing control due to a bee or wasp getting into your helmet is not good.
The worst helmet related incident I had was after a stop off (and the helmet being put on the ground) a few minutes after getting going, a good sized spider started abseiling down the inside between my eyes and the visor. there was nowhere to stop, so I had to brave several minutes of this before being able to stop and let it out.