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blonduathlongrl 03-25-08 06:42 AM


Originally Posted by mezza (Post 6399389)
What if my VISA is maxed out? Can I use debit or Amex?


;)

:lol:

EivlEvo 03-25-08 11:02 AM


Originally Posted by Sapling (Post 6399827)
OK, anyone ever have a startled bird almost become shredded tweet :lol: trying to fly through your spokes? Almost happened yesterday...

I actually ran over a grown canadian goose!

Stupid thing was on the left side of the bike path I was using to transition roads, Im cruising along and anyone who rides around those *******s knows how they are with the flapping and the snapping. So he like looks and doesn't do anything... all of a sudden when Im like RIGHT THERE he decides to cross the path. I go up into an endo. Got him on his wing/neck and then body. Man... good thing I have some nice ORIGINAL rolf vector pros... those things are bombs.

Anyways... goose gimped off, probably got eaten by something else?

1 down... lots to go.

Seriously tho... poor guy.

GeeBee650 03-25-08 11:16 AM

Canadian geese are nasty buggers.

ezoons 03-25-08 11:28 AM

And seemingly full of s**t, too.

Voodoo76 03-25-08 11:29 AM

Had one fly into my motorbike helmet once. Full face, got to watch him stinging the pad right in front of my eye till I could pull over and whip my helmet off :lol:

Voodoo76 03-25-08 11:30 AM


Originally Posted by ezoons (Post 6401421)
And seemingly full of s**t, too.

Thats how the got the name ;)

NYJayhawk 03-25-08 11:30 AM

I got nailed right between the collarbones once. Most recent run-in occured on a golf course. Went to take a sip out of my soda, felt the bee float into my mouth, tried to spit him out, but he got me on the lip on the way out. Little *******.

caloso 03-25-08 11:36 AM

Yep. Got stung last summer on the way home from work. Went into the ER with anaphlaxis. Left with the knowledge that I've developed an allergy to bee venom. And an Epi-pen for the next time.

Ai52487963 03-25-08 11:44 AM


Originally Posted by Turbine (Post 6398098)
ended up averaging 26.6mph


im suprised the bee didn't explode on impact! :p

Dubbayoo 03-25-08 11:56 AM

I thought bees died once they put the stinger in you? When I was a kid I bit into a cheeseburger right after a bee landed on it. Got stung right on the tongue and ran home like....well, a little kid.

Mitro 03-25-08 12:04 PM

I got stung on the tongue once while I was riding. Luckily I'm not really allergic - but it felt like I was riding home with a golf ball in my tongue.

KidTruth 03-25-08 12:24 PM


Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 6399933)
When I was in Greece cycling in the mountains near my parent's summer home in 2006, I was stung just about every day. There are ton of bee keepers up there, they make a lot of honey. I'd be flying down a mountain @ 40mph and I'd thwack one. But those Greek bee stings didn't hurt too much.

Racist.

umd 03-25-08 12:28 PM

I had a bee fly in my mouth and sting me on the inside of my lip. Another time I got stung in the knee while pulling a paceline...

Erik B 03-25-08 02:11 PM


Originally Posted by Dubbayoo (Post 6401613)
I thought bees died once they put the stinger in you? When I was a kid I bit into a cheeseburger right after a bee landed on it. Got stung right on the tongue and ran home like....well, a little kid.

Bees do die.
Yellow jackets and hornets not so much.

umd 03-25-08 02:30 PM

I bee just flew in my ear at lunch but did't sting fortunately...

mattm 03-25-08 06:50 PM

i've been lucky so far, but now that it's spring...

reminds me i should ride with my mouth closed more often.

patentcad 03-25-08 06:57 PM


Originally Posted by KidTruth (Post 6401790)
Racist.

No, it's OK, I'm Greek too.

TRUMPHENT 03-25-08 08:30 PM

Killer Bees! Dead Ahead! OTHFMGIAGTDABIF! AIIIEEE!

The obligatory HTFU!

patentcad 03-25-08 08:36 PM

I can assure you that getting stung once a day in the 88ºF summertime paradise that is rural Greece hardly requires any HTFU mojo. More like PTO (Prime Tanning Opportunity).

Savagewolf 03-26-08 12:06 AM

I was a victim of the wasp in the helmet vent last year. Just off cruising on my own, and I felt some bug go into my vent. Next thing I know the thing was going crazy and stinging the hell out of me before I could even react and take off my helmet.

I had several nice little bumps on my head when I got back home, and to this day I'm still bug-shy everytime I feel something tap against my helmet.


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