White jersey issue
05-18-12 | 05:26 PM
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White jersey issue
Most of my jerseys are dark color, but my favorite one is almost all white. What I have been noticing is that when I wear the white jersey, bugs seem drawn to me. When I wear the darker jerseys, nothing. When I wear the white jersey it's like riding through a swarm of locusts (gross exaggeration, of course). But I have noticed a significant increase in fairly painful high-speed collisions with insects when wearing white. Anyone else have the same issue?
05-18-12 | 05:51 PM
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From: Gulf Breeze, FL
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Today on a long, fast downhill, one hit me square in the forehead right in the 1/2" space between the bottom of my helmet and the top of my glasses...POW! Then a little later one hit me right on my top lip...FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF#$%#)$ that hurts! I think I got hit about 15 times total today.
05-19-12 | 05:07 AM
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Bugs are not attracted to lighter colors.. they are attracted to contrast. At least that's what all of the Adirondack literature says. Hiking lore says light shirt, light shorts, or dark shirt dark shorts.
So if you stay along the same color intensity, you should have no issues. I am seeing white shorts in your future.
So if you stay along the same color intensity, you should have no issues. I am seeing white shorts in your future.
05-19-12 | 08:28 AM
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Bugs are not attracted to lighter colors.. they are attracted to contrast. At least that's what all of the Adirondack literature says. Hiking lore says light shirt, light shorts, or dark shirt dark shorts.
So if you stay along the same color intensity, you should have no issues. I am seeing white shorts in your future.
So if you stay along the same color intensity, you should have no issues. I am seeing white shorts in your future.
05-19-12 | 08:33 AM
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Most of my jerseys are mostly white with some of other colors in it. Primarily either black or red. I live in a flat swamp, AKA FL, and don't notice those issues. Maybe you need to ride faster sot he bugs don't catch you!!
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05-19-12 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by @thejensie
Funny thing happened to me in today stage! A bee was sitting on my lip and i thought leave the bee in peace, she won't sting you...
Wrong guess, she did, and then i decided to live up to my image and swallowed her and did chew every bit of honey out of that bee!!!
Take that little bug as punishment for messing with me!!
Wrong guess, she did, and then i decided to live up to my image and swallowed her and did chew every bit of honey out of that bee!!!
Take that little bug as punishment for messing with me!!
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