I Know ItSnot a Polite Subject. . . .

[Fast Friendly Guy]

If you’re like me you can’t ride in temps below 50 F without a runny nose! The colder it gets the worse it becomes! Anybody else with this problem? (I apologize in advance to all with tender sensibilities) I should explain, I’m talking about a consistency that’s clear–not green–more like tears than the byproduct of a cold. Call me whatever you like, but I don’t like soaking the fleece thumb patch on my gloves with snot (even though it may be made for this). As a result, I have sort of mastered the over-right-shoulder fireman’s BLOW (after looking behind, of course). Ample practice has helped me keep my shoulder dry, but my lip is still wet. I usually carry a claean bandanna in an outside pocket/pouch which is good for lip-drying. Another thing I’ve tried is folding the Bandanna and tucking it partly in at my wrist. This way I don’t have to reach in my pocket for it.

Anyone else have this problem?….or have a working solution they favor?

Dave

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[cyclingfool]

@Jason B 71507 wrote:

Perfecting the snot rocket is way more useful than a bunny hop or even a track stand. I think it originated on a castle wall in France during the Middle Ages.

No doubt while taunting English k-nigg-ets, er, I mean, pig dogs. They were also known to fart in the enemy’s general direction.

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@bobco85 71599 wrote:

I forgot to mention: I have a neoprene face mask I use anytime the temperature drops below freezing that works really well to keep my nose from getting all snotty and runny. This is the one that I use (I used it this morning with no trouble whatsoever): http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1019429_-1_400093__400093

I use one of these for mountaineering, and I’ve tried using it to keep warm while riding, but it didn’t reduce the snot factor for me! Even worse–it completely redirected (Yikes!) the Fireman’s Blow, so I stopped using it! At least with a neck gaitor, I can pull it down easily before I HONK.

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