On an MNPR a couple of years ago somebody ran over a wasps' nest. Everyone behind him was made to suffer the consequences :-/
Bee in a motor bike helmet is fun. Keep that visor down.
Guiding a group over the alps descending into South Tirol and one guy had a wasp fly into his helmet. He was sting several times. At first his mates thought it was a right laugh until he had some reaction (four stings on his head), went bright red and had some sort Kreislaufzusammerbruch.... Unbeknown to him he was allergic. Sat in the side of the trail, call the Bergwacht and he got carted off to the next hospital.
We spent the next six hours waiting for him to be given the all clear, but had another 70km and 1500m of climbing to our next hotel. Fortunately they were all dentists and had a bit of cash. Organised a private coach to take us the rest of the way.
The best bit was the guy from the Bergwacht who jumped on the wasp sting's bike and wheelied it all the way down the hill.... 😁
Had a wasp fly in under my body armour in Morzine mid way down a high speed run and sting on the tit last year, I though that was bad until hearing about decomposed badgers and dog egg.
I’ve had two bird strikes while riding motorbikes. The first was a small bird that flew out of the hedgerow onto my path and was tumbled over the fairing into my helmet. There wasn’t enough of it left to identify the species. The second was on my way to the last Malvern Classic in the ‘90’s. I was carless so my mate took my bike and camping gear but didn’t have room for me and the wife so I rode my CBR600. A couple of miles from the Classic a pheasant ran out onto the road and was shredded by my footpeg, covering my wife in entrails.
Fortunately no repeat on this mornings ride, though a fly did dart behind my glasses for a while.
In 25 five years of motorbike riding that was the only ever bird strike, never even heard of anyone else being hit by a bird.
I got whacked in the face by what might have been a magpie while doing 60mph on a country road. Scared the hell out of me and left a trail of blood across my visor. This was on a 100cc scooter though.
One of the tiny black pin head ones, or the ones that hover with something resembling a 50mm cannon hanging below them? What are they anyway?
Worst thing is when fly gets stuck in your throat and you feel the wings tickling.. I always have to stop and gag when that happens.
I got stung by something on the inside of my lip riding in Germany, not only did it hurt and make my lip swell up, but the taste was so foul and couldn’t get rid of it for hours!
Wiping your nose not realising there is dog egg on your glove.. Smell wouldn't go for days...
Also @hels those evil hornet things, saw one in my garden the other day hovering around one of the oaks, they are huge and very evil looking..
What’s worse than swallowing a fly while riding?
Genocide?
I had a bee go up the leg of my baggies riding down a descent. Had to stop and drop my shorts to get the little bugger out. In my panic o realised I had come to a screeching halt (as close as you can with v brakes) outside a church just as the wedding party came out.
Not read any of the others but a cleg bite on the end of you bell-end is far worse...2 weeks of discomfort with the first week very painful as a huge swollen lump that was rock hard (just the lump!)...made walking painful...
I had a bee go up the leg of my baggies riding down a descent. Had to stop and drop my shorts to get the little bugger out. In my panic o realised I had come to a screeching halt (as close as you can with v brakes) outside a church just as the wedding party came out.
You left the words "Your Honour" off of the end.
Incidentally how long was the restraining order in place for?
So you're buzzing along , minding your own business and suddenly there's a vortex sucking you into some kind of mobile cave creature , which seems to be trying to gargle with you aaaarrghhllge gaaaarrllghh it says. Yep you have just been swallowed by a mountainbiker. This is worse, if you don't believe me ask Ford Prefect how the glass of water feels.
Had many a bee sting my helmet, just this week a pheasant shot out of a field clipped me on the noggin and I ended up on the other side of the road head downhill on a 10% road.
Also, potholes whilst taking a cheeky swig of the bottle.
Gob fulls of midges and various flying things, this week it seems to be the flying ant whatnots around our way.
Nothing to add on the bike front, the disintegrating fly in back of throat was my first. But on vegetation, I was attempting a tricky boulder move to the start of a climb, roped up. I stumbled off, the tension in the rope was just enough to dangle me through the bed of nettles behind me a few times while being unable to get my feet down and escape. After 3 or 4 wafts, I had to be dumped like a screaming sack of tatties into the nettles to pick myself up and run out. Shorts and t-shirt meant very red, blotchy, stingy arms and legs for a couple of days.
Swallowing a beetle. He is firmer.
I've taken to breathing through gritted teeth in places where I can see the flys!
Last ride there was a little twig stuck to my chainstay, rubbing on the tyre. I flicked the "mud" that it was stuck to off.
Wasn't mud though was it. It was fox poo. Bloody hell that stuff reeks! I dry boaked and cringed for most of the rest of the ride realising that some of it was on my glove.
The little concave space formed at the side of your Achilles tendon. I wear these low cut socks during the summer so there's a wee crescent shaped gap. JRA and a blob of dog $hit got fired off the back tyre down into that little space. Clean hit, right down the middle, consistency of cold fondant icing & it was beginning to diffuse into my sock. Paralysed with fear I had a quick look confirming my suspicions. At this point I probably have opted for amputation below the knee rather than try and get the $hit out. I think I did my longest breath-hold ever cleaning out the mess. :o(
I had a wasp get stuck in my helmet near the start of an 85 mile charity ride which stung me 5 times in its bid to escape. No allergic reaction but wearing the helmet was very uncomfortable for a while.
I’ve also had a bat bounce off my chest during a night ride. Close escape that one! 😃
