Wasps

[liberty]

Gosh, I thought I was the only one to have been stung in the mouth by a bee while I was riding... Actually he got me twice. I flicked the thing out of my mouth and it hit my arm and stung me again...

[Popoki_Nui]

Gosh, I thought I was the only one to have been stung in the mouth by a bee while I was riding... Actually he got me twice. I flicked the thing out of my mouth and it hit my arm and stung me again...

Ouch! Talk about adding insult to injury.....

Maybe you should join us in the Spatter Shield Club?

[sp0okYrider]

Ouch, the mouth?! Man. I have to carry an epi-pen because I found out this summer I am allergic to bees (found out the hard way). There have been a few instances where I FORGOT my pen...and boy do you NOTICE every single bee when ya don't have it lol. A few times I was at the bottom of a steep hill and because one was circling near my head, I got up enough power to outrun the thing.

I hope the sheild works for you...I can't imagine it being stiff enough though. Those seem to be made more for hospital use where you don't have wind resistance...hmmm. I am a nursing student so I have had to wear them in the OR. Just my 2 cents.

~J

[mimitabby]

so far i have not been stung, so whenever I have a close pass by a bee
or other large stinging insect, i say nice things to it. So far I have been lucky
and they just fly around me!

[Popoki_Nui]

Interestingly...I asked my dr about an epi-pen, he said it wouldn't really be indicated since I don't have a systemic or anaphylactic reaction to stings, only a bad localized one. He said Reactine works better than Benadryl, so I carry Reactine now. I still wonder what would happen if a wasp got in deeper and stung me in the throat.....

Good point about the stiffness of the spatter shield. When I get some tonight I'll play around with them...maybe I can stiffen it somehow. Or I may have to try something else. Another benefit will be keeping rain off my glasses and out of my eyes for winter riding. I hate rain in my eyes and wet lenses!

[7rider]

I'd be very interested to hear if the shield works. I would think fastened to your helmet, and braced with your glasses, it would be. But, I don't know.
Here's a rather unflattering shot of me when I got stung in the inner lower lip by something earlier this summer during a ride. My face ended up about 3 times larger than this picture, but you get the idea. Strong localized reaction, indeed! Face protection would be a GOOD thing!
edit: hey...where's my picture? Let me try again...

[mimitabby]

oh, you poor thing! that looks AWFUL!
how come you didn't take a picture when it was 3x worse!?

[7rider]

oh, you poor thing! that looks AWFUL!
how come you didn't take a picture when it was 3x worse!?

I don't know. Partly we forgot, partly I didn't want to memorialize it!

[TsPoet]

There was a thread about this on BROL
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messa...ht=face+sheild

If that link doesn't work, go to www.bentrideronline.com and search face shield. Looks like those guys have found some interesting choices.

Good Luck,

[Popoki_Nui]

There was a thread about this on BROL
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messa...ht=face+sheild

If that link doesn't work, go to www.bentrideronline.com and search face shield. Looks like those guys have found some interesting choices.

Good Luck,

Thanks for the links! Gives me more ideas and choices.

[Popoki_Nui]

Here's a rather unflattering shot of me when I got stung in the inner lower lip by something earlier this summer during a ride. My face ended up about 3 times larger than this picture, but you get the idea. Strong localized reaction, indeed!

Yep, THAT looks familiar! My face was swollen from my upper lip to my right eye, and almost to my right ear. Three days it took to return to normal, meanwhile I was a slobbering, drooling, mess.

[spokewench]

Sorry I don't have any suggestions for face shields - I think I will take my chances with being stung - I think the face shield would drive me crazy!

BUT, I had to respond - your avatar KITTY is So Good Looking! I'm into kitties, I have a great big old 20 pound Maine Coon Cat! He's handsome too!

[Denise223]

Hi Everyone!

I just saw this helmet "visor/windscreen" when looking at the Louis Garneau site. It looks a bit similar to the photo that Regina posted.

http://www.teamcyclist.com/store/Lou...en_P636C29.cfm

I hope you all find something that works !!

I've been hit in the face/neck by various flying bugs while riding, too. It definitely startles me! Perhaps I'll get one myself.

Peace & Love.

Denise

[Python]

The scary fact is, if you get a bad localised reaction after being stung, if you get stung in the future it can then turn into anaphalactic shock. Doesn't happen with everyone, but can happen. I've only been stung once and that was when a wasp flew up the leg of my jeans and stung my calf. A week later it was still swollen, very itchy and painful.

Suggestion. Take your cycling helmet to your nearest motorbike shop and see if they could fit a motorbike helmet visor to it. I would think one for an open face crash helmet might do the trick. The only thing I can think of is fixing it to your cycling helmet could possibly weaken it.