Runny Nose (I know it's gross)

[SouthernBelle]

Yeah, my gloves are getting kinda scummy. I am not talented in the snot rocketry department.

I gave up and threw my in the washer & dryer. They came out fine!

[anakiwa]

Atrovent nasal spray (you need a prescription for it). I use it when I'm going to be out cross-country skiing for hours in really cold weather. It dries everything up completely. (But I do make do with the snot rocket for shorter excursions or when it's not frigid.)

[cosc]

In cold weather I use a bandana wrapped around my neck to wipe my runny nose. Easier to reach than my pocket.

[Raindrop]

Since I get nosebleeds at the drop of a hat...nose rockets are not an option.
A glove works most of the time (yes, you can wash them as long as you don't put them in the dryer), or a bandana, or sometimes just my sleeve. Hell...I do have one of them auto-matic-clothes-washing-machines. (They work wonders on snot!).

[Mr. Bloom]

yesterday while riding, Silver conceptualized the design for a snot catcher

It would catch it, and drain to the road.

Of course, then we both realized in our cases it would get clogged and back-up

[HillSlugger]

I hate to admit it, but when I try to do a snot rocket I usually end up messing up either my hand or my leg. How do you avoid this?

[li10up]

I hate to admit it, but when I try to do a snot rocket I usually end up messing up either my hand or my leg. How do you avoid this?

You have to make sure you turn your head to the side slightly (too much and it will land on your shoulder) and you have to blow HARD for it to clear you. Also it helps if you have some speed so your momentum moves you away from it. I hate to admit that I've done this enough to be pretty good at it.

[hellosunshine]

i think its generally agreed that when on the bike some bodily functions are permissable-farting,snotting etc etc

[Celeste]

In cold weather I use a bandana wrapped around my neck to wipe my runny nose. Easier to reach than my pocket.

Yes, I use this method too. Cold weather it's around my neck and when it gets hot, it is used for sweat instead of snot.

[ehirsch83]

it is all about the snot rockets! just watch out for those cross winds! I am in south fl and I do all of my riding along a1a, it runs up the beach) so for big parts of my rides i am not blocked from the normal east winds. When they become crosswinds, some of the snot rockets end up on my leg or arm. not always pretty but oh well

[Bluetree]

On the bike, on the run... I've become so dependent on the snot rocket that I have to catch myself from doing it in spin class.

[SouthernBelle]

On the bike, on the run... I've become so dependent on the snot rocket that I have to catch myself from doing it in spin class.

I can see you being banned from spinning.

[li10up]

Atrovent nasal spray (you need a prescription for it). I use it when I'm going to be out cross-country skiing for hours in really cold weather. It dries everything up completely. (But I do make do with the snot rocket for shorter excursions or when it's not frigid.)

Does it give you "cotton mouth"? Does it really dry you up? How long does it last? Is there a "rebound" effect? Tell me more...I'd love to find something that works!

[crazycanuck]

hey li10up.

You might want to check out some of Lise's old posts about the same issue. I thin that was her first post, asking about noses! Perhaps there might be an answer there for ya

*sniff* where's lise

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[Grog]

*sniff* where's lise

I've been wondering the same. Madly in love in some corner of the planet?? I hope so.