Open face fun

[Sam Aigal]

It was hot yesterday so I was riding with the helmet in open face mode.
I get a whack to the cheek and shortly after feel a scrabbling on my neck.
Pull over and rip off helmet and this monster crawled out.



I think I'll stick with full face mode and a sweaty head from now on.

[itcaptainslow]

Yuck! Fortunate (and surprising) it didn’t sting you!

[catso]

Not helmet but I learned long ago not to have too much open.

Riding along one hot day, jacket partly open to get some air and the biggest flying stag beetle went straight inside my jacket/shirt and was crawling around my waist, nearly crashed in my panic to stop and rip my clothes open to get it out.

Given the amount of 'roadkill' that appears on my visor especially at this time of year, I'm not going open-face.

[GR_TVR]

I'm mid thirties and had never been stung before...but since getting a bike 3 years ago I've now had two instances of a wasp hitting my neck and finding its way down into my jacket.

First one just got me once, second one stung my neck and shoulder several times, absolute bds

I guess I should be thankful I didn't turn out to be allergic - not a great time to find out the contrary!

[Neal H]

It's not just open faced helmets. A couple of years ago I had a wasp walking around the inside of my visor in a full face helmet. I flipped open the visor hoping the wind blast would blow him away, but he was a stubborn bugger. I had to stop and whip the helmet off.

Quite recently I was stung on the neck while riding the bike. Happily zipping along and there was a sudden intense pain in my neck which then hurt like hell for the rest of the day!

[Dark Side]

I had one in my cycle helmet a few years ago, straight in through a vent. Managed to sting me three times before I could pull over and get the bugger out. I only wear helmets with mesh over the vents now.

[Bob_Defly]

catso said:

Not helmet but I learned long ago not to have too much open.

Riding along one hot day, jacket partly open to get some air and the biggest flying stag beetle went straight inside my jacket/shirt and was crawling around my waist, nearly crashed in my panic to stop and rip my clothes open to get it out.

Christ almighty, I would have crashed for sure. Did you see it coming?

[Kawasicki]

Me riding along… then ouch and ouch and ouch again. At this point I figured out I was being stung by a wasp, but I was riding at speed and needed to pull over. I punched my stomach in the hope of killing the wasp, but all I did was hurt myself and aggravate the wasp, so it stung me a few more times. I finally pulled over, opened my jacket and pulled my t-shirt up, and away flew a fine uninjured wasp.

[Biker 1]

I've had a wasp inside my lid - just managed to open the visor in time & he flew out.
A pheasant once flew about 3 inches in front of my head whilst I was doing 60. I shudder to think what would have happened if there was an actual impact....
The most painful was accidentally kicking a squirrel in the head at about 30. It hit my shin & caused a fair old bruise.
Most annoying: may bug splatter in the centre of your visor, when you're barely a mile into a Sunday blast.

[Mr Tidy]

The only time it happened to me I got stung on my throat, but luckily it was a bee!

[dreamer75]

I've been stung once on the neck and had a wasp in my (full face, visor closed) helmet, but the winner so far has been a bumble bee which somehow got inside my leathers, under my t-shirt, and under my bra

Just felt it scrabbling around, freaked out, pulled over and froze while trying to unzip and free it without being stung ! Not sure who was more shocked - it or me...