Bikes and hayfever

[Rawwr]

Argh! My eyes, my eyes, my beautiful eyes! After 15 miles of riding this morning, I was having trouble seeing, which obviously isn't a great thing to happen when you're on a bike and neither is sneezing in your lid when you're negotiating a roundabout.

Anyone else suffer from this curse of wankiness?

[Robertjp]

Yes, and today is worth than ever!!!

Tend to try and keep the visor down so it doesnt blast pollen into eyes and nose!!

[Rawwr]

Today is an absolute . I keep my visor down and all the facial venting closed to try and minimise it but it just hasn't helped today

[Hyperion]

Today is bad.
Luckily my hay-fever tablets are doing their job well enough not to make it an issue.

[sjtscott]

Not me personally, but a biking mate at work just said the very same thing about his eyes while riding home yesterday. I'd imagine not being able to keep your helmet vents/visor open must suck from trying to keep cool.

[RemaL]

rub a bit of vasaleen under your eyes.

works for me

[EvoBarry]

I get it too, tablets, nasal spray and eye drops before I go out, and sometimes more eye drops and nasal spray later on if I'm out all day. Hateful allergies <sulk>

[Ballon]

EvoBarry said:

I get it too, tablets, nasal spray and eye drops before I go out, and sometimes more eye drops and nasal spray later on if I'm out all day. Hateful allergies <sulk>

I do the same and then more eyedrops when I get in.

Bloody awful afliction.

[Hooli]

tescos el-cheapo own brand hayfever tablets work for me. double dose them on the first day & they'll kick in within an hour or two, better than waiting till the next day for it to build up.
im ok on the 14, but as i ride stroppy in an openface lid i suffer on her.

[Tazfan]

I too get Hayfever.
I have tried all the "branded" antihistamine tablets (Piriton etc), but none work for me. Tha absolute best ones I have found, that clear up all symptoms, are Wilkos own brand cheapies. They are excellent. Not just for me either. I have told people about them, and they report the same results as I.
Try them, and I bet they work a treat. Fast acting too!