Repeated de-shnotting

outfox

I seem to be constantly de-shnotting when cycling. This requires regular blow outs using the finger-pressing-one-side-of-nose-and-blowing-other side routine. Often messy. It's a curse when in formation, as the guy behind me or beside me might get it. It landed on the side window of a passing car last year.
Thing is, I have to de-shnot way more than any of the other cyclists in my club. Maybe every 5-10 minutes. Is this normal? Is there a cure?

Raam

If in formation, and I presume not in a race, just say "I gotta blow a snot" and move out and do it. If in a race, do it on your top tube.

nak

outfox wrote: »

I seem to be constantly de-shnotting when cycling. This requires regular blow outs using the finger-pressing-one-side-of-nose-and-blowing-other side routine. Often messy. It's a curse when in formation, as the guy behind me or beside me might get it. It landed on the side window of a passing car last year.
Thing is, I have to de-shnot way more than any of the other cyclists in my club. Maybe every 5-10 minutes. Is this normal? Is there a cure?

Move somewhere warm and sunny. I'm terrible for it too, warm weather is the only thing that helps me.

OldBean

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Raam

nak wrote: »

Move somewhere warm and sunny. I'm terrible for it too, warm weather is the only thing that helps me.

If my garmin went on the blink and I was in a strange location, I could make my way home following my trail of snot rockets. I hate this cold, wet weather we have.

Bristolscale7

No apologies or excuses needed. Use the thumb and snot at will; courtesy only demands a slight crouch forward. Aim for your downtub.

tacklemore

It's our weather, I suffer from similar problems myself, especially if cycling in the morning. I know my problems come from my chest as well as my sinuses, so tablets generally don't do the job.
Clear away until the winter clears away!!

Darkglasses

Got covered in it last time I went for a club spin (about a year ago).

I never get much mucous so can't relate. Can you wait until you've rotated to the back of the group?

Raam

Is there any nutrition al value in snot? It looks like and has the same substance as a gel.

no1murray

Im a big desnotter myself. I use breath easy nose stips when racing seems to help a lot.

The tax man

In all my years on a bike it's something I've never had to do.

Raam

The tax man wrote: »

In all my years on a bike it's something I've never had to do.

Count yourself lucky.

ragazzo

Bristolscale7 wrote: »

No apologies or excuses needed. Use the thumb and snot at will; courtesy only demands a slight crouch forward. Aim for your downtub.

Courtesy demands that you don't snot on someone. Unloading at will and regardless of those in your vicinity will not gain you many friends. Spitting into the wind at head height is another practice that riders should abstain from. Snot into your glove and wipe it in your shorts if you think anyone might be in danger of your unwanted decoration.

I don't understand why some riders think it is ok to snot and spit all over the bunch just because they are on a bike. Would these guys blow a big greener over a passing pedestrian on a city street?
No excuse for this behaviour.
If you need to blow your nose please do so at the side or back of the group and use a method that will not inflict your crap onto somebody else. Blow away from the group or downwards.
A guy, back in the day, used to carry a clean cloth handkerchief for this purpose.

To summarise, 1. blow downwards and away from the group preferably whilst on the back.
2.Blow into your glove and wipe into your own shorts.
3. Bring a handkerchief.

Do not snot over another rider in the bunch. Even a friend will become offended at this practice and fisticuffs could quite easily follow.

Rambling Man

ragazzo wrote: »

Courtesy demands that you don't snot on someone. Unloading at will and regardless of those in your vicinity will not gain you many friends. Spitting into the wind at head height is another practice that riders should abstain from. Snot into your glove and wipe it in your shorts if you think anyone might be in danger of your unwanted decoration.

I don't understand why some riders think it is ok to snot and spit all over the bunch just because they are on a bike. Would these guys blow a big greener over a passing pedestrian on a city street?
No excuse for this behaviour.
If you need to blow your nose please do so at the side or back of the group and use a method that will not inflict your crap onto somebody else. Blow away from the group or downwards.
A guy, back in the day, used to carry a clean cloth handkerchief for this purpose.

To summarise, 1. blow downwards and away from the group preferably whilst on the back.
2.Blow into your glove and wipe into your own shorts.
3. Bring a handkerchief.

Do not snot over another rider in the bunch. Even a friend will become offended at this practice and fisticuffs could quite easily follow.

3. Brink a handkerchief. Why the hell would you bring this on a spin. It's not a Gentlemans Club.

ragazzo

Rambling Man wrote: »

3. Brink a handkerchief. Why the hell would you bring this on a spin. It's not a Gentlemans Club.

To wipe your inevitable tears after some snot covered gentleman has words or more with you and you discover that it sometimes pays to behave like something resembling a gentleman rather than a snot filled missile dropping bombs on all and sundry. Capisci!

Peter T

Whats your house like ? Is it damp/ moldy in places? I find when I get out i might be caught up for the first ten min or so and then clear up. At the moment im living in a pretty damp house in college and I find myself caught up worse than before, the same goes for a few of my housemates who play sports etc. As mentioned above weather plays a big role too

outfox

Thanks for all the replies. I do what some of you suggested, and hold it until I'm at the back of the group. But sometimes I forget, and the need arises when I'm halfway back up to the front. De-shnotted all over my new top this morning - tried to direct it over my shoulder and the wind slapped it onto my top. Looked like a slug had crawled up my arm.
Peter T - house isn't damp or mouldy.
BTW, this happens when I'm doing trail walks too. Although not on the Camino. So it must be a climate thing.

TheBlaaMan

Maybe trying blowing a little less severely? If you go for a really big cleanout, it always drags out of you and ends on your shoulder, in my experience. A short sharp, nit too vigourous, blow does it for me.

Lumen

conkennedy

Raam wrote: »

If my garmin went on the blink and I was in a strange location, I could make my way home following my trail of snot rockets. I hate this cold, wet weather we have.

That is just tooo funny! :D

But you could try Otrivine! Not recommended for prolonged usage, but a drop in each nostril will clear you out pre-ride!!!

Wishbone Ash

The tax man wrote: »

In all my years on a bike it's something I've never had to do.

Same here - never had to do it on or off the bike.

loyatemu

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Same here - never had to do it on or off the bike.

you've never had to blow your nose? Is this you:

Cee-Jay-Cee

I'm the same, I must loose several hundred ml's of the stuff on long spins. It eases somewhat in summer but never totally. I have tried breathing only through my mouth but it makes no noticeable difference.

Wishbone Ash

loyatemu wrote: »

you've never had to blow your nose? Is this you:

I've never felt the need to have to blow out snot in public just as I've never felt the need to defecate in public!

Hunterbiker

I am in the excess snot category but I try hard to dispose of the stuff into my hand or top. It's mortifying though..
anyway I find that eating some foods near the time of the spin can aggrevate things. Some foods cause some people to produce extra mucus...

thejaguar

I can only de-snot from my right nostril. If I do the left I just end up covered in snots.
So now I only ever have to do it from the right. That's why I think it's as much a habit as anything else.
I have a similar thing with spitting - in a football match I'll spit every couple of minutes. Once I go indoors, no need to spit whatsoever.

maloner

If give it welly during a snot rocket and am particularly bunged up, it comes out my eye and "fogs" up my glasses. What a great thread

Raam

maloner wrote: »

If give it welly during a snot rocket and am particularly bunged up, it comes out my eye and "fogs" up my glasses. What a great thread

Close that eye when snotting. I get the same in my left eye when clearing my left nostril.

daragh_

My nose runs like a tap when I'm out on the bike.

Along with other essential cycling skills (track-standing, not crashing, racing) I've never mastered the 'snot-rocket'. I've tried really really hard but it always goes everywhere but the road. So I just blow on my glove and flick it off straightaway.That seems to work and nobody has complained so far. If I have to spit while in a group I'll wait until I'm at the back or at least on the inside of the group and not in a headwind.

I've been snotted on several times. The most memorable was in my first or second Club League race when a member of Orwell got me nearly full face. I thought it was all part of the rough and tumble of inter-club rivalry. A sort of gooey-green cycling baptism.

outfox

Jaysus. Maloner and Raam have it bad. I thought my de-shnotting was problematic.

Raam

Top tip, clear your left nostril to the right side of your body and your right nostril to the left side of the body.

ragazzo

daragh_ wrote: »

My nose runs like a tap when I'm out on the bike.

Along with other essential cycling skills (track-standing, not crashing, racing) I've never mastered the 'snot-rocket'. I've tried really really hard but it always goes everywhere but the road. So I just blow on my glove and flick it off straightaway.That seems to work and nobody has complained so far. If I have to spit while in a group I'll wait until I'm at the back or at least on the inside of the group and not in a headwind.

I've been snotted on several times. The most memorable was in my first or second Club League race when a member of Orwell got me nearly full face. I thought it was all part of the rough and tumble of inter-club rivalry. A sort of gooey-green cycling baptism.

It seems that most of you are very accepting and almost expect to be snotted and spat on in a group. I cannot understand that view and I would go ape****e if somebody did either to me. There is no excuse for this behaviour especially if it lands on some other riders facial area.
No point in claiming that you are sorry and did not mean it. Be careful rather than sorry and blow when it's clear.

Zorba

Just Swallow !

pprendeville

You should try coming to Beijing, anyone who has a problem with their nose, you'll be welcomed with open arms and nostrils. Spitting is rather like a rite of passage here where it's almost expected especially on a particularly bad air day. I even see and hear the women hawking up a big yellow one and spitting it out with aplomb. I seem to have the problem when my fitness levels drop. I guess it's my bodies way of getting rid of the ****e I've accumulated. Also notice that if I drink more milk I have to desnot a lot not that I do have milk in my bisons but it contributes.

Wishbone Ash

ragazzo wrote: »

It seems that most of you are very accepting and almost expect to be snotted and spat on in a group. I cannot understand that view and I would go ape****e if somebody did either to me. There is no excuse for this behaviour especially if it lands on some other riders facial area.
No point in claiming that you are sorry and did not mean it. Be careful rather than sorry and blow when it's clear.

Apart from group riding they can regularly be encountered on solo spins and commutes. I can't understand why lads can't take a glance behind before doing it. I was going through Dundrum last week and was passed by an Orwell rider. Metres after passing me he shoots one off. He could have waited a bit FFS.

Hunterbiker

That is poor.

People should always look before they leak.

NeedMoreGears

Raam wrote: »

Top tip, clear your left nostril to the right side of your body and your right nostril to the left side of the body.

That would just put a giant green X on my front!

ragazzo

NeedMoreGears wrote: »

That would just put a giant green X on my front!

Better and safer than leaving it on someones face!

Raam

NeedMoreGears wrote: »

That would just put a giant green X on my front!

Nah it won't. It is also the best way of avoiding it going all over your shoulder. Assuming of course that the snot is ripe for ejection and that it's not one of those ones that seems to be connected to your brain.

outfox

pprendeville wrote: »

Also notice that if I drink more milk I have to desnot a lot not that I do have milk in my bisons but it contributes.

Interesting, that. I drink a lot of milk. Must experiment.

Wishbone Ash

outfox wrote: »

Interesting, that. I drink a lot of milk. Must experiment.

..and I don't go near the stuff, probably the reason I never have to do it! :pac:

c50

The most ive ever laughed when cycling was on commute home from a days work with a buddy.
Passing a typical fred with the saddle too low and the hips going 90, the lad let out a good rocket just as we passed. instead of directing it at the ground, he pointed upwards. it sprayed my buddys face and nice castelli winter jacket. Reaction of both of them was priceless. not sure how i stayed on the bike in stitches

Ryath

Raam wrote: »

Top tip, clear your left nostril to the right side of your body and your right nostril to the left side of the body.

Just when you thought you'd learned everything you needed to know in 410.

Don't normally need to do it much but getting over a bad dose at the minute and this is so much better! Normally try and blow over my shoulder.

It really is something that you should only do on back of group though no matter how good you think your aim is. Have been been victim of one or two splatters where I'd like to have shoved the ignorant c u next tuesday into the ditch.