Despite practice I am unable to master the technique of one finger over nostril, turn and blow hard!!! (it still attaches itself to my cheek) Has anyone tried decongestants Eg. Sudafed?
My gloves can only absorb so much nasal discharge, does anyone have any better methods???
2007-09-21 06:33:13 · 9 answers · asked by onlyme Mr G 5 in Sports ➔ Cycling
EDIT: funnily enough MR its my left nostril that is the problem too!
2007-09-21 07:07:58 · update #1
I could stop and whip out a box off Kleenex to blow my nose, but as you know stopping is a taboo. Natural breaks, serve as chain lubrication also!
2007-09-21 09:20:44 · update #2
Get bigger gloves.
Also, pay attention to which way the wind is blowing when you are clearing your sinuses.
2007-09-21 06:38:21 · answer #1 · answered by righteousjohnson 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Once you get this trick down, you're ready to move on to the Rolling Pee Break...! ;o)
Foremost, you have to have a clean, trimmed nostril. Excess hair will totally screw things up. Especially if it's thick and curly.
Be sure to get a good seal on your clear nostril. Air leaks will only make things worse.
Start the nose-blow gently, then rapidly increase pressure. This will minimize harmonic vibration which can disrupt a good rocket launch.
Drop your shoulder and/or lean over a lot like MR said.
Don't blow into the wind.
And remember: it's kinda like the way a dog barks. It's all from the diaphragm.
:o)
(and get bigger gloves.....that's the best idea I've heard of yet! hehehe)
2007-09-21 20:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by Ride!Urban 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sudafed will ease production of snot in most people but you are a serious cyclist so I doubt if it will be of any good to you.
Most serious cyclists are so hardened to drugs that over the counter remedies will have little effect, may I suggest cocaine it will clear the nostrils and give a little boost (presuming that it mixes well with the copious amounts of other drugs in your system), Failing this I seem to recall that your nasal cavities work in a cyclic fashion themselves during the day (one side functions better than the other at any one point,then they swap in efficiency). So cycle at a different time of the day and you may find that the other nostril gives you problems (a change is as good as a rest)
One last suggestion, tongue stretching exercises may stop you having to take a hand off the handlebars!
2007-09-22 08:57:53 · answer #3 · answered by wrythought 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, I can't believe I'm answering this one ... but after racing for ten years, I still have the same problem. So I'll share my solution, although I'll understand if you don't want to use it!
I gently pinch just above both nostrils and blow into the palm of my glove. Yuck, I know. At once, I violently shake that hand into my slipstream. Most of the gunk comes off; anything that doesn't, I surreptitiously wipe on the side panel of my shorts.
Use your left hand if you think you might be shaking hands with someone later. :)
2007-09-24 22:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by flexiblewill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my, I had to actually perform this feat sitting here at work to remember how I do this. (just a dry run) With jagillions of blows behind me (hahaha, get it - BEHIND me?) and sometimes on others (only kidding) - My snot-rocket technique:
Since my left snot hole is the only one that loads up (any reason for this?) it goes like this:
1. left arm up, back of index finger underneath nose.
2. firmly push against side of right blow hole closing completely
3. timing is everything now...
4. a firm push down on the left pedal
5. while turning head to the left, slightly hanging over side of bike...
6. aiming the left snot cannon with you head turn 90 degrees (critical angle here) and may be the cause of your "blow-backs")
7. blow, like shooting a poison dart from a blow gun.
Now if I had to do this on the right side I'd fall off my bike, go figure. I think it has something to do the the rotation of the earth or tides... Maybe I could if in Australia?
EDIT: You live in the northern hemisphere then? BTW I know you can blow you nose, it's just that I get carried away when someone starts talking about bodily functions.
2007-09-21 13:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yours are probably not nostrils for the rocket. its okay, mine are not either. i have in my younger days i wrapped a bandanna arounr my wrist, thus providing an entire forearms worth of wiping surface, now i just use terry cloth wrist bands.
2007-09-21 15:54:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
MR G. I don't believe you. If you can't blow it out, snarf it in, hack it up your throat to your mouth and spit!
2007-09-21 16:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by McG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usally can clear my face, but I do end up with it attached to my shoulder sometimes
2007-09-21 13:45:23 · answer #8 · answered by jffsbr 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can swallow it all. it's your own garbage anyway. that's what recycling is all about.
2007-09-28 08:46:32 · answer #9 · answered by jimihendrix2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋