Runny nose

I fold up a bounty napkin and stash it in my jacket pocket. I use the thumb of my glove at times. I was riding this past Saturday when I was coming up on two riders that I was about to overtake when the inside rider launched a rocket. Luckily I was already drifting to the left and was not hit. I never launch. Do You?

Never, the napkin is a good idea but my nose is on like constant flow. I would be holding it the whole ride.

My nose always runs when the weather is cool. I carry a paper towel (or two ) to deal with it when I ride.

And it doesn't seem to have anything to do with riding, like breathing hard or having a lot of wind in the face. Yesterday I was out snowblowing the driveway and the snowblower is doing most of the work, but my nose ran the whole time.

Maybe I don't hydrate enough or I am just blessed to have good sinuses, but I cannot ever remember having a runny nose while riding.

1. Clear the passages before hitting the road.
2. Minor flow = the glove
3. Major flow = the rocket launcher., go to the back first and try to judge the wind correctly.
4. Post launch clean-up = the glove.

What a strange conversation.

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Originally Posted by drummerboy1248 [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

1. Clear the passages before hitting the road.
2. Minor flow = the glove
3. Major flow = the rocket launcher., go to the back first and try to judge the wind correctly.
4. Post launch clean-up = the glove.

What a strange conversation.

Strange conversation indeed Drummerboy. The older we get the more the conversation leans towards body functions. Enjoy your youth while everything works.[IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/drool.gif[/IMG]

Warm weather, cold weather, it's all the same to me. I am a snot making machine the likes of which you've never seen. Snot rocket after snot rocket after snot rocket - else it runs down my face into my mouth - yechh.

Funny, years ago I rode with someone who launched snot rockets and I thought it was so gross. I guess something inside me has changed since then because my launch frequency is way above what that other person's was years ago.

Ok, this particular subject is ALMOST enough to make me quit riding, lol -- or at least to make sure I never ride behind anybody!! <Sierra shudders.>

There are medications that can help runny noses, regardless of the cause. Professional ice skaters use them so they don't have to mess up their performances by sniffling and blowing. Talk to your doctor -- or better yet, a pharmacist (they love to share the knowledge they never get to expound), and they will suggest a nasal spray, most likely, that will temporarily dry up the sinuses. If all else fails, stuff a cotton ball in your nose and breathe through your mouth, lol, but PLEASE don't blow disgusting slime into the wind to land on unsuspecting pedestrians/cyclists/car windshields/dogs, etc.

Or try pinning a kitchen dishtowel along your arm lengthwise to wipe on. Also, if you simply wear a bandana over the nose, it will be less cold, and the less cold it is, the less it should run.

I dunno if those ideas would work, y'all, but there HAS to be something better than snot rockets. Please??? [IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/frown.gif[/IMG]

There is an etiquette to snot rocket blowing btw. You are supposed to move out of your line so they don't hit anyone behind you.

It is very gross. I was stopped at a traffic light once and I blew some and heard groans coming out of the car beside me. I didn't really care though - it's either that or it ends up running down my face into my mouth.

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There is an etiquette to snot rocket blowing btw. You are supposed to move out of your line so they don't hit anyone behind you.

And do it downwind so it doesn't end up on your sleeve.

I find a washcloth works quite well. Absorbent, reusable, small enough to fit in your pocket (or wedged under wires until needed).

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I find a washcloth works quite well. Absorbent, reusable, small enough to fit in your pocket (or wedged under wires until needed).

A washcloth? lol - I don't think you understand the magnitude of the problem.

I would need a sheet and that wouildn't fit in my jersey.

Whilst I use the glove, i'm not a fan, after a long ride half the skin is missing off the end of my nose from wipeing it with the glove so much!!

I'm pretty new to cycling, but have a runny nose problem especially in recent cold weather. The odd thing is that I've been an avid snow skier for many years and don't have this problem when skiing.

My nose runs constantly all year round. Hear are some things that I have tried with varying degrees of success. - Zyrtec will help prevent your nose from running but it may have side effects. For one, your sinuses may become very dry which can be very uncomfortable and in cold weather can sometime cause minor nose bleeds. In addition, it can cause drowsiness which is never good before going on a bike ride. However, it does last for 24 hours so you could take it right before bed. - I always keep a travel size tissue pack in the pocket of my jersey. This is a good option in the summer but full finger gloves make getting a tissue a difficult task while riding in cold weather. - The best thing that I have found, and what I would highly recommend, is using wrist sweat bands. Like gloves, they're washable, they're softer than gloves so they don't cause as much irritation, you can wear one on each wrist or, if your nose is really flowing, multiple sweat bands on each wrist, and they are fairly cheap. There's also no fumbling around with tissues or a paper towel. Hope this helps.

Tampon up each nostril.

Tie the strings to your ear rings.

Snot rockets. In a group pull out and tap the side of your nose that you'll launch from. If it's a pace line, suck it up until you get to the back. 😎

You know what might work for this. Eat spicy foods before you go. Make your nose run and clear your head. I would imagine the blood flowing and the cold weather is releasing the fluid. If you eat spicy to an excess it clears your sinuses. I drank a huge spicy papaya shake with the seeds. Way too many seeds maybe. I did not have a runny nose before, but I did within seconds of drinking this. Towards the end I did not have this problem.

I can see this is an old thread, If I could teleport back in time about 5 years and 4 months I would suggest this:

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