Bugs in Cape Town

[Mrs Colonel]

Is anyone else eating like a MILLION bugs when they train? 

 

On Saturday in Worcester I ate a few, and this morning on the West Coast Road I felt like all the families of the bugs who have ever died on my windshield were ganging up on me!  I could not get past the Rietvlei quick enough!

 

I'm all for re-fuelling on the bike...but this is just crazy!

[Willehond]

Riding to Worcester it was interesting how the miggies were 'guarding' the white line!  Hundreds of them were hovering over the midle of the road almost like miniature little PPA marshals trying to keep us out of harms way.  Was seriously freaky.  Maybe there is moisture on the lines early in the morning or else they were sent out VERY early by Helanie and co.

[The Saint]

Ask Delgado - he always manages a snack or two on any route anywhere in the country

[NC_lurker]

Yup, spent sunday's ride out around Stellenbosch picking bugs outa my eyes & also at times testing their nutritional value..

[Bateleur1]

Mrs Colonel, maybe its your pink bike

 

My biggest fear is getting a bee down my throat.  That could really be a problem.  Once hit a wasp at about 70 km/h.  I did not sting me but it hit me just above the eye.  Was bloody sore.

Bateleur12007-10-16 01:57:15

[racman]

Mrs. C the objective is to spit them out when they fly into your mouth - NOT EAT THEM !!!! racman2007-10-16 02:36:51

[Mrs Colonel]

ya ya racman!!

 

Bateleur 1 - don't scare me about the bees and wasps!

[hagar]

Saturday West Coast Park ride a friend of mine got a puncture and we stopped to get it changed .We got eaten alive by the horseflies . My hand is all swollen and had to go to the doc to get an injection and some tabs . It is itchey as a fleas of a 10000 camels and cant stop scratching %&$^#%$@%$!%!%$

[Poison Ivy]

Is anyone else eating like a MILLION bugs when they train? 

 

 

jip, also had a few of those nasty ones Saturday morning - especially that stretch past the cow place.....

[BMCfan]

Saturday West Coast Park ride a friend of mine got a puncture and we stopped to get it changed .We got eaten alive by the horseflies . My hand is all swollen and had to go to the doc to get an injection and some tabs . It is itchey as a fleas of a 10000 camels and cant stop scratching %&$^#%$@%$!%!%$[/quote]

 

 

 

Well i can back up Hagar on this one. Bloody buggers!!!!

[Ratty]

hagar, just put that pink calamine lotion on, it works wonders! 

 

 

[Marius]

Me too, I use to live in Saldanha and there is nothing worst than getting bitten or stung by Horseflies every now and again.

[Lilo]

They usually dont get into my eyes because I wear my sunglasses, but every now and a again there is a little bugger that fly into my mouth, I start spitting like mad, because I dont want a taste of the little one...

[hagar]

thanks Ratty Sweetie painted me with that stuff last night and it did help a bit . I looked like one of those guys going off to do a war dance . I just thought i was having an allergic reaction to the nice cold beers that we had after the ride at Pearleys. i started breaking out in a cold sweat thinking that the beer was no good for me  

[HomerSimpson]

Those horseflies are real buggers...rode into a tree on Sunday and fell over...got up, dusted myself off and then realised the horseflies had made use of the opportunity and was chowing on my calves....  On the plus side, all the bumps make my calves look bigger.