Gobbing whilst on club-runs ?
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The Ken":23pd5dkn said:
Being asthmatic too I find that in the first 15-30 minutes of a ride (or any exercise usually) that I have the need to get rid of a small amount of mucus from lungs, a cough, an aimed spit downwards to the side and it's gone, then I can breathe easier.
Snotters are expelled with a finger/thumb on each nostril in turn. But the drips remain to annoy, so like you a glove with towelling on back is the answer.
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RobMac":pbhtngd7 said:JeRkY":pbhtngd7 said:
One usually call James the butler on the Hands Free to rondevu with the Range Rover which contains the portaloo all thats left to do is to wipe ones aaarse
WTF? Puzzled by the Range Rover stuff there.
Anyway, spitting is disgusting and if people are bringing up large amounts of gunk they probably shouldn't be riding in the first place. I swallow if necessary - never spit.
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daccordimark":2gd9lsnt said:
Oh so cycling is now only the reserve of the completely fit? So I shouldn't be riding if I have a cold or asthma? What a pile of crap.
It is a bit of mucus, it may be even a green gob, but it is (or should be) spat into the gutter/grass and is totally biodegradable and natural. It is also natural to expel it through the nearest orifice too than to send it via your whole internal system out the other end.
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The Ken":24likmvq said:
It might be natural and all that but I still don't want it spat out by the guy in front of me on a clubrun. Even if the big pile of gunk doesn't hit me the spray does and it is foul. There are plenty of things that are natural to the human body but over time we have developed rules/manners/etiquette, call it what you will, to keep offence to others to a minimum.
What riders do solo is their own business but on clubruns a bit of consideration goes a long way. Someone earlier made a good point that if people really need to spit it out then dropping to the back to do it seems a good idea.
Mark.
I find spitting pretty disgusting generally but if it's necessary then so be it.
Nothing was asked about the quantity so assuming that anyone spitting while cycling is expelling large amounts is nonsense.
If one is that unwell to be producing copious amounts of green matter I doubt they'd be spinning the pedals.
Seen athletes on the telly spitting while engaged in their sport of choice, I dare say they aren't doing for pleasure but out of necessity. I also suspect they aren't unfit.
However.. consideration for the people around you is a must.
Nothing was asked about the quantity so assuming that anyone spitting while cycling is expelling large amounts is nonsense.
If one is that unwell to be producing copious amounts of green matter I doubt they'd be spinning the pedals.
Seen athletes on the telly spitting while engaged in their sport of choice, I dare say they aren't doing for pleasure but out of necessity. I also suspect they aren't unfit.
However.. consideration for the people around you is a must.
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