Runny Nose!!

Mr Cummings
Mr Cummings Posts: 24
edited January 2011 in MTB general
Hi all

I went out for a couple of hours on Friday - it was so cold my water bottle froze!!

Anyway, how do I stop the runny nose problem?? It was a nightmare - by the end of the ride it was sore.

Are there any tips to help me??
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Some old wine corks?
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  • Miggins
    Miggins Posts: 433
    Don't think there's much you can do. Wearing eye protection will help. I thinks the tears that are produced to stop your eyes from drying out when the wind blows into them end up coming down your nose too, making it run. A decent pair of gloves with a good snot-wipe will help with a runny nose but won't stop it.
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  • Aldo001
    Aldo001 Posts: 251
    Use your sleeve... :twisted:
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Use someone else's sleeve.
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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Sniff, collect it in the gullet and spit...
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Dare i say blow your nose?
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Dare i say blow your nose?
    are you really going to do that when you're riding along?
  • fearnsy
    fearnsy Posts: 278
    getonyourbike wrote:
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Dare i say blow your nose?
    are you really going to do that when you're riding along?
    No, but you can before you go, you're also allowed to get off the bike whilst riding too.
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  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    fearnsy wrote:
    getonyourbike wrote:
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Dare i say blow your nose?
    are you really going to do that when you're riding along?
    No, but you can before you go, you're also allowed to get off the bike whilst riding too.
    the problem is a repeated runny nose, which you'll find out about when you go for a proper thrashing. You don't want to stop and blow your nose every 500m, which is the reason for a nose wipe on most gloves,
  • fearnsy
    fearnsy Posts: 278
    getonyourbike wrote:
    fearnsy wrote:
    getonyourbike wrote:
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Dare i say blow your nose?
    are you really going to do that when you're riding along?
    No, but you can before you go, you're also allowed to get off the bike whilst riding too.
    the problem is a repeated runny nose, which you'll find out about when you go for a proper thrashing. You don't want to stop and blow your nose every 500m, which is the reason for a nose wipe on most gloves,
    Therefore you can do it whilst riding along?
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  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    fearnsy wrote:
    getonyourbike wrote:
    fearnsy wrote:
    getonyourbike wrote:
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Dare i say blow your nose?
    are you really going to do that when you're riding along?
    No, but you can before you go, you're also allowed to get off the bike whilst riding too.
    the problem is a repeated runny nose, which you'll find out about when you go for a proper thrashing. You don't want to stop and blow your nose every 500m, which is the reason for a nose wipe on most gloves,
    Therefore you can do it whilst riding along?
    you don't blow your nose at all, just wipe it on the glove so you're post makes no sense as you're saying you can blow your nose while riding along
  • aidso
    aidso Posts: 493
    You can buy something from the chemist called Atrocent which dries you up - it's something you take when you have the cold so should do the same thing. The thing about watering eyes is interesting - never thought the two would be related. Could be time to invest in a pair of specs for me too :)
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I do worry for society sometimes...
  • coopsman1
    coopsman1 Posts: 337
    Just stick your finger on one nostril and blow out hard. Crap goes flying away and you dont have to stop. :lol:
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  • wobbem
    wobbem Posts: 283
    coopsman1 wrote:
    Just stick your finger on one nostril and blow out hard. Crap goes flying away and you dont have to stop. :lol:

    This:
    Right nostril - right side & vise versa - esp when you mate is trying to overtake you or you want to impress the old dears walking their poodles. Works really well when you have a cold as well, I get long streams hanging to my waist before they disengage - which impresses guys but rarely girls for some reason. :twisted:
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    I got 14 foot from the right one today and 10 foot from the left.

    I'm actually concerned one nostril hole is bigger than the other :?
  • Mr Cummings
    Mr Cummings Posts: 24
    Cheers for the answers folks. Interesting about the relation with watery eyes as I forgot my specs..

    And blowing my nose while riding??? Cripes, that wouldn't be easy!!

    Also, I do have a sleeve, snot wipe et al... But using them made my nose sore!!
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    What coopsman1 said, with practice you miss yourself most of the time.
    Becomes an art to co-ordinate with your elbow and knee.
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  • Miggins
    Miggins Posts: 433
    Mr Cummings wrote:
    Also, I do have a sleeve, snot wipe et al...But using them made my nose sore!!

    Balsam tissues. Or something similar. You can get 'em anywhere. I went through about six packs of 'em in a few days just recently when I had bad man flu. And didn't get a sore nose.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Scented tissues? On a trail? Might as well stop to pick flowers.
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  • jayson
    jayson Posts: 4,606
    wobbem wrote:
    coopsman1 wrote:
    Just stick your finger on one nostril and blow out hard. Crap goes flying away and you dont have to stop. :lol:

    This:
    Right nostril - right side & vise versa - esp when you mate is trying to overtake you or you want to impress the old dears walking their poodles. Works really well when you have a cold as well, I get long streams hanging to my waist before they disengage - which impresses guys but rarely girls for some reason. :twisted:

    This for me too, its not something i ever even consciously think about it all just gets ejected with a good blow as i go.
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  • richvass
    richvass Posts: 68
    blow hard and get your own back on close passing cars!
  • wordnumb
    wordnumb Posts: 847
    Really? Tips on blowing your nose? I know that MTFU is a dirty term here these days but really...

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  • thepha5e
    thepha5e Posts: 118
    or man up, do a massive jump, and in mid-air, do a no hander, get out a tissue, blow your nose and land. repeat.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Dunno what you lot are doing, but I find the best cure for a cold is going out on a cold day for a ride!

    The only problem is when I stop or get into the car. Nose running, coughing like crazy.

    Had my "man flu" since before Christmas and still haven't shaken it fully, but riding is so much better for it than sitting in a bloody office (where I can catch everyone else's filthy germs through the air conditioning).

    Sniffles. Sleeve. Job done. Phlegm, spit it out.

    Still, at home I've managed to fill an entire bin bag with tissues. Sadly the council don't recycle them. Imagine all the wood pulp they get from that, not sure what they could do with the Phlegm.
  • popstar
    popstar Posts: 1,392
    Plucking hell, you lot are disgusting. The moment your head goes cold, you may not notice. But OP wear a hat-buff-beanie cap underneath your helmet so your head won't go cold = no running nose, simple.
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    I'll choose not put too much stake into someone's opinion who is admittingly terrible though
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Mr Cummings wrote:
    And blowing my nose while riding??? Cripes, that wouldn't be easy!!
    The art of 'snotting' is an essential MTB skill IMO. Not recommended with a FF obv :)
  • pilsburypie
    pilsburypie Posts: 891
    I tried the blocking of one nostril with my finger then blowing snot out of the other one whilst riding. Blew snot on my knee, lifted my foot off the pedal to look, the other foot slipped off the other pedal and I ensnared my testicles on my headset. Thank the baby Jesus I was on my own to cry and wipe snot off me.
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    obviously you are sposed to tilt your head to the side slightly to avoid snotting all over yourself. :? :lol:

    you can do snotting on the quiet too. you don't have to do it in front of an audience and make a spectacle out of it.
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    I'll have to try this specialised nose blowing technique :lol:

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