I had a few encounters with those buggers. I even made a screen from some thin cloth and velcroed it to the lower part of the helmet in the front - it looks like beard - to protect against the buggers.
What I learned from my encounters was that there is no need to panic. Just keep your lips tight, breath slowly through the nose, squint like you are looking straight at the sun, and try to hold your body as still as possible.
it's interesting, but our natural reflex to "shake the thing off and get rid of it" actually works against us. A bee is not gonna sting just because it's there. It's going to sting if it feels attacked.
If it's under the helmet around your face, opening the visor while at speed, gently blows the thing off (that helped me once).
All in all, never a pleasant experience. But, in all my encounters - probably 2 - 3 over a period of 5 years, I was never stung.
What I learned from my encounters was that there is no need to panic. Just keep your lips tight, breath slowly through the nose, squint like you are looking straight at the sun, and try to hold your body as still as possible.
it's interesting, but our natural reflex to "shake the thing off and get rid of it" actually works against us. A bee is not gonna sting just because it's there. It's going to sting if it feels attacked.
If it's under the helmet around your face, opening the visor while at speed, gently blows the thing off (that helped me once).
All in all, never a pleasant experience. But, in all my encounters - probably 2 - 3 over a period of 5 years, I was never stung.
