Riding with a cold/Flu?

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Not sure what the hell is going on. So many people had or have colds/flus. In summer, wtf? On monday I came down with it and I am still getting over it. It got to the point I chose to drive rather than ride to work. I know some will say, stay home, but I came down with it after talking to a guy at work on monday. He indicated to someone else he was getting over a head cold. This is not just isolated to my work, my neighbor and his daughter got over one last week. Is anyone else getting over a cold/flu? Did you continue to ride? I couldn't do it, with the wind noise and the heat of a full face helmut during a heat wave was to much of a physical strain.
 
I thought cold #1 was going to get me, but it was just messing with me. Then cold #2 came out of nowhere and hit me.
 
I got the flu last week too!! messed up my weekend.

I still managed to ride for a bit with my head stuffed
 
It's a nasty bug - I suspect it's flu - the coughing goes on way too long. :(
Made me miserable for a couple weeks.
 
Didn't know there was a flu bug going around. Lucky so far. Allergies have been bad this month though. Grass pollen and mold spores in July. Gets worse when I ride, probably because of the increased air exposure at speed.
 
I would take it easy and stay off the bike when sick OP. The sickness tires you out affecting balance, awareness, reaction time...all the good stuff
 
The way I am seeing and hearing people having or had a cold/flu makes me wonder if there is a wave of something happening. I don't ever remember getting a cold in the middle of hot summer weather.
 
i went to pick up my bike yesterday with a cold.. still feeling sore from the nervousness of riding for the first time in traffic and the cold.
 
If the cold isn't affecting me mentally (I can still think clear/react just as fast as normal---or just slightly slowed down) I'll still ride. If it ****s with my reaction time, I won't ride. I get into enough dangerous situations already... lol
 
luv2ride said:
If you ride, just don't sneeze inside your helmet.
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Better yet.

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Ya just came down with it tuesday. Other people at work mentioned friends getting sick. Too many sick all at once. Has to be a bio attack. Ride while you can.

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I think it's smog and allergies related. I've been marking down when I get sick throughout the year for a few years now - and it turns out right around the same period of time. For me - late April/Early May, and right around when it starts getting hot and humid.

This year, I went down south late April when all the weeds were growing here - didn't get sick. Also, when it goes above 30 degrees I'm taking the train. So far haven't been sick yet.
 
luv2ride said:
If you ride, just don't sneeze inside your helmet.
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how exactly is one supposed to *not* sneeze inside your helmet?? my allergies are bad, and i have sneezed in my helmet several times. thankfully only a couple times did it get...messy. not cool.
most times i open my visor and shove my gloved hand over my mouth to try and cover the sneeze, but to simply say 'just don't sneeze in your helmet'?? do you have a trick to prevent sneezing in your helmet?
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