{"id":2694,"date":"2010-07-26T23:25:45","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T03:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=2694"},"modified":"2010-07-27T00:17:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-27T04:17:22","slug":"thorny-face-slapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/26\/thorny-face-slapper\/","title":{"rendered":"Thorny Face Slapper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Face slappers, or thin vines growing out over the trail, are a common nuisance in mountain biking. One that I hit today on curved gravely hill caught me on the lip and made for some sudden pain and blood. Here’s a photo of Erik’s hand holding what I believe to be the berry cane that I hit showing its thorns<\/a>. We went back and cleared back as many as we could, but I suspect they’ll grow back before very long. The bleeding stopped quickly and by the time I got home the scratches were no longer noticeable, but the hot sauce that I had on my pizza dinner did a great job reminding me where they were. Now it feels no worse than a chapped lip.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the rest of the ride? Outstanding, save for the deer flies<\/a> that were taking refuge in my helmet and occasionally biting my scalp. Every time I removed my helmet there were 3-5 of them hiding in the crevices. I can deal with swarms of mosquitos while riding, but I truly loathe biting flies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Face slappers, or thin vines growing out over the trail, are a common nuisance in mountain biking. One that I hit today on curved gravely…<\/p>\n

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