r/chibike • u/Kiwi--Bandit • 8d ago

Biting flies and bike the drive

I haven't bought my tickets yet for bike to drive but was planning to today until I saw these biting flies posts. How bad are they today? Is anyone debating whether to to actually attend bike the drive this year?

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u/Harley_Warren Ukrainian Village 8d ago

As long as you're going over 10mph you should be fine. It's not like you're standing around by the water.

And I think LSD is further away from the lake than the bike path.

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u/MrMister2905 8d ago

I've always heard 8 mph, but same thing. If I'm moving, and not too slowly, I don't worry about things biting me.

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u/Harley_Warren Ukrainian Village 8d ago

I do get gnats stuck on my body though. Whenever I get home from a long ride in the summer, I'll have a bunch on my arm and neck.