Why do GP riders wear tape on their nose ?

[Quasievil]

I was watching the GP and saw them all with a tape thing on their noses, It may be (and probably is) obvious but I cannot work it out :brick: .
is it to stop wind?
is it cause other bikes smell?
Is it becaue they smell?
is it because they have a cold and dont want snot to run out there noses?

Look forward to your answers

Quasi

[James Deuce]

I use them at night when I have a sinus infection. It helps spread your nostrils for greater oxygen uptake. Riding a bike at that level is pretty athletic and some riders/drivers find that wearing a helmet can cause congestion when they least need it.

[k14]

Heaps of sports people wear them. They open the nostrils so you can breath better.

All the F1 drivers wear them, think some of the AB's wear them aswell. Been round for a while, haven't tried them though.

[Warren]

All the chicks go for guys who wear the nose things.

[Motoracer]

Where do you buy them nose thingies from?

[Hoon]

You can get them from a chemist. They are really good if you need lots of oxygen and to breath clearer (kinda like permanently flaring your nostrils). They are also used to stop snoring.

[curious george]

For permanent results, just ream out your nasal septum. Or sniff too much cocane. Either way will increase the volume of air you can breathe in.And does it make any difference? No.
It may make you feel better about it, but there is no significant increase in o2, or any performance.

[El Dopa]

You can get them from a chemist. They are really good if you need lots of oxygen and to breath clearer (kinda like permanently flaring your nostrils). They are also used to stop snoring.

A lot of soccer players in the UK wear them. I might give them a go for the snoring thing, before my better half decides on a more radical solution that involves amateur surgery with a kitchen knife.

[wkid_one]

They have already been proven to be bullshit - don't waste your money

[merv]

So its not because they've punched each other on the nose then?

[Hitcher]

I understand that they work really well for some snorers. Anything's better than an elbow in the ribs just as Kylie Minogue is hopping off the back of your dream sportsbike...

[El Dopa]

So its not because they've punched each other on the nose then?

Nah. Premiership soccer players are all a bunch of overpaid primadonnas. It's the idiot fans who like to ruck. More or less the opposite way round in Rugby (I'm not suggesting the fans here are primadonnas btw).

I love going to the games over here. The atmospheres great and there's no aggro. Went to the Bledisloe Cup final last year. Great match.

But..... :Offtopic:

I reckon I might give the strips a go. S'cheaper than having the doctor stick a drill up my nose, which is my other option.

[merv]

I wasn't worrying about soccer, I was talking about Rossi and co. It always looks funny at the press conferences, Rossi with his bandage. Maybe that's why he speaks funny. You'd think he was Italian or something.

[Hoon]

And does it make any difference? No.
It may make you feel better about it, but there is no significant increase in o2, or any performance.

For sports they definately make a difference...maybe not performance wise but it sure does make it easier to breath through your nose and your lungs don't have to work as hard to suck in a full breath........hell if Rossi uses them then it must work!!

For snoring I heard they are pretty good too. There was that doco on TV last year where they had some people try all the different snoring products on the market and the nasal strips rated very highly. Some soldiers I know use them in the field too so they don't give away their position at night (and get a kick every 10 mins by the sentry). Although I only reckon it would benefit light snorers..... wouldn't be too practical either going through one every night.

[LB]

Hamish has recently started using them for snoring - they don't stop it completely, but the certainly do seem to help.

[bluninja]

Hamish has recently started using them for snoring - they don't stop it completely, but the certainly do seem to help.

Lynda try cotton wool in each ear :niceone:

TTFN

[RiderInBlack]

I understand that they work really well for some snorers. Anything's better than an elbow in the ribs just as Kylie Minogue is hopping off the back of your dream sportsbike...

Fixed my snoring problem......









Got

rid

of.....











the wife (hey it works, I don't get elbowed anymore:Pokey: ) :killingme

[FROSTY]

Ya never know what new stuff you're gonna learn.
I thought the whole idea was to stop fogging up the visor

[El Dopa]

Hamish has recently started using them for snoring - they don't stop it completely, but the certainly do seem to help.

Thought I'd resurrect this old thread, cos I've found something that actually seems to work to stop my snoring (it doesn't bother me too much, but the missus isn't too keen on the old night music).

Vicks Sinex spray. A couple of squirts up each nostril before bedtime and you're away.

Seems to have cleared up my bruised kidneys and thick ear as well....... Magic stuff.

[Suney]

This is probably the same quesiton as to why Nelly wears a bandaid on his cheek?
Does he have a permanent infection? ;)

[WINJA]

They have already been proven to be bullshit - don't waste your money
FASTEST RIDER IN THE WORLD SAYS ALL THOSE SCIENTITIANS ARE WRONG

[WINJA]

Where do you buy them nose thingies from?
I CAN MAKE SOME FROM SANITARY PADS(UNUSED)

[danb]

Wooot they are trying to rudoph with a nose that glows

[Hitcher]

I CAN MAKE SOME FROM SANITARY PADS(UNUSED)
Well, if you nose is THAT big, I suppose...

[WINJA]

Well, if you nose is THAT big, I suppose...
HA SPELLING MISTAKE , EVERYONE LOOK HERE

[SPORK]

This is probably the same quesiton as to why Nelly wears a bandaid on his cheek?
Does he have a permanent infection? ;)
'Coz he's an over-hyped dick?

[Skyryder]

They have already been proven to be bullshit - don't waste your money

Was thinking much the same thing.

The breath should be taken in through the nose. Bit difficult to explain in words but if you are breathing correctly you will feel the air enter your throat through the upper section of your nose.

When you breath in flare the nostrals and you will feel the cold air on the back and upper part of the throat. Now do the same without flaring the nostrals. You will still feel the cold air. What you may not have noticed is that you are using your diaphagm as it should be used.

No bandage on the nose is going to make the passage way any larger.

Seems to me a bit like the American Grid Iron players using black under there eyes. Some bullshit about reducing glare from the flood lights. Bollicks. It's all about image and macho.

Skyryder

[idb]

I'm pretty sure that rugby players were using them a few years ago then gave them up....then they started using gloves and mostly gave them up.
They also shave themselves, gell themselves, mascara themselves, cry on telly, hug each other.....
Why would the MotoGP guys want to copy them?

[LB]

Thought I'd resurrect this old thread, cos I've found something that actually seems to work to stop my snoring (it doesn't bother me too much, but the missus isn't too keen on the old night music).

Vicks Sinex spray. A couple of squirts up each nostril before bedtime and you're away.

Seems to have cleared up my bruised kidneys and thick ear as well....... Magic stuff.
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Hamish uses "Snor Stop" or similar name, from the chemist. Must be the same sort of thing as the Vicks one. Generally it works well, sometimes he still snores but far far less with the spray. He's given up on the stick-on nose thingys. This stuff you spray in your mouth, not up your nose.

I'll check out the Vicks option in case it's cheaper/better than the other stuff.
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[sAsLEX]

Seems to me a bit like the American Grid Iron players using black under there eyes. Some bullshit about reducing glare from the flood lights. Bollicks. It's all about image and macho.

Skyryder

Well it actually works!! but it is prob used partly for the image.

I have a hat with the underside of the peak in rossi yellow and the increase in glare over my othe hat with a black underside is quite dramatic!

[phantom]

I tried them at one stage when I was a keen, rather than good, runner and I needed all the help I could get. Absolutely no help whatsoever. As a non-snorer ( yeah right) I can't see they would be of much benefit as the snoring is all the flappy bits in the back of your throat vibrating apparently. If I was a snorer I would use Snore-Away, its a spray that you spray in your mouth. Oh fuck it - my name's Peter and I'm a snorer and she who must be obeyed especially at night reckons it works

[Lou Girardin]

This is probably the same quesiton as to why Nelly wears a bandaid on his cheek?
Does he have a permanent infection? ;)

What kind of inadequate, gender indiscriminate, moron calls himself 'Nelly'.
Did he miss his Destiny's child audition?

[XP@]

Ya never know what new stuff you're gonna learn.
I thought the whole idea was to stop fogging up the visor
have you ever had a foggy visor at 200+ kmph?

They don't work too well for snoring.... aparently the best cure for snoring is

[James Deuce]

Getting your pallette surgically stiffened.

[XP@]

Getting your pallette surgically stiffened.
evidently painfull and would probably only last 5 or so years, then get worse

[TonyB]

Where do you buy them nose thingies from?
I was born with one...weren't you?


Appologies if this has been done already....

[James Deuce]

evidently painfull and would probably only last 5 or so years, then get worse

That's OK though, because if that person has a partner, you just extended their life by 5 years. :niceone:

[Hitcher]

evidently painfull and would probably only last 5 or so years, then get worse
One could always bung a Viagra tab up there...

[Skyryder]

HA SPELLING MISTAKE , EVERYONE LOOK HERE

Sorry Winj wrong again. It's not a spelling mistake it's a grammatical error.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

FASTEST RIDER IN THE WORLD SAYS ALL THOSE SCIENTITIANS ARE WRONG

This is a spelling mistake.

Skyryder

[WINJA]

This is a spelling mistake.

Skyryder
ITS A CROSS BETWEEN A SCIENTIST AND A TECHNICIAN

[El Dopa]

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Hamish uses "Snor Stop" or similar name, from the chemist. Must be the same sort of thing as the Vicks one. Generally it works well, sometimes he still snores but far far less with the spray. He's given up on the stick-on nose thingys. This stuff you spray in your mouth, not up your nose.

I'll check out the Vicks option in case it's cheaper/better than the other stuff.
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I used to use Snorenz, which sometimes worked, and sometimes didn't. Tasted OK, and gave me minty-fresh breath tho'.

But my main problem seems to be switching over to mouth breathing when my nose gets bunged up in the damp, when I'm asleep. Which can apparently get quite loud.

The vicks works a treat, and seems to keep my nose unblocked all night, so I don't switch to mouth breathing. Problem solved, everyone gets a decent nights sleep, and matrimonial harmony is restored.

[Skyryder]

ITS A CROSS BETWEEN A SCIENTIST AND A TECHNICIAN

Oh I see another cross dresser. One that changes from a smock into a frock.

Skyryder