London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

recently ive been developing what can only be described as excessive amounts of pleghm after riding for 2-3 hours.

it mainly attacks me when i stop riding, and i cough and splutter up phlegm for about half an hour before it declines. its really uncomfortable. the phlegm is clear, so i dont think i have any kind of infection.

ive only had this problem scince i moved to kent, never in cornwall.


has anyone else suffered from this? any remedy? i suspect it has somthing to do with heavy breathing in cold air, but i cant see how i would overcome this. im going to go to the doctor next week becuase its really begining to bother me.

Can't say I've seen this thread title before. Well done!


For the record, your mucus this when you exercise. Don't ask me why.. jfgi

Sudden increase in consumption of dairy produce? Mucilagenger.

Surely it cant be from moving to Kent?... although..

i grew up in kent, lots of phlegm

Maybe this should be added to the "you are now entering kent" sign when you drive down that way? Sounds like they may have a problem eh..

Isn't it the same as skier's hack? - air drying your lungs out. Ahh don't really know.
Apparently if you breathe through a thin layer it traps some of water vapour allowing you to breathe it back in again (recycle it)... or something... Oh and breathe through your nose...

Wearing a Buff or a similar thin scarf over your face helps stop this. It warms the air before you breath it, stopping the cold from aggravating you lungs.

Are you a smoker?

I would guess not Tommy, I have the same problem myself, doesnt happen all the time but it did today. Very dry cold air might explain it.
I also drink lots of milk and dont think I could go without it....
Oh yeah and im asthmatic lol.

My dad has fucking insane amounts of Phlegm.

I dont, but I do tend to get a runny nose whenever doing any sport.

Excess phlegm?

Snot funny.

No need to get yourself into a state of (re)flux.

s'not runny!

inhaling all the fumes encourages the respiratory tract to produce more flegm than usual.
back in Wales i have no flegm compared to here in London.

BMMF could be right, was for me, cut down on milk, though dairy products where the lactose has been "processed" like cheese or yoghurt are usually OK.... I used to cut out milk for four days leading up to an important event and just didin't worry about the phlegm when I was training or in smaller races.

milk/dairy 100% increases phlegm and catarrh. I always cut it out if I'm extra phglemy or if I've got a cold and I feel better much quicker than if I didn't.

You need to stop deepthroating black guys.

10 years in Cornwall - 4 colds,
4 years in London - 22 colds.

are you staying hydrated? i am chronically underhydrated and i tend to get very phlegmy when riding. i've found keeping hydrated has helped out leaps with my gooey-ness.

I get masses of this. I am constantly blowing stuff out my nose. In the winter, its because of the cold air, in the summer, when its too hot its because of pollution. Its much worse after a big drink or eating the wrong types of food.