Quote Originally Posted by CDNSushi View Post
(you don't want a bumblebee hitting your eye even if you're going 40km/h) -- those I won't leave the house without. Heck, even getting a large insect like a cicada smack you in the forehead hurts bad enough... Anyway, I digress.

No you don't, I hit a bee once I was going considerably faster than 40kms, it hit me in the face and came close to knocking me off the bike. One other thing to think about, you don't want to be hit by a stone in the leg at even 40 or 60kms without some kind of protection.

Here I am on my bike