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Will a fairing protect me from gnats I would otherwise collide with as I ride my bicycle?


I've seen these fairings around, I think I'd like to get one with a semi recumbent bike but I'm not sure if it would protect me from the gnats. I hate gnats.

Yes, a fairing (windshield) will protect you from gnats. A fairing will also protect you from rain , sleet and hail, and even diesel soot from those dirty busses.

Two leading producers of fairings for bicycles:

http://www.zzipper.com/

http://www.mueller-hp.com/index.html

Here's a picture of my Daughter's semi recumbent bicycle:

http://whoisbike.com/viewPhoto.php?fileI...

a windshield would if you "tuck in" behind it....

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