Am I just a Whimp??

ash.addy
ash.addy Posts: 140
edited March 2010 in MTB general
Lately if've been cutting my shins to pieces on my local trails - Brambles. Is there anyone else out there who wear shin pads to save getting blood everywhere. I think it's a bit whimpy but my legs don't.

Anyone with similar thoughts???
Trying to break out of the asylum and onto the muddy tracks in Swansea.

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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 5,120
    I used to run shin pads but hated not getting the pedalling efficancy I wanted so I now only use knee pads.

    I have three scars on my right leg already in the space of a week :roll:

    Pain is temporary though. If I can ride for longer then its worth it
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  • bomberesque
    bomberesque Posts: 1,701
    I wouldn't wear shin guards against brambles .... trousers maybe?
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  • tsenior
    tsenior Posts: 664
    gaiters


    with shorts


    sexy
  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    You just need a big can of MTFU.. if your shins don't look like week old spam, you're doing it wrong.. :wink::lol:
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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    Stav83 wrote:
    You just need a big can of MTFU.. if your shins don't look like week old spam, you're doing it wrong.. :wink::lol:
    all the way... shins are FOR cuts and bruises, no other reason...
    I like bikes and stuff
  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 5,120
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    Stav83 wrote:
    You just need a big can of MTFU.. if your shins don't look like week old spam, you're doing it wrong.. :wink::lol:
    all the way... shins are FOR cuts and bruises, no other reason...

    ..Well they are for snapping as well :wink:
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  • ash.addy
    ash.addy Posts: 140
    Just thought there might have been an option to avoid my shins looking like a cat scratching post - but there we are what the hell live life a day at a time.
    Trying to break out of the asylum and onto the muddy tracks in Swansea.
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Only knee pads for me, bloodied shins are part of MTB'ing
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  • Ho hum
    Ho hum Posts: 236
    The brambles up here tend to be around forearm height rather than shin height.

    As a result it looks like I am into self harm come the summer with all of the scratches on my arms...
  • mrfmilo
    mrfmilo Posts: 2,250
    One word : Yes :lol:

    Everytime I go out I come back with several (between 2-12) small scratches on my legs (always wear shorts). When riding I never notice it, afterwards I don't either tbh :)

    So unless you like having your legs scratch-free no point really!
    Marin
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,097
    man up :)
  • belugabob
    belugabob Posts: 158
    Ho hum wrote:
    The brambles up here tend to be around forearm height rather than shin height.

    As a result it looks like I am into self harm come the summer with all of the scratches on my arms...

    Yup - forearm height on the South Downs too...

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/13519914@N00/3668157477/in/set-72157620682682228/

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  • bannedbiker
    bannedbiker Posts: 382
    MTFU! :wink:
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  • Almightydutch
    Almightydutch Posts: 264
    belugabob wrote:
    Ho hum wrote:
    The brambles up here tend to be around forearm height rather than shin height.

    As a result it looks like I am into self harm come the summer with all of the scratches on my arms...

    Yup - forearm height on the South Downs too...

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/13519914@N00/3668157477/in/set-72157620682682228/


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  • belugabob
    belugabob Posts: 158
    bannedbiker wrote:
    MTFU! :wink:
    I'm not normally one for macho posturing, but scabs and scars are an occupational hazard of mountain biking, I'm afraid.

    In a few years time, I can imagine myself and some biking buddies sitting down for a few drinks and re-creating the scene from Jaws, where they compare scars. (Sad, isn't it?)
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