Not sure what they are called, pedal leg protectors?

snowden_88
snowden_88 Posts: 174
edited July 2011 in MTB buying advice
After every ride I seem to be cutting the back of my legs up on my MG1 pedals. The pins are pretty sharp.

Can anyone link to something that can protect my legs?





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  • MeddlE
    MeddlE Posts: 322
    661 veggie shin wraps.

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=30895
  • specialeyes
    specialeyes Posts: 542
    How are you cutting the back of your legs? Are you slipping off the pedals?
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  • snowden_88
    snowden_88 Posts: 174
    I only ever notice after a ride. Probably when I twizzle the pedal before I push off. Or I'm not lifting my leg quick enough after I push off
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  • specialeyes
    specialeyes Posts: 542
    Put some corks on the mg1 pins! :P
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  • snowden_88
    snowden_88 Posts: 174
    Those shin wraps look perfect. Pricey though.
    "it's like a gift, you know? It's like I can't control it"
  • bamba
    bamba Posts: 856
    may be you need some better foot ware to keep your feet on the pedals.
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  • bamba
    bamba Posts: 856
    may be you need some better foot ware to keep your feet on the pedals.
    My Trance
  • Long_Time_Lurker
    Long_Time_Lurker Posts: 1,068
    I have AM40s and they stick like glue - however i still get the odd 'wrap-around' (I have the scars to prove it). I now wear Veggie Shins - well worth it.
    (p.s. Chain Reaction seem to be the cheapest at the moment.)
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  • Dirtydog11
    Dirtydog11 Posts: 1,621
    snowden_88 wrote:
    Those shin wraps look perfect. Pricey though.

    I can help with that,

    Have a look a these

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=50627


    There you go...................those veggies seem so much cheaper now. :wink:
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  • snowden_88
    snowden_88 Posts: 174
    bamba wrote:
    may be you need some better foot ware to keep your feet on the pedals.

    Like I said before. Its not the footwear. Its me flipping the pedal before I kick off.
    "it's like a gift, you know? It's like I can't control it"
  • Eyon
    Eyon Posts: 623
    661 veggies they are they way forward.

    That saying, the one time i forgot to put them on i end up cutting my calf through the skin into the muscle, that bloody hurts.

    Expensive, yes, comfortable, yes, pedal pin proof, yes!

    If you order, make sure you go a size up from what you'd have normally. I've got XL and I'm not a particularly big guy
  • Long_Time_Lurker
    Long_Time_Lurker Posts: 1,068
    Eyon wrote:
    If you order, make sure you go a size up from what you'd have normally. I've got XL and I'm not a particularly big guy

    Forgot to mention that in my post.
    Definitely this...
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  • Graeme_aberdeen
    Graeme_aberdeen Posts: 156
    if you wanna do it on a budget, get some real cheap Vans with the waffle souls...
    and a pair of footy shin pads..
    I like bike, bike is bike.
  • snowden_88
    snowden_88 Posts: 174
    Im glad I'm no tthe only one thats suffered from chipped back legs and shins.

    Currently bidding on some veggies on Ebay although they are a size small . I was originally just thinking about something similar to a tennis sweat band but bigger and designed for the leg...
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  • BorisSpencer
    BorisSpencer Posts: 786
    snowden_88 wrote:
    I was originally just thinking about something similar to a tennis sweat band but bigger and designed for the leg...
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  • snowden_88
    snowden_88 Posts: 174
    purrrrrfect. Needs more pink though
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    snowden_88 wrote:
    bamba wrote:
    may be you need some better foot ware to keep your feet on the pedals.

    Like I said before. Its not the footwear. Its me flipping the pedal before I kick off.


    Am I just confused? Place foot on pedal, ride off. If you mean rotating the cranks backwards to get a pedal to the top, surely if you spin them too hard they will whack your shin?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Prevention is better than cure. Find out how you're doing it, and stop it.
    I always end up with random cuts and grazes on my shins which are due to thorny bushes t the sides of trails etc - nothing I can do about that really.
  • bamba
    bamba Posts: 856
    snowden_88 wrote:
    I only ever notice after a ride. Probably when I twizzle the pedal before I push off. Or I'm not lifting my leg quick enough after I push off

    Stop doing it
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  • snowden_88
    snowden_88 Posts: 174
    Its what I think, not what I know. Its only on my left calf.
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