Shin rash due to foliage

TownyDC
TownyDC Posts: 157
edited June 2012 in MTB general
Had a great ride out last night but due to overgrowing foliage on many of the trails I have been left with an annoying itchy rash on my shins that this morning is driving me mad.
I do suffer from hayfever so have popped a couple of antihistamins but at the mo it isn't doing anything.
Has anyone any solutions, i though about leg warmers but think maybe it will be too hot in this weather unless there are some that are super light weight and i don't want to go for shin armour as it would be a slight overkill for where I ride.
I did think of barrier cream too but not sure where you would get this or if it even exists.
Until the local council start to cut back the greenary, perhaps i might have to wear long socks.... :(
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    take your antihistamins before the ride.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    or just MTFU :wink:
  • TownyDC
    TownyDC Posts: 157
    welshkev wrote:
    or just MTFU :wink:

    just knew someone would say that.
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    you can get creams with antihistamines which might work better for the skin rash than a tablet. ask your pharmacist or doctor for more advise.

    also general purpose antihistamines available over the counter tend to work best when taken before not after.
  • mrmonkfinger
    mrmonkfinger Posts: 1,452
    ski/football socks, shinpads, long trousers, gaffer tape, I dunno, must be a million ways you could cover your shins.

    or go back and cut down the offending foliage
  • craigw99
    craigw99 Posts: 224
    if you dont like the MTFU.... i guess you must have forgot to put your suspenders on before you left the house :-D
    opinions are worth exactly what you pay for them ;-)
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Just use a cheesgrater to remove the skin from your legs. Job done.
    No more itching.
  • TownyDC
    TownyDC Posts: 157
    yes, funny lot some of you eh..... :roll: .... :wink:

    What I was getting at was do any of you ride with thin leg sleeves/warmers or compression sleeves during the summer
    to protect your legs.
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    TownyDC wrote:
    yes, funny lot some of you eh..... :roll: .... :wink:

    What I was getting at was do any of you ride with thin leg sleeves/warmers or compression sleeves during the summer
    to protect your legs.


    serious answer - no. i wear my knee pads all year round and with socks on there's probably only 4 - 5 inches of my legs showing. i can't say i've ever had a problem really. apart from being smacked in the shins by my pedals :lol:
  • craigw99
    craigw99 Posts: 224
    ive got hairy legs - prevents nettle stings etc so dont bother
    opinions are worth exactly what you pay for them ;-)
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  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    welshkev wrote:
    or just MTFU :wink:

    I do this.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    TownyDC wrote:
    yes, funny lot some of you eh..... :roll: .... :wink:

    What I was getting at was do any of you ride with thin leg sleeves/warmers or compression sleeves during the summer
    to protect your legs.
    No, but I am a manly man.
    I don't do smileys.

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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    TownyDC wrote:
    yes, funny lot some of you eh..... :roll: .... :wink:

    What I was getting at was do any of you ride with thin leg sleeves/warmers or compression sleeves during the summer
    to protect your legs.
    No. I've pretty much lost all feeling in my shins.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    TownyDC wrote:
    yes, funny lot some of you eh..... :roll: .... :wink:

    What I was getting at was do any of you ride with thin leg sleeves/warmers or compression sleeves during the summer
    to protect your legs.
    only when on the big bikes.

    just take your antihistamins before you ride.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    TownyDC wrote:
    What I was getting at was do any of you ride with thin leg sleeves/warmers or compression sleeves during the summer to protect your legs.
    Err no :)
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    i grow a pair and tolerate it :p
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
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  • bonobo85
    bonobo85 Posts: 2
    I get this too due to Hayfever.

    Simply take a hayfever tablet one hour before your ride, this will help lots. Either that or wear long trousers!
  • 661 veggie shins? I have a shin held together with bolts, so I wear one them all the time. Made of neoprene, so can get a bit hot on longer rides, but they do the job.
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  • sigorman85
    sigorman85 Posts: 2,536
    sounds like hog weed dont itch it or it will spread!
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    craigw99 wrote:
    ive got hairy legs - prevents nettle stings etc so dont bother

    Wish mine did that, must have faulty hairy legs.
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    :lol:
    maybe you should weave your leg hair into some sort of armour.
  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    I know what you mean, but not sure there's much you can do about it sadly! Having said that, I have been known to ride in thin leggings in the summer when I have wear something smart for work the next day and don't want to look like some kind of self-harmer / lepper. But I guess that's a female specific 'got to wear a dress and can't have horrible legs' thing :lol:

    More worrying than that I saw a tick merrily floating down the plug hole when I was showering after a long MTB ride last night :shock: Grim :?
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    I sometimes wear my Ron Hill trackie bottoms when riding in summer. Doesnt keep nettle stings out but does work against general foliage whip, I am sensitive to Bracken so take a piriton before a ride in summer.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    miss notax wrote:
    But I guess that's a female specific 'got to wear a dress and can't have horrible legs' thing :lol:
    That's sexist, that is. :lol:
  • Rushmore
    Rushmore Posts: 674
    Jesus... no offence... but there are some propper wimps out there....

    Shin rash?!?!? seriously??

    Jesus christ...

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    miss notax wrote:
    More worrying than that I saw a tick merrily floating down the plug hole when I was showering after a long MTB ride last night :shock: Grim :?
    POIDH
    I don't do smileys.

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  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    miss notax wrote:
    But I guess that's a female specific 'got to wear a dress and can't have horrible legs' thing :lol:
    That's sexist, that is. :lol:

    :lol::lol:
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    cooldad wrote:
    miss notax wrote:
    when I was showering after a long MTB ride
    POIDH
    Fixed it for you. Well, edited for clarity :lol:
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    cooldad wrote:
    miss notax wrote:
    when I was showering after a long MTB ride
    POIDH
    Fixed it for you. Well, edited for clarity :lol:
    That sounds about right.
    I don't do smileys.

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