Are Shin Pads only for wimps? [nasty pic]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooowwww

Submitted by mountainbiker on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 20:26.

ooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!

how far down did it go

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Shit happens

Submitted by Danielvn on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 22:04.

When it's time for it to happen, it will happen, but if you ride without a helmet, you are looking for it.

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Fake

Submitted by pikey on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 22:21.

Fake, no two ways about it!

Pikey

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Why so certain it's fake

Submitted by Colt on Sun, 12/07/2009 - 05:28.

Why so certain it's fake Pikey?

And in response to the thread title question : I nearly always have my shin and knee guards on, but then I don't use clip ins either.....

Colt

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That does it, I'm getting a

Submitted by hawkeye on Sun, 12/07/2009 - 16:18.

That does it, I'm getting a set. :0 ATM all I have is a set of forearm/elbow guards and Pinstripe kneeguards, bit nothing to cover the shins.

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just buy some soccer shin

Submitted by mountainbiker on Sun, 12/07/2009 - 17:03.

just buy some soccer shin pads if you have nothing for the shins

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I don't care if I look like a

Submitted by muvro on Sun, 12/07/2009 - 17:31.

I don't care if I look like a goose wearing gear. I always wear my shin pads in anything other than flat firetrail style stuff. Manly dam I wear, as do everywhere else where I'll be riding at speed or with jumps.

It takes 1min to put on, but if I stack and rip myself open it'll take time to heal and possible time off work. Cna't afford that. LOL

I don't wear elbow pads yet as I don't have any, but they are the next purchase for me. Wearing gear, I also feel more confident to push myself and the bike.

Yeah, a helmet for me is a given. The only time I won't is if I nick across the rd to the shops (litteraly 200m).

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Shin Pads for Flats

Submitted by Noel on Sun, 12/07/2009 - 17:52.

Riding with flats/platforms (with aggressive grip studs) I always wear shin pads after a couple of incidents where I've received deep punctures right on the skin bone. Lucky, they could have been rips instead of just punctures. It just hurts so friggen much if that pedal spins around and wacks you fair in the skins on a cold day.

I ride alone quite a bit and I've only swerved to miss one snake so far in my MTB career. With these skin pads, next time I'm going to execute a mad bunny hop instead of swerving.

If I have clip-less pedals on (which is hardly) then it's elbow pads instead of skins as I tend to forget I'm clipped in, due to mostly riding with flats.