Shin protection

[KirstinS]

So I embedded a pedal pin so badly into my shin bone the pin itself snapped. This was 3 weeks back. Rest of shin healed up fast but that pin hit went to then bone (and some). Taking a long time to heal out that thickness

Question , are there lightweight solutions . I don't really want full downhill shin pads or football etc. Something much lighter and suppler would work and be less intrusive

Any ideas ? My net searches come.ukboth increasingly full on army issue body armour type stuff


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[Wicky]

How on earth did you get a pedal pin in your shin?!?!?

 

[KirstinS]

How on earth did you get a pedal pin in your shin?!?!?

Slipped off pedal (poor shoes) and cranks span , foot on floor, pedal in shin !

Photo taken just now. Three weeks to the day. Rest of scraping and cuts long gone ...

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[soundwave]

 

[KirstinS]

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Hehe but nope, just don't get on with them especially on mtb

And seen enough people damage bits way worse due to being clipped in


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[soundwave]

there crank bros ones so work different just stamp in and twist off so no setting up needed

 

[Wicky]

Ouch! You'll need a bit less than cricket wicket keeping pads - but decent footie shin pads should suffice/mitigate against recurrence as they are designed to at least keep out incoming studs.

http://www.rikoset.co.uk/design-lab/

It could be an expensive hobby as probably best to replace everytime you repeat accident.

 

[Gringo]

Slipped off pedal (poor shoes) and cranks span

Surely not wearing poor shoes is the simplest answer

But seriously I wear these for maximum pedal grip
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122218651918?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D2%26pub%3D5575403537%26toolid%3D10001%26campid%3D5338343596%26item%3D122218651918%26customid%3Dvms%3Aeb%3Ap%3A122218651918%3BCj0KCQjw9ZDeBRD9ARIsAMbAmoY7XnZRRs0N8gq-0iIgRGdBKwAi6FKDptKrOMGhh_NjpnJRiZ-ErDUaAnv1EALw_wcB%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjw9ZDeBRD9ARIsAMbAmoY7XnZRRs0N8gq-0iIgRGdBKwAi6FKDptKrOMGhh_NjpnJRiZ-ErDUaAnv1EALw_wcB%26srcrot%3D710-53481-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1705399529197%26rvr_ts%3D7978be431660ad792bc58440fffae983&ul_noapp=true

 

[Benjahmin]

Jeez, get rid of the pins.
I use these, no pins and I get seen.
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-parts/pedals-pegs/halfords-hi-viz-led-pedal?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Bike+Parts-_-Pedals+&+Pegs-_-356048&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=xaampwxaai&istBid=tztx&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:868555867|agid:49387669892|tid:aud-297219198649:pla-401151064539|crid:203456299131|nw:g|rnd:6493384580049620805|dvc:c|adp:1o1|mt:|loc:20343&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1ZWzqauJ3gIV1eR3Ch10hQffEAQYASABEgJC7fD_BwE

 

[soundwave]

Jeez, get rid of the pins.
I use these, no pins and I get seen.
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-parts/pedals-pegs/halfords-hi-viz-led-pedal?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Bike+Parts-_-Pedals+&+Pegs-_-356048&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=xaampwxaai&istBid=tztx&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:868555867|agid:49387669892|tid:aud-297219198649:pla-401151064539|crid:203456299131|nw:g|rnd:6493384580049620805|dvc:c|adp:1o1|mt:|loc:20343&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1ZWzqauJ3gIV1eR3Ch10hQffEAQYASABEgJC7fD_BwE

there tiny lol even my cb clip less peddles are bigger than that.

 

[anotherkiwi]

https://www.ergotec.de/en/products/pedale/sub/city-trekking-pedale/produkt/ep-1.html

Never slipped once since I mounted these, jandals, bare foot, waders, dress shoes... Before these years ago I had the bog standard MTB pedal and bloody shins.

Now you may not want to try those pedals off road I did have pedal strike a couple of times in corners on the 26" bike they are so huge

 

[Benjahmin]

there tiny lol even my cb clip less peddles are bigger than that.

Yeh, but I got teeny tiny feet, my growth energy went elsewhere.

 

[KirstinS]

Jeez, get rid of the pins.
I use these, no pins and I get seen.
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-parts/pedals-pegs/halfords-hi-viz-led-pedal?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Bike+Parts-_-Pedals+&+Pegs-_-356048&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=xaampwxaai&istBid=tztx&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:868555867|agid:49387669892|tid:aud-297219198649:pla-401151064539|crid:203456299131|nw:g|rnd:6493384580049620805|dvc:c|adp:1o1|mt:|loc:20343&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1ZWzqauJ3gIV1eR3Ch10hQffEAQYASABEgJC7fD_BwE

Sorry , those are junk and totally useless for proper offroading. Fine for city commuting


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[KirstinS]

Surely not wearing poor shoes is the simplest answer

But seriously I wear these for maximum pedal grip
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122218651918?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D2%26pub%3D5575403537%26toolid%3D10001%26campid%3D5338343596%26item%3D122218651918%26customid%3Dvms%3Aeb%3Ap%3A122218651918%3BCj0KCQjw9ZDeBRD9ARIsAMbAmoY7XnZRRs0N8gq-0iIgRGdBKwAi6FKDptKrOMGhh_NjpnJRiZ-ErDUaAnv1EALw_wcB%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjw9ZDeBRD9ARIsAMbAmoY7XnZRRs0N8gq-0iIgRGdBKwAi6FKDptKrOMGhh_NjpnJRiZ-ErDUaAnv1EALw_wcB%26srcrot%3D710-53481-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1705399529197%26rvr_ts%3D7978be431660ad792bc58440fffae983&ul_noapp=true

True enough

They look decent grip on those


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[KirstinS]

Not being a footballist of any kind I did not know shin pads have evolved to lightweight inside a sock

I shall try this, or something similar

https://www.prodirectsoccer.com/products/Nike-Mercurial-Lite-Shin-Guard-Accessories-Shinpads-SP2086010-Black-Volt-Black-135487.aspx?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9Zj6rOeK3gIV5zLTCh02sA4fEAkYECABEgKRW_D_BwE


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[KirstinS]

First ride out with new shoes , very happy and they were damn pricey but brilliant and appear built to last a long time

If a bit of ankle support is also you thing (like me ) these are the business

https://www.scotbycycles.co.uk/97/products/five-ten-freerider-high-mountain-biking-shoes--blackkhaki.aspx?currency=GBP&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI34nxn--S3gIVJbXtCh28PgRyEAQYAyABEgKTjPD_BwE


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