Bad Pedal Grazes

Option one:

Second set of soccer shin gaurds - you'll find some of them will fit OK
around the back of your legs, if you have a spare set you can give that
a try

Option two:

Some kind of leg armor, such as the SixSixOne 4x4's. Though, these
only have a 'thick-ish' fabric to protect the back of your legs. It
prevents light pedal bites, but sometimes my Snafu pedals still bite
through. Other leg armours may be more ideal - check your local bike
shop and see if they carry any gear (or search online if you prefer
🙂)

Hope this helps!

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Rattlesnake Chaps?-------available at sporting goods stores in many
places in the deep south and west.

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the 661s that i have protect the back of my leg pretty well. there only
like $30 on UDC and work very well.

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The 661's work pretty well, awesome on the front for pedal bites. I do
have a 1inch scar on my right calf though, a pin punctured the fabric
on the back, and then ripped both the fabric and my leg 😉

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Nice photo...reminds me of 'my first pedal graze'
(http://tinyurl.com/8t4cs).

Did you get those pedals from Gary? If so, they may be the pair that I
accidentally ordered instead of the non glow-in-the-dark blue Odyssey
Jim Cielencki pedals.

661's do the job for me, although you may still end up with minor
scraps and bruises even with them on because there's no padding on the
back.

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i just ordered them in from the bike shop. They're the glow-in-the-dark
blue odyssey Jim Cielencki pedals. they cost 100 but she only charged
me 50 cause she's a nice lady 🙂. what kinda price (australian) am i
looking at for 661's?

thanks

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Was that at Gap Cycles? Was that Karen? She is very nice. I used to
work at Gap Cycles. I considered maybe doing the apprenticeship they
offered me, but I was pretty keen on studying architecture. I think
661's are $70ish, but that's a very rough estimate.

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In Aus, there are some really good shin pads available that i wish i
could get over here. If you just ride street, and aren't really
interested in knee protection as is desired in muni riding, you can get
shin armour that homogenously wraps right around your shins and calf
muscles. Tomsey once had a good pair that, i think, are called
Armadillos (check his videos). The 661 Veggies may also be a good
choice, but i'm not sure. I use 661 4x4s, due to a lack of
alternatives.

My LBS has a pair of Fuse shin pads that they can order in. They look
pretty good. Has anyone else tried them before? Here's a pic that i
googled: http://www.tenpackbmx.com/products/safety_gear/index.html

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me and jerick bought our 661's at

http://tinyurl.com/g7fe6

they cheap =p better then 70$...

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iridemymuni said:

i just ordered them in from the bike shop. They're the glow-in-the-dark
blue odyssey Jim Cielencki pedals. they cost 100 but she only charged
me 50 cause she's a nice lady 🙂. what kinda price (australian) am i
looking at for 661's?

thanks

plus if there is a site that i can buy soem from i want some
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Mike The Uni Man said:

plus if there is a site that i can buy soem from i want some
they cool

You should check butler, they might have them, or can order them for ya
=p

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i just got my 661 for 50bucksCAD i love em very comfy and very
breathy(is that a word?) they havent really had a chance to give me any
protection yet but they have given me some more confidence.

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I love mine too, and recently found out i can wash them in the washer!
so now they dont smell, well, they do, but with a nice smell, not
sweaty.

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$50 dollars...

i only payed like 28$ all together...

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i got some called lizard skins at my LBS, they are made of like a
neoprene material and surround my whole leg below the knee. For shin
protection they have a hard plastic insert that is removable (but i
almost never take it out)

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me and jerick bought our 661's at

http://tinyurl.com/g7fe6

they cheap =p better then 70$...

70$ in australian...

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andrew_carter said:

Nice photo...reminds me of 'my first pedal graze'
(http://tinyurl.com/8t4cs).

Did you get those pedals from Gary? If so, they may be the pair that I
accidentally ordered instead of the non glow-in-the-dark blue Odyssey
Jim Cielencki pedals.

661's do the job for me, although you may still end up with minor
scraps and bruises even with them on because there's no padding on the
back.

Andrew

GRAZE you call that a graze, dear god you must be hard as nails, I'd
have been in A&E with those. Boy you must still have the scars,
respect.
I've been using my old hockey pads they cover the front but not the
back, Ive had brusing but I've only got plastic peddles, I was gonna go
metal but I'm having second ideas. Is metal really worth it?

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When sharp pedals hit your calf muscles they tend to dig in a fair way
and scrape their way down the leg fairly easily. The nice thing is
that it's far less painful than getting hit on the shins. 🙂

Are you riding trials or muni? If so, then yes metal pedals are worth
it. They don't have to be razor sharp, and if you want you can blunten
them yourself. They are far stronger and more durable though, and will
be more grippy when wet.

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When sharp pedals hit your calf muscles they tend to dig in a fair way
and scrape their way down the leg fairly easily. The nice thing is
that it's far less painful than getting hit on the shins. 🙂

Are you riding trials or muni? If so, then yes metal pedals are worth
it. They don't have to be razor sharp, and if you want you can blunten
them yourself. They are far stronger and more durable though, and will
be more grippy when wet.

Andrew

Thanks for that graphic description, I'm even less keen, I WANNA BE
RAPPED IN COTTON WOOL AN' BUBBLE RAP! LIFE'S WAY TO SCAREY. 🙂

Yeh, trying to muni, getting better been riding for 4months now, bought
myself a big fat tyre and going for it. As an after thouhgt, I do
wonder how much the tyre effects my riding, it's great on the mountains
and I don't have trouble with turning and stuff I need to do there, but
I cant for the life of me turn circles on flat pavement areas.....mmm
moment for thought. What do you reckon?🙂

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