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From nettles and brambles?
Anyone adapted anything that looks fashionable and functional?
*awaits the inappropriate GIFs*
Long hiking trousers in winter/spring/autumn and Knee pads and long hiking socks in summer.
Otherwise my legs are a state.
I also gave up on short sleeved riding tops last year. Long sleeved lightweight tops stop that self-harming look.
Try orienteering gaiters, lightweight bramble bashers.
Or, just HTFU. Bramble scars are the mark of a good ride!
You should definitely wear horse riding chaps whilst mountain biking.
Please make sure to post an image here so we can see how well they work.
Anyone adapted anything that looks fashionable and functional?
I can confidently predict this is going to be a "no".
As above, try softshell walking trews or just try to stay out of the undergrowth.
Most on here are bike riding chaps.
Try cycling specific chaps - I thought they were a good idea but haven't yet made the plunge
Would horse riding chaps help protect the legs you think?
Yes, if you asked nicely. Probably some of the ladies would too.
Try not riding through brambles. It's surprisingly effective.
Long sleeves, 3/4 shorts and either long football socks/sealskins/dexshell , Inelegant but I’ve been giant hogweeded twice and often boldly go where nobody else has gone for quite some time
What about knee and shin pads? I have a set of brand x ones that protect me fully from brambles and falls. Hardly use them these days though.
I've got a pair of Rainlegs. They do a good job of keeping rain off. Would probably give some protection from nettles etc. Don't think would help much for brambles, they are quite thin material, could get ripped.
And can be a bit sweaty in warmer weather. Whether they are fashionable is another question...
Running compression socks could work too. As I suspect could a good pair of football socks.
Buy a roll of tubigrip.
Cut in to 4 pieces, one for each limb. Then you can continue to ride wearing sleeveless vests and short shorts whilst pretending to be a mummy.
and often boldly go where nobody else has gone for quite some time
You mean 'fall off' don't you.
I boldly went into a ditch yesterday.
Careful what you type into google, and beware the images 😯
Long, reasonably robust trousers during the winter, but once the weather got warmer? Shorts all the time, and avoid anywhere where brambles grow in profusion - that usually means footpaths, and footpaths are not really for cycling on. Bridlepaths, on the other hand, don’t usually have much in the way of brambles. Nettles, however, are a fact of life, and the tingling sensation from them should be embraced as an invigorating part of the overall experience.
I got more scars on my shins from the pins on my flatties than ever I got from brambles.
Overhanging brambles growing out of hedges, now they’re a sodding nuisance, and should be killed with death, or fire, or something. Putting things around your legs won’t help there, either. A sharp knife or secateurs will. A little trail clearance when you go out for an evening or afternoon pootle will help everyone.
Fairing?
