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Re: [RC] Knee galls (mine!)--need advice - heidiWhen I first started riding endurance, I found that jeans didn't work (knee galls). A year or so later after I had switched to tights, I noticed that one fellow who rode 100's when available, and 50's the rest of the time used jeans. That night while around the campfire, I asked him how he prevented knee rubbing. He mumbled something about riding properly. His wife chimed in and exposed his secret: "Panty hose"! On top of it he was too embarrassed to go to the store for them and she had to buy his for him. Another time I was at an organized trail ride (Yuk!) one "cowboy" was giving me a lot of s**t about my helmet and tights. That night at supper he changed into shorts. His knees looked like hamburger! I refrained from laughing out loud. Ed, I have to admit that to say I "never" had problems with knee galls isn't 100% accurate. I did my first endurance ride in 1973, and it was the Virginia City 100. I saw a bunch of riders at the start with Ace bandages wrapped around their knees. I thought, "Gee, that's odd--aren't they used to RIDING??" Afterward, with my shredded knees smarting, I thought "Gee, they sure knew something I didn't!" Regular jeans went out of my competition "wardrobe" as well from thereafter... :-) Heidi ============================================================ There is no better way to see the world than from the back of a horse. ~ Teddy Roosevelt ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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