Chain grease on leg

[michelem]

My black tights are great - if I get chain grease on them it doesn't show up, so I don't know whether I get it on myself or not! I probably do, but like to think I don't!

[Torrilin]

I just figure I'll end up with grease on me. Carrying the bike up and down stairs is not a good way to avoid it . If the friends doing the hassling are male, just ignore 'em if the hassling isn't damaging. They'll get bored (eventually) and find a new thing to hassle you about.

If the hassling hurts, set a boundary. Guys like to hassle their friends, but they don't like it to hurt. Most of 'em can deal with someone putting a particular area off limits for verbal horseplay.

[Kalidurga]

Maybe you're using too much lube...?

[KnottedYet]

I'm kinda proud of the occaisional grease mark or chain-ring scabs on my leg. Nobody hassles me about it. They're too busy riding their bikes to fret over how I look!

Are these guys hassling you as a way of flirting with you?

And you might want to consider one of the "drier" lubes, and wipe off the excess very thoroughly. It does seem to help with the gratuitous grease-attacks.

[quint41]

I'm proud of my grease tatoos! That's what one of my friends calls them, since I always end up with a grease tatoo somewhere on my calf. And, hey, if the guys want to comment on my greasy calves, I'll just say, "thank you for admiring my legs!"

[luvs2ride]

hey Sara-
It's just not a ride for me without those greese tatoos!! I too wonder how they get there but have learned to laugh about it! I don't think I've ever completed a ride without something landing on my leg. Usually the right calf because I clip out left and lean right (I think !!). Anyway, I'm sure you're in good company!

Blessings!!
Susan

[GLC1968]

The women's group I ride with was just talking about this a couple of weeks ago. Most of these women have been riding for many, many years and we all laughed that we ALL had grease on our calves in some way, shape or form.

We decided that the concept of it being a 'rookie' mistake was probably invented by some guy who needed yet another reason to rag on some other guy who was probably kicking his butt! We figured that if you aren't getting bike grease on you...you aren't riding enough!