protection for legs?

[sgtiger]

Back in his bmx days, my brother swore by xtrskn.

http://www.bmxtreme.com/products/xtrskn.htm

[BluePeace2]

I don't think that long socks will do much, I managed to have a few issues getting cliped into my new Crank Bro. Smarties the other day, and in not falling on my SO I managed to put a small hole in my skin but not in my long pants ?!? I haven't had many problems with bruising or scrapes other than the time that we had to push our bikes up a nice steep hill that had no trail and when I fell going up an nother steep hill and falling onto a small tree but most of my problems can be covered by a skirt or proudly displayed as proof of my new 'thing' that I do.

[lph]

Really thick knee high wool socks. Turned over. With an Argyle pattern, like guys in kilts wear.

Sorry, just couldn't resist the mental image

[alpinerabbit]

Yeah. I'm thinking of mutating into a MTBer too for the winter.
Those socks (red of course) would look cool with the construction worker shorts I would love to buy which are neon yellow with big reflective stripes.

[obie]

It's getting a little ridiculous, but I'm sporting the bruises (and the abrasions, and the "gravel rash", and...) with pride...We'll see if I still feel that way after college reunion this weekend

But, I'm loving the long socks idea, as I love that sort of thing. It might help with inadventent poison ivy brush-ups as well?

[sundial]

I *should* wear shin guards but I'm hard headed and would rather have a checkerboard of scratches to wear proudly as honor badges.

[lovelylibrarian]

Thanks! I wouldn't mind a few bruises but some of them are HUGE-- and spread out to multicolored things as they heal. I honestly think I'd scare my coworkers if I wore a skirt to the office. I imagine I'll injure myself less as I increase my MTB skills.

Would be funny to wear my pink snowboard socks though.

Karen

[MtnBikerChk]

I *should* wear shin guards but I'm hard headed and would rather have a checkerboard of scratches to wear proudly as honor badges.

Well for me it's more than the possible cosmetic damage. The first time you fall square on your knee while wearing knee/shin pad combo protection and you really don't feel it - you realize why you wear them in the first place!