See...so there is something to be gained by riding "loose" and flopping. ;-)
Jody
PS. I have never had a shin splint....must be my superior riding.
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, rides2far@xxxxxxxx <rides2far@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx <rides2far@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] shin splints To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 8:35 PM
>>>>Not really shin splints though, not in the true definition of the medical term as explained to me by my chiropractor. It’s closer to ‘flaying the muscle off the bone because of the side-to-side torque-ing (sp)’. >>>>Basically it grabs the muscle and pulls it around the bone with every stride, then back again.
Yes! *That's* what it feels like! Gripping more than usual may have something to do with it. Maybe on all those downhills... I don't think I've had them since I quit competing Kaboot.
