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I had a low speed mini crashette (black ice on a descent) about two days ago, and got a palm sized area of road rash on my leg. I don’t have any pain from it, just very mild discomfort.

My question is, is it best to keep a plaster on the wound all the time, or try and let the air get to it, or a bit of both? Obviously I’m wearing trousers in the day and pyjamas at night (both at home). So if I removed the plaster, my clothes would touch the wound.

Secondly, but more importantly, my shifter levers were scratched as the bike slid on the ground.

Can you recommend any tape to put on them, to minimise future damage if I crash again? Maybe “grip tape” down the sides, or electrical tape wound around them in one area?

Thank you.

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Sorry to hear that.

Sorry to hear that.

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Thank you for the advice ?

Thank you for the advice ?

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I had something similar in

I had something similar in Jan. BCC in their ultimate wisdom didn’t grit the roads after overnight temps of =3 and so ice was on the main roads on the one day I needed to do work in the office. Managed to get within a mile of work (8mile commute) and hit a patch turning right at some lights. Luckily as it was icy, I didn;t get much friction so the rash was just light scratches on my hip/thigh and elbow. Managed to twist the right shifter in though.

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Antiseptic spay is good.

Antiseptic spray is good.  You don’t have to touch anything.

Whenever I have covered road rash, it tends to seep and stick on the dressing.

It will dry out if left to the air.

Perhaps shorts for a couple of days, with jumpers and big thick socks.  

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Thank you for the help. I’ll

Thank you for the help. I’ll look into spray plasters.

 

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Sorry to hear about your

Sorry to hear about your mishap. These things happen and I wouldn’t focus on the levers but perhaps better tyres.

As regards your rash, agree with Welsh boy about letting air get to it first. Once the wound is dry I would be inclined to use some spray plaster as this will keep it clean, and alllow you to dress without the worry of catching it.

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Thank you very much for the

Thank you very much for the quick reply.

Sorry to hear about your incident.

 

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I have always found that

I have always found that letting the air get to the rash is the best thing, bit nasty when you stick to the sheets in the night and have to peel yourself out of bed in the morning though.

Live with the scratches on your levers, wear scratches and scars as campaign medals, the make for interesing conversations at the coffee stops (can you remember cafe stops?).  If the scratches bother you too much wait until the end of the winter (you might hit the deck again, I went down last weekend when I hit a hidden pothole on a flooded section of road and submerged the right side of my body in about 4 inches of cold water, ended up with a scratched lever, torn handlebar tape and road rash too, the worst bit was riding home for the last 90 minutes wet in temperatures of about 3 degrees) and look for a replacement lever on eBay.

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