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  1. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    Let’s just say they aren’t from this country and if I elaborate my true feelings I’ll probably get kicked off this site.:speechless:
     
  2. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    That's disheartening. I've been Traeger curious, but maybe it's a red flag when a grill actually has tech support.
     
  3. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    I have a vague recollection of someone recently posting about some miracle treatment for poison oak, but I can't find it. Did I imagine that? F@cking Joplin.
     
  4. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Take a non-drowsy antihistimine daily for a week or so to minimize the allergic reaction.
     
  5. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Scrub down with some degreasing soap(dish soap, Fast Orange Pumice, Simple Green). Yea, even after the break out....the oils are still there.

    Wash all you gear....clothes, pack, pads, shoes

    Wipe down the bike with Simple Green.
     
  6. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    All good recommendations because you can re-infect yourself if you make contact with the oils that your attire and equipment is likely contaminated with.
     
  7. fos'l

    fos'l Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Bob
    Current Bike:
    2005 Santa Cruz Superlight
    Massive exposure (from waist to ankles) just prior to a trip to UT. I "bathed" in Calamine Lotion for five days and took Benadryl at night to control itching. When we returned my doctor provided a prescription for Prednisone which helped dry the sores up in record time, and Ascend Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream which kept the sores at bay. If you can't tell, I'm extremely vulnerable to PO.
     
  8. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Stop running into poison anything! I can't say that has been my plan as I have plowed through it all and came out unscathed and wonder how...
     
  9. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Oh no... It's not a miracle cure, but I found the Tecnu spray on Amazon to offer the most relief.

    And like the others have said, wash everything with Simple Green- including the seat in your truck. I re-infected myself a few years back from the residue that was on the driver seat.
     
  10. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Drive down to Tijuana and buy a cortisone shot at a local drugstore. Stick it in your arm or butt, and you’ll be good to go in 2 days.
     
  11. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    I didn't run into nuthin'. I was minding my own business descending a treacherous rock garden when the PO pulled the ground directly out from under me, sending me sprawling into its poisonous bosom.
    Agreed, the Tecnu does help. It's just one hot spot, luckily. Good thing I washed my gloves and pads as soon as I got home, as the infection is all over the small area of exposed wrist skin between my glove and elbow pad. I washed the seat cover in the truck too, but neglected to wipe the arm rest. Did that this morning. Hopefully that got it.
     
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  12. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Oh no @buggravy ! I can’t even say the word PO without grimacing!
    Rubbing alcohol helps too:confused:
     
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  13. da big hills

    da big hills iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    pearl harbor
    Name:
    cagey
    Current Bike:
    enduro 29
    pay attention to where you are. If you get a strike after you get home wash with Tide. It works on PO and Poison Ivy. 9 out 10 times you will be ok if the sticks do not break your skin. Now that it is cold soon it will be all sticks, harder to identify but once you do its easy to identify. The sticks are potent and normally break the skin.
     
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  14. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    Boooommmm!!!!!
     
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  15. Cornholio

    Cornholio iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    B
    Current Bike:
    Huffy
    I was outside washing the house windows/screens and noticed a little bit of water out in the street. :confused: At first I thought it was someone draining a pool but as I walked over I could see water bubbling from both sides of the street and from a crack in the middle of the street.

    Hurried and took a shower because I assume we will be without water soon.

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  16. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Whoa?!
     
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  17. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    My neighbor across the street: Their kids and their cousins are outside playing with bikes and scooters and balls, etc. and it pumped me up. I found myself walking in and out of my garage with my chest pushed out and a pep in my step, haha! They’re new to the neighborhood, but I planted a street hockey seed that hopefully will grow into a mighty oak. I remember Kirby Court in Upland like it was yesterday. The more things change the more they stay the same, particularly with kids.
     
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  18. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    I LOVE this. Get 'em Dio. Get them addicted to street hockey!
     
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  19. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Touch me I'm (not) sick!

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  20. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  21. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
  22. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Next up, uranium mining!
     
  23. evdog

    evdog iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    San diego
    Name:
    Evan S
    Now that's some good news! Hopefully something comes of it this time.

    Mining already can and does happen in Wilderness, since the Mining Act pre-dates the Wilderness Act. A local example is a mine with road access within the Sheep Mtn Wilderness near Mt Baldy, across from Glendora Ridge Rd. They are allowed a dozen mine trucks a day, but we are not allowed to ride bikes on that road because it's in Wilderness. There are plenty of other examples.
     
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  24. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    All that proves is that you don't currently have coronavirus. No comment about other physical and mental short-comings :)
     
  25. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Key word in there was human powered mountain bikes. Let's see how long that lasts. I don't see a lot of city jackwads out riding human powered bikes in the wilderness, but I do worry about old Pro mountain bikers past their prime that have lost there sense of reality promoting eBikes in Wilderness. They deserve large sticks in there front spokes.
     
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  26. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    Could it be an estick? Or does the stick have to be human powered?

    Because I am getting old, and the idea of having to pick up a stick to thrust anywhere sounds pretty strenuous.
     
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  27. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Dude can plot out a mellow ride that connects breweries. And there were tacos at each one. He's a genius. :D
     
  28. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    @Mikie is right on target - my town is filled with old pros, has-beens and legends in their own minds riding motorcycles disguised as bikes. “We earned it...”
     
  29. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    It's my gift.
     
  30. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    Even some who are still well since the fitness and skill of many of us, are pairing up with yamaha.... And not for their motocross
     
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