Thumb damage!

[Tin Pot]

I've worn the skin off my thumbs and I don't know how!?

Went out on my MTB a few days ago, off road muddy fields and tracks, came back and the inside of each knuckle had worn through a few layers of skin to the raw.

WTF?

 

[Kies]

 

[Tin Pot]

How unkind !

 

[summerdays]

Wearing gloves or not?

 

[Tin Pot]

Wearing gloves or not?

Yes, specialized gloves, same I use on my road bike.

The only thing I can think of is the twisty gear shifter on the MTB..?

 

[vickster]

Sounds a likely cause. Get thicker MTB gloves, checking where the seams are

 

[ScotiaLass]

Yes, specialized gloves, same I use on my road bike.

The only thing I can think of is the twisty gear shifter on the MTB..?

Seem likely - definitely get better gloves!

 

[Tin Pot]

Ahah!

Cheers all. Felt a bit daft posting it, but I walk away with a solution.