Dirt Bike Trail Riding: Hands, Sun and Dust
Dirt bike trail riding · Skin is gear

Forty miles of single track. The hands, the sun and the legs all keep score.

Trail days are long and slow and technical. Rocks, roots and ruts wear the palms, the sun works on the neck and lips from the trailhead on, and the legs and arms feel every log crossing by afternoon. Here is the trail rider's kit, from the trailhead to the tailgate.

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Why trail days wear you down

Slow miles are still miles.

A trail ride doesn't feel as violent as a moto, and that's the trap. You spend hours on the bars, working the clutch through tight sections, hanging on through rock gardens and roots. The palms get hot, the gloves get wet, and the blisters show up by lunch. Meanwhile the sun is working on your neck and lips, and the dust is getting into every cut.

The routine is simple. Dry Spray on the hands and feet the night before. Tape the spots you know. Cover up for the sun once and forget it. Wash the dust off at the truck, close what opened, and look after the legs and back that did the work. Central Oregon is OHV country. The trails start minutes from town.

A trail day, stop by stop

From the trailhead to the tailgate.

Where trail riders' skin and bodies go wrong over a long day, and what goes on at each stop.

The night before · 9 PMDry hands, dry boots.

Dry Spray on the palms and feet before bed. Drier gloves and boots through the tight, sweaty sections, and tape that stays put.

Dry SprayPerformance
Trailhead · 8 AMCover and tape.

Zinc on the lips, a sun layer for the exposed sections, tape on the blister spots you already know.

Reef Safe SPF 15 Zinc Lip Balm – Gentle Vanilla ScentSun Hoodie - Bamboo - SPF 50Rhinos' Own Adhesive tape
Lunch stop · NoonThe hot spot.

Gloves off, hands dry, retape. Split stick on anything that opened. Pocket Water so you keep drinking.

SplitPocket Water
The tailgate · 5 PMCool down.

Cleanse spray on the skin and on the gloves and boot liners. It takes the dust and sweat off the body and the gear.

CleanseCastile Hand and Body Wash
That night · 9 PMBody work.

Massage Cream and Repair on the forearms, back and legs. Split+ whipped balm on blisters and scrapes.

Massage CreamRepairSplit+
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The pack

What's in the hydration pack.

Travel sizes in the pack. Full sizes at the truck.

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The core products in travel sizes. A season of trail days to try them.

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11 items · pick a size, hit Add
Hands, feet and braces, the night beforeDry Spray$18.95
Known hot spotsRhinos' Own Adhesive tape$3.95
Blisters on the trailSplit$4.95
Whipped balm, at nightSplit+$18.95
LipsReef Safe SPF 15 Zinc Lip Balm – Gentle Vanilla Scent$4.95
Exposed milesSun Hoodie - Bamboo - SPF 50$19.95
In the packPocket Water$12.95
Cool-down spray, skin and gearCleanse$9.00
Dust offCastile Hand and Body Wash$5.95
Body work after the rideMassage Cream$18.95
Recovery, every nightRepair$18.95
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The people who test this on the trail.

Trail riders, dual-sport regulars, weekend single-track crews. They tell us what blistered.

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The rock garden, the lunch stop, the dusty tailgate. This wall is yours.

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