[Closed] pre-ride anti tick potions ?

Shave your legs, it makes it harder for them to cling on.

I use deet to keep the midgies away my manly musk, but it seems that the greasy like film it leaves on your legs isn't popular with ticks either

Deet as well here. We could do with a deer cull round us as they are the main vector and I see three or four every ride.

I read something about Lyme disease and how rarely it is diagnosed/treated properly that almost put me off going outdoors at all! If there are ticks about, check yourself after every ride/walk.

thanks guys, i'll try the deet.

Mate mixes olive oil with a squirt of lemon juice, says it works for him 💡

Wouldn't this be a better option?
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I've invested in a set of tick tweesers to remove the little suckas!

Try 'Prevent' - it is a repellent and also messes with insects nervous systems so it mucks up their bite reflex and kills them. It uses an natural extract from chrysanthemums so doesn't dissolve plastics etc.

(Mr MC posting)

genuine question for all the tick-conscious; how prevelant is Lyme disease in the UK? I first heard of it when I moved to and rode in the US in the late '90s where everyone was paranoid about it, and at that time it seemed no one in the UK had heard of it, but it seems that fairly recently UK riders are more concerned.

This study suggests we have far less than most of Europe, is this because we are an island, or through lack of ignorance in diagnosis and reporting?

http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?PublicationType=W&Volume=11&Issue=25&OrderNumber=1

<pedant mode> the tick is the main vector for the bacteria; deer (US), sheep (Europe) and rodents are secondary vectors that carry ticks. </pedant mode>

try Picaridin 'repel it'

it's not as nasty as Deet.... but v effective

does Avon Skin so soft work for ticks as well as mozzies?

Shave your legs, it makes it harder for them to cling on.

+1

The avon stuff might work. Anything a bit greasy like sun lotion would probably work.

from

CT.GOV "http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/publications/fact_sheets/tickbiteprevention05.pdf"

"(avon skin so soft) unlikely to offer any protection against ticks"

Oh well. I am getting good at removing them from the dog!