Head bumps, itchy scalp & the unexpected culprit!

[DemitriN]

I'm posting this to help any biker suffering from an itchy scalp and unexplainable head bumps!

A year ago I started getting large red bumps on my head which started to itch and trouble me. I first thought they were sunspots. Nope. Then I thought perhaps it was a reaction to my shampoo. Nope.

They were about 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter and quite sensitive. My barber asked me about them and I was on the verge of getting a dermatologist to look at them and possibly remove them. 

Then mysteriously the bumps all disappeared! About that time - a couple of weeks - I hadn't been biking. 

No coincidence.

I resumed biking, and you can guess... the bumps returned to haunt me a few weeks later. And the itches!

🐀 Sniffing the rat in the kitchen I took a suspicious look at my head gear, a Leatt Enduro helmet. Whala! There they were, a bunch of big-eyed culprits staring up at me and looking guilty as sin. These round blue rubbery inserts. Leatt calls them "360° Turbine Technology" on their website. Looking at the location of each one inside my helmet it was a perfect match with every single bump on my head!!!! 

One by one I removed the blue rubbers (they pull out easily) and resumed my normal mtb rides. Magically the bumps disappeared after a week.

And thank the Lord no more itching scalp! 

Mystery solved. No more 360° Turbine Technology and my scalp is happy as can be! 

Hopefully this can help another biker with head bumps scratching his/her head wondering why...

Happy biking! 

 

 

Edited March 20 by DemitriN

[DemitriN]

It's been suggested I name my head condition "Leattitus Turbinitus"! 🤕

[MORNE]

To be honest, doesn't surprise me that anything on leatt gear would give one hives😅. They really use the cheapest of the cheap materials. Almost all my leatt gear has fallen apart just from washing. Once bought a R1k enduro jersey. It lasted one ride. Pulling apart at seams. Never again.

Edited March 21 by MORNE