Hi Deacon, You should be aware that many antacids--both prescription and over the counter--contain aluminum hydroxide, as per: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601013.html
So, if you take a teaspoon of Maalox you've just ingested more aluminum than you would get by riding on aluminum bicycle pedals. If you don't get a rash or break out after riding on your aluminum pedals, then you're probably ok. However, I sympathize with your metal toxicity issues. I have a nickel allergy and get a rash when I wear a Casio watch made of stainless steel. (Stainless steel can be 10% nickel.) I get around this problem by wearing a titanium watch. You'd think there would be some slick company out there making titanium pedals for cycling, but I haven't found any that make "normal" pedals. There seems to be one company making the eggbeater type for special shoes, so that won't help you. Thus, you might just want to go for some cheap plastic ones: https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=42731&category=114 or the Ergon PC2 made of "composite material": http://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/pc2 If all else fails, here's a clever hack: Cut up an old bicycle tube and slide it over the pedal. Then you're pedaling on rubber. Best of luck! -Ellis On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 6:53:47 PM UTC+1, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Anyone know about if the skin (specifically soles of the feet) can absorb > aluminum via riding barefoot? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
