Until last week, I would be in agreement with others, you only get shin splints from running/jogging. At a doctor's appointment last week to work on hip pain, we discovered that I also had shin splints. I don't run, or jog...just ride my bike, and walk my dogs in big clunky boots (it's winter here). I was told that the boots could have caused them....I'm typically as Z2 rider, though the crappy wind can turn my rides into Z3 and Z4.

I was told to be barefoot, and practice picking up a hand towel on a slick floor with my toes to "cure" them. I'm not a very good patient, so haven't been very diligent. Honestly, I have no pain, except when I'm getting man handled by my doctor!