Knee Pads or not to Knee

James23
James23 Posts: 113
edited October 2009 in MTB general
What are people’s thoughts on using or wearing knee pads for MBT? Also which ones would you recommend on a small price range.

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  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    I'm a newcomer back into biking. After a few small falls off the bike I got some 661 Kyle Strait pads. Just fit and forget. Really comfy so you don't notice you're wearing them at all.

    See here: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=28241

    £40 well spent compared to years of pain from a busted knee
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  • stunter ant
    stunter ant Posts: 213
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=3539

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=9590

    Really depends on what your price range is but the veggie knee pads soak up most impacts, Dainese full knee shin are nice
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  • buduk
    buduk Posts: 55
    http://www.bikeoutlet.co.uk/products/66 ... 11-91.html :D
  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    I generally only wear knee/elbow pads at trail centres (or if it's cold :p ), it's a personal choice whether you do or don't - you'd be foolish to make up your mind based on what others do. I don't find them very restrictive (661 evo's in my case) but I do notice they're there from time to time.

    You could probably do permanently disabling damage to your knees/elbows with a freakish low speed crash on easy terrain and similarly survive a high speed crash with just a bruised ego, it's up to you whether you think your riding needs pads (and how much the potential consequences of a crash mean to you in terms of what compromises you're prepared to make to mitigate them).
  • James23
    James23 Posts: 113
    Cheers guys....

    So most people use them then lol :lol::lol:

    their is some bargins there.
  • buduk
    buduk Posts: 55
    just got mine from bike outlet today :D
  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    Just brought 661 Kyle Straits recently, very good but not that cheap, available as a subscription gift with MBR at the moment I think though.
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  • 26 to Life
    26 to Life Posts: 194
    I rate the 661 KS knee pads as well, I use them with veggie wrap shin pads and feel pretty well protected without too much restriction ov movement. I've frequently got up from a spill or pedal slip or whataever and thought "I'm glad I have these on". I think they've kept a fair ammount of blood on the inside which I would otherwise have lost, and kept me on the bike for longer. A good invenstment IMO.

    Got a spare set of knees and shins (a bit used, not too stinky) if you're on a budget. Size large.
  • bluehelmet
    bluehelmet Posts: 156
    nferrar wrote:
    You could probably do permanently disabling damage to your knees/elbows with a freakish low speed crash on easy terrain

    Yup, my wife broke her elbow at about 5mph on the nice wide, smooth Lakeside Way at Kielder. :shock:

    Don't ask.
  • Mork77
    Mork77 Posts: 8
    Tuck and roll thats always saved me!
  • vmgscot
    vmgscot Posts: 120
    Just bought a pair of 661 Chicken wing elbow pads (CRC £22) after 22 years MTBing without any protection. nasty cut and stitches during lat Coed trip convinced me. Tried our last week and not restrictive at all, just feels like wearing a bandage.

    Knee pads (661 KS) coming soon as free sub offer from MBR.
    vmgscot
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I'm leaning towards shin pads rather than knee pads myself, but then I ride flats and keep getting cut up on the peddles :D.

    The only other impacts I tend to get is on the face (over bars, head is the first thing going to hit the ground :D).
  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    vmgscot wrote:
    Just bought a pair of 661 Chicken wing elbow pads (CRC £22) after 22 years MTBing without any protection. nasty cut and stitches during lat Coed trip convinced me. Tried our last week and not restrictive at all, just feels like wearing a bandage.

    Knee pads (661 KS) coming soon as free sub offer from MBR.

    This was me yesterday. :-( Except worse

    came off my bike on some cobbles... I think I braked and teh front wheel bounced into a cobble and then over I went. Right elbow, head, face, knees all took their bit for the team.

    I had (obviously) my helmet and knee pads on, but no elbow protection. Knees and head just fine but I've bashed my elbow bad enough I won't be riding anywhere for a week at least and I've got a nice bit of road rash on my forehead as well.

    The elbow hurts like chuff and I'm well pissed off as I was really looking forward to me and my lad going to Gisburn tomorrow.

    next thing I buy will be some elbow pads for me and him and possibly some shin guards. It honestly ain't worth the pain guys... trust me.

    I might even consider one of those rather silly semi full-face helmets now.
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