knee\shin pads recommendations?

mike hunts alpine

Investing in some pads for shin and knees want all in one not sepperate been looking at these?

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/apparel/unisex/body-armour/sixsixone-rage-knee-shin-pads-2014.html

Show me ze padz recommendations please.

poah

Fox Launch Pro Knee Guards are the ones I'm thinking about getting

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fox- ... -prod60808

mike hunts alpine

They are nice the fox ones.

Kowalski675

mike hunts alpine wrote:

Investing in some pads for shin and knees want all in one not sepperate been looking at these?

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/apparel/unisex/body-armour/sixsixone-rage-knee-shin-pads-2014.html

Show me ze padz recommendations please.

I've looked at those and tried them on at my LBS, they seem a good product, but don't have a velcro strap at the bottom, if you're bothered bout that, just the elastic. There are two identical looking versions, make sure you order the one you want - there's the Rage (softshell) and Rage Hard (hardshell) versions, both look externally identical. Have a look at the Nukeproof Criticals - good value at £50 (I have the elbow and knee only Criticals).

mike hunts alpine

Cheers hard shell ones cause im a pure rough arse on rides lol.

Kowalski675

If you want hardshell I'd say definitely look at the Nukeproofs.

rockmonkeysc

mike hunts alpine wrote:

Investing in some pads for shin and knees want all in one not sepperate been looking at these?

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/apparel/unisex/body-armour/sixsixone-rage-knee-shin-pads-2014.html

Show me ze padz recommendations please.

I have them and wouldn't recommend them. I find them bulky and they get really hot. The velcro straps slip and after getting wet a few dozen times they are starting to go rotten and fall apart. Troy Lee, Fox and Nukeproof all make better knee pads.

mike hunts alpine

The nuke proof criticals have won me over I think happy Christmas to me

Kowalski675

Happy with mine.

Cqc

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I have them and wouldn't recommend them. I find them bulky and they get really hot. The velcro straps slip and after getting wet a few dozen times they are starting to go rotten and fall apart. Troy Lee, Fox and Nukeproof all make better knee pads.

+1, I have the hard shell versions. Waste of money, slip down, uncomfy, hot, impossible to pedal with, even in downhill