Anyone use the new 2010 ones? Im having trouble with finding a pair of knee guards that don't slip down to my ankles.
Fox Titan Pro Knee Guards
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If you're sold on fox...this won't help you...but whatev...
Rockgard'n LZMX Knee/shin (they're shorter than full coverage shin guards...but it looks like the titan's are too...)
It has a "sock" type thing that goes about a quarter of the way up your thigh. Keeps the guard in place even during violent crashes.
I've been sportin' em for 4 years. Work like a dream and they're very comfortable for all day use.
Rockgard'n LZMX Knee/shin (they're shorter than full coverage shin guards...but it looks like the titan's are too...)
It has a "sock" type thing that goes about a quarter of the way up your thigh. Keeps the guard in place even during violent crashes.
I've been sportin' em for 4 years. Work like a dream and they're very comfortable for all day use.
Do you know if the Rockgardn Landing Zone Knee/Shin Guards have that same "sock"?
The regular ones do NOT have the same thigh "sock". They do have 4 straps in stead of 2 plus a sock. And they extend about 4 more inches down the shin (size large). I use the regular Landing Zone pads when I have an uneasy feeling about the ride...(like "holy crap, this is way above my skill level!!!!).
The plus side is that the regular knee/shin guards do not move much more than the LZMX pads. They are warmer....
I haven't used the Fox pads, but I can vouch for the Rockgardns. I have the LZMX Shorty guards- basically, they are the LZMX without the shin pad but the lower part still goes a bit further down than many knee pads. They are comfortable and stay in place better than any other pads I've used. They also are very pedaling friendly by not being too tight in the middle. Very nice and relatively cheap pads.
The only other thing I've used that works as well are Dainese Viking (full lower suit). They stay in place better than anything else, but the plastic is thinner than the LZMX pads (I have cut my knee through the plastic in crashes).
The only other thing I've used that works as well are Dainese Viking (full lower suit). They stay in place better than anything else, but the plastic is thinner than the LZMX pads (I have cut my knee through the plastic in crashes).
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Do you want shin protection? I've been wearing some Fox Launch Pros for the last few rides and they're great. The stay put and just don't feel "there." Way better than Kyle Straits if you wear knee pads like that.
Dear god....Kyle Straits...ugh.
Rockgard'n LZMX. Trust me.
PM me. I'll show you pictures....jeezuz. Just don't screw yourself.
Just using them as an example because everybody and their brother likes them it seems. I decided to spring for a pair and tore one of them in half the first ride.
Google told me these look pretty cool. Not what I had in mind before I posted.
I might have to try them, but I just bought some Race Face Rally knee-shins for those "heavy" days.
Yikes!!
Those bad boys are the definition of burly...Google told me these look pretty cool. Not what I had in mind before I posted.
That's what I ride with, gone through a couple pair. The new ones look like the straps are attached / sewn better vs. the older Roach pads, but I had to cut off the elastic piping on the top corners of the pads because that $hit tries to rub a hole in your leg. Other than that they are great.
Has anyone used the FOX Titan PRO model w/ hinged knee cup?
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/2/6/10/23106/ITEM/Fox-Racing-Titan-Pro-Knee-Guard.aspx
It appears to provide great protection but the 'one size' fits makes me pause....my leg muscles are huge.
In the past size L Raceface Rally's stayed in place while others seem to made for folks w/ stick legs.
J
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/2/6/10/23106/ITEM/Fox-Racing-Titan-Pro-Knee-Guard.aspx
It appears to provide great protection but the 'one size' fits makes me pause....my leg muscles are huge.
In the past size L Raceface Rally's stayed in place while others seem to made for folks w/ stick legs.
J
+1 I've wondered about those too, even posted a thread about on here a few months back. I think the hinged knee cup would help to keep them in place as you bend your knee back and forth, but don't want to end up with a closet full of pads trying to find something that works.