[woodsguy]

These caught my eye at Providence Bike. They are soft but get hard on impact. They have some pretty impressive demonstrations.

They are made in Fall River, MA and their headquarters are in Providence, RI.

At first I didn't think they would take many falls but they say on their site that they will and will replace them if they get damaged due to abrasion. But they are slim enough that I might wear them under my Fox Launch pads anyway. I might also use them for snowboarding.

 

[Jim Mac]

Sounds just like POC, would check it out to see if they beat POC price, though.

 

[woodsguy]

Sounds just like POC, would check it out to see if they beat POC price, though.

$40 is pretty good! Especially for made in the USA.

 

[pnj]

There is an entire thread on Bikeguide.org in the Bike Shop forum section about those pads. Search and read if you care.

I had some of the knee pads. I wore them around my house for a few hours and sent them back the next day. They didn't cover the side parts of my knees where I needed coverage and my thin, lightweight volleyball pads do. I also wasn't impressed with how well they absorbed energy from other objects.

The videos are impressive but I wasn't impressed with the pads.

YMMV....

 

[w00dy]

They're developing elbow pads too. Sew them right downstairs from me.

Unrelated, but one of those guys drives a Tesla. Yay for venture capital!

 

[jonKranked]

Sounds just like POC, would check it out to see if they beat POC price, though.

from the looks of them I suspect they don't offer close to the amount of protection as the POC stuff.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Those dudes should have spent some coin on a professionally done infomercial rather than wasting a $500 iPad, idiots. Definitely would not take that company seriously.

 

[w00dy]

These guys are just developing the material because they own the patent. Not surprised the pad design isn't as effective as dedicated pad makers. I don't expect them to keep manufacturing the stuff once they license the technology.

 

[jonKranked]

These guys are just developing the material because they own the patent. Not surprised the pad design isn't as effective as dedicated pad makers. I don't expect them to keep manufacturing the stuff once they license the technology.

get me some to try out.