Troy Lee Lopes Knee Guards
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HA. I have the small medium and they are borderline too tight on my legs, and are the proper length. For once I found a product that fits and doesn't have 19 miles of extra strap! Testing begins thursday morning at 9am sharp on A line.
Heres a review for ya.
Been using m for 6months and they havent even slipped down once.
They totally rock..
Keep us posted!
they are sounding pretty good so far
If they're anything like my brand new 07 Combat's, they felt the same way for about a week and now fit perfect.
So rather than a set of knee guards that fit good the first week and are too long and "strappy" thereafter, the straps now fit perfectly.
At first they felt too tight, but now...ZERO complaints. Best pads I've ever had...and the back of the knee on the Combat's is open. I got the small/mediums too.
Have you ever crashed using them?
Dont know about him...but I crashed twice on them last week, all went well and as planned for a proper knee cup.
you rode your bike? few laps around the warehouse?
Yes, spent a week in tahoe doing XC with my chick and DH at northstar...then off to whistler for a week, then we will not ride DH again for another year! hahayou rode your bike? few laps around the warehouse?
I will end up using my lopes kneecups for enduro riding far more than DH riding.
I have crashed and did the knee slide thingy that makes other pads slide down so you still end up hurt.
But these pads... I cant even push m down if i wanted to.
But these pads... I cant even push m down if i wanted to.
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I've been using these pads for about a month now and I'm pretty happy with them. They stay up really well, but they will slide down a little over time. I've found the key is to make sure you put the TLD logo of the sleeve right over your kneecap. I have the S/M and the straps are a little long for me, but I discovered that if I cross the straps they tend to stay in place even better. I've endoed a couple of times and they protected my knees both times. I've tried several models of the 661 including the 4x4s and the Roach DH pads and the the TLD Lopes are the best by far.
I like the Fox Launch pads in combination with the Fox neoprene knee braces/pads. Unfortunately Fox discontinued the neoprene braces but many other companies make similar items. This setup does not slip and articulates very well for pedaling.
It's true!!you rode your bike? few laps around the warehouse?
I saw him ride!
I saw him crash!
are great; they never slip, have great protection and feel light.
Been running 661 Kyle Straits for a couple months, and so far so good. They don't have much shin coverage, but do cover some. I haven't crashed with these yet, but they stay nice and snugfor the trail riding i do.
7 whistler runs, 5 bears, no pad slippage. excellent.
Heh...I was on a connector trail traversing the mountain and I saw these two guys stopped along the trail. I blew by them. The two in front of them were stopping on the trail...I blew by them. I was wondering what the hell was wrong with people. I then looked a little farther down the trail...There was a black bear in the middle of the trail, just chillin'. I screamed like a little girl and it ran into the woods about .0003 seconds before I would've t-boned it and done a front flip to bear snack. That was cool. But my pads didn't slip either.
sounds like a mastercard ad
Day pas at whistler - $40
5 Beers at lunch - $40
Knowing your knee/shin pads arent going to move during a crash - priceless
any idea how good the lopes work for tall guys (6'7")? I'm looking to try something new from my fox launch guards
I'm short, do you think they will fit me (5'5 I think)?
I'm 5'5" and they fit me just fine.
Cool, thanks!
i was dh with my friend today and he just got a pair. i got to say there pretty sweet and transcend's write up on them, makes them my next purchase.
Do they cover the area between the bottom of your shin and your shoe?
At 6' 7 they may not fit right, Measure from knee to ankle or whatever they say on the TLD and make sure but I have the biggest size and I am 5 9 and they fit just right so.... A pretty long set of knee and shin are the Rockgardn LZ's and they are pretty good too..
I'm surprised that no one even mentioned Dainese bibs throughout all of this. Do they still make them? I've got a pair that I've run for about 3 or 4 years, and although they're a pain in the ass to put on/take off (you gotta take off your shorts and get semi-naked) I can't recall them ever slipping in all that time. They've got cool thigh pads, too, to prevent charley horses.
They do still make them, but they are very easy to tear and don;t seem to last anymore.
I don't think they make the Viking bibs anymore. I have fallen several time on my knees this year and have had little help from the Dianese guards (I run the full shuttle suite aka the gay storm troop look). I don't know if they wear out but the knee guards are just not helping me enough and its seems like the knees are most of the time the first to hit the ground when I fall but they everything stay in place for sure.
The TLDs are the first product I have seen in a long time that I may think could ensure the the guards stay on my skinny legs.
The TLDs are the first product I have seen in a long time that I may think could ensure the the guards stay on my skinny legs.