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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: nice minimal pads - pro-tec double down
I got a pair of these a few weeks back and I'm digging them. They're low-profile, memory foam and thin plastic hard cup pads. The idea is you can wear them comfortably under your pants etc.
Sounds like these might fit the bill...I had & Sold a set of Large 'Protec Street' knee pads as they were too tight.
Thought about getting some in XL, but they still would be a bit too bulky for LDP.
Anybody else have a pair of the Double Downs or Triple 8 Second Skins or can recommend anything else that's similar?
I dont wear pads for LDP but i do wear gloves and i can vouch for the kevlar weave that the 888 second skin pads use. My gloves have taken a few tough hits and although the stitching has come apart and the leather has ripped, the kevlar weave looks brand new. The only way ive ever damaged the kevlar was with heat (grinding down a washer and picking it up too soon) but its very abrasion resistant.
I have the Triple 8 Second Skin elbow pads and like them for their minimalism, but didn't like the knee pads for the same reason. I guess I prefer a more protective knee pad. They may protect skin, but probably not joints.
I went out and got myself a set of these and let me just say this: If you have larger than average legs (whether they're really muscular or just bigger in general) these are not the pads for you. I wear these only when I need to make a good impression (like when I go street skating on my aggressive inline skates). Mine have rips and tears all over them already and I think I've only used them about half a dozen times.
I only wear knee pads on tranny when I know I'll be bailing out on my knees (or at high speed cause I'm too cheap for leathers). There's zip for joint protection there. I can't ever remember bailing onto my elbows or skinning an elbow. Dislocating elbows, yes, but no pad is gonna stop that. Wrist guards probably saved my wrists multiple times as the 2 times I'd fractured a wrist, I wasn't wearing them and they're proven to prevent a Fx. I've never bailed onto my knees longboarding or pumping because for some reason I auto roll, as in for some reason I plant hands and roll thus road rash on the back side. I think this is habitual from snowboarding, its just not gonna change. In short, I find knee pads are useless in preventing a Fx unless you plant a knee from greater than say the height of you standing on your board (>18"?) minimum. Useful for bailing out on trannies, very useful for my kids skinning their knees (doing anything), and even more useful for stinking up the storage shed.
A helmet well, God forbid you ever have a car vs skater mvc but it may save you from being a veg.
never bailed onto my knees longboarding, but i tend to wear kneepads (888's) when doing DH, just for piece-of-mind when tucking down around corners.
for LDP i'm never without wrist guards and often a 888 elbow pad on my leading elbow - can't recover quickly enough from wheelbite when it throws you off unexpectedly, usually onto my left side.
and lately i've been wearing my 661 pro bomber shorts almost every session (LDP, DH and bowls/parks)...too many hippers lately (including a fractured SITS bone a while ago) but also these things give me more confidence to land stuff knowing i'll be able to get up and walk should it all go awry.
The confidence factor is definetely a bonus. I still plant hands & roll on a wheel-bite event; right shoulder & scapula takes the brunt. This is instinctive longboarding and I don't think I could bail any other way if I tried. Same with trannies and knee bailing. The shorts sound like a great idea. I love seeing the New Zealand scenery in movies by the way, beautiful!
In effect, they won't offer as much protection as the TSG (or similar) pads
would, but they are light weight, do not inhibit movement of the knee
whatsoever (move with it very well, actually - you can hardly tell when
these things are on) and, without the amount of padding found in pads like
the TSG's, will deflect/absorb impact to a degree but won't cushion as much
as the TSG's.
Additionally, I wouldn't say the telekneesis are super specific to skiing.
They work very well for skiing, but the military has also taken a liking to
them - issuing them to tactical soldiers and the like; additionally,
carpenters are psyched on them as well. With regards to skating, again, I
think they'd work fine for you.
Regards,
Joe
Joe Penacoli | Black Diamond Mail Order
2084 E. 3900 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
801.278.5533 (ph)
801.278.5544 (fax)
joep@bdel.com
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