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Slide Knee Pads

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Company: 187
Email: killerpads@cox.net
Website: http://www.the187.com/

User reviews

Average user rating from: 4 user(s)


Overall rating		4.5
Usefulness		4.8
Durability		4.5
Construction		4.8
Appearance		4.3
Ease Of Use		4.3
Ease of Maintenance		4.8
Originality		4.5

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If you have the money, get them, Tuesday, 08 September 2009

Written by Smitty010493 - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.4
Usefulness		5.0
Durability		5.0
Construction		4.0
Appearance		5.0
Ease Of Use		3.0
Ease of Maintenance		5.0
Originality		4.0

these are amazing, you can get a running start and land directly on your knees and slide all the way down a hill, best investment since i bought my slide gloves.... if you tech slide, make sure you get a pair of these, they will take you to the next level

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Saving your skin for a price, Tuesday, 02 June 2009

Written by WearAHellmet961 - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.7
Usefulness		5.0
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Appearance		4.0
Ease Of Use		5.0
Ease of Maintenance		5.0
Originality		4.0

These pads are GREAT! they are made well and do an excellent job of protecting your knees, the velcrow on the knee pad has possilbe potential to replace the hard plate for a sliding one if you want, Not ideal for free riding and cruising around the hood because they are really big, and restrict leg movement. If your going to do any downhill i suggest you get pads unless you want to eat pavement 187 is expensive but they are build well, the other cheap pair i had didnt last long, didnt protect my knees well either. Pads are somthing to invest in... dont go cheap!

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187, Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Written by Tonyz - View all my reviews - Top 50 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.4
Usefulness		5.0
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Appearance		3.0
Ease Of Use		4.0
Ease of Maintenance		4.0
Originality		5.0

These are huge and bulky, too big for simply cruising or carving around the hood. But falling on them is like falling on a huge pillow, they have so much padding in them that they make you look like you're going to war. Don't buy them if your just cruising, they're very useful for DH or Sliding though.

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The 187 Pro kneepads, Friday, 22 February 2008

Written by jlmitch - View all my reviews - Top 1000 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.6
Usefulness		4.0
Durability		3.0
Construction		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Ease Of Use		5.0
Ease of Maintenance		5.0
Originality		5.0

These pads are burly. Falling on your knees doesn't suck if you have these on. The dual enclosure system ensures that the pads won't slip down your leg. The first system is velcro for the top and bottom straps. The second system covers the first and consists of a ladderlock belt construction for the bottom strap and a second velcro fastening for the top strap. You can make them as tight as you want.
There is padding inside so that you don't jar your knee if you fall hard. I haven't had any knee pain after falling directly onto my knees.
The cap of the kneepad is slidey, so you don't go down and stick. If you fall, you're definitely going to slide a little bit. You can even run a few steps, then fall onto your knees just to see how awesome these pads are.
I use these kneepads primarily for downhill skateboarding. A slight problem that I have is the bulkiness of the pad getting in the way of my tuck. It's easy to adapt around it, but sometimes the pad on my back knee digs into the ankle of my front leg, which can hurt. Also when taking toeside turns, the cap sometimes hits the ground because it sticks out an inch or so. These are the only peeves I've experienced, and they don't happen very often.
Sometimes in a downhill bail, you don't fall directly onto your knees. I recently experienced a fall between 30 and 35 mph, in a overdrifted toeside turn. I slid down the hill on the side of my left leg; consequently, the side of the kneepad on that leg almost got destroyed. The straps were partially frayed and the buckle of the ladderlock fastening system was considerably shaved. I've heard that attaching slide pucks with velcro to the sides (on the outside of each leg) of the pads will guard against this.
Overall, these pads are wonderful! Pretty much perfect if you're serious about protecting your knees.

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