I need knee pads, any suggestions?

[cphilip]

...a couple of Maxipads and some duct tape...

[MarkM]

Go to Walmart and buy the Trace combined knee and shin pads...they may have to order them in for you, if you were to find Trace pads in PB shop then they would be around $10 more. Wierd thing with them is you have to buy them individualy but you can get them...no they don't have buckles/straps and yes they have been known to slip a little but never so much as they don't protect and the padding is very good, if you are that set on using straps still buy the Trace and sew velcro onto them.

[CoFFeY[NiTrO]]

I'm thinking about getting some of these, http://www.lizardskins.com/products/protectshin.html

[Smitty2k1]

I use my old wrestling knee pads. They are sooooooo nice, gel type, not like hard, gives good bounce when moving around, actully seems to improve my game :)

[Recon by Fire]

I have some military/SWAT type armored knee pads, you could slide on cement with those babies!

[JKW]

-Carnifex-,
Here ya go. I took this before I had the chance to use them. They are scratched and dirty now. I was concerned about the durability of the pads at first since the material is so soft. Bill has been doing this for a long time though and has found the fabric holds up fine and they are soooo much more comfortable than the Protec pads I used to wear when carve boarding with my son. Every so often, I close up all the velcro and toss them in the washing machine and the fabric comes out looking new. I can take pics of them in their current, abused state if interested.

On kind of a cool side note. My son's copy of Tony Hawk 4 for PS/2, has Hawk pictured on cover with Pro Designed pads prominently displayed. They also show up in the game play I think.
Recon by Fire,
Next time you are at Maxx, ask Matt about crashing down on his knees from crazy heights to test his Pro Designed pads. Whoda thunk Matt has a wild skater background!

[i like tictacs]

if you end up getting dye pads, beware, they run small.

[LeatherPants]

If you like wearing your pads under you pants do not get any of the skate/bmx/rollerblade type pads. The reason is these have a hard shell...one reason why they protect so well. But if you wear them under one good slide and you will tear a nice hole right through your pants.

[FooTemps]

Originally posted by JKW
-Carnifex-,
Here ya go. I took this before I had the chance to use them. They are scratched and dirty now. I was concerned about the durability of the pads at first since the material is so soft. Bill has been doing this for a long time though and has found the fabric holds up fine and they are soooo much more comfortable than the Protec pads I used to wear when carve boarding with my son. Every so often, I close up all the velcro and toss them in the washing machine and the fabric comes out looking new. I can take pics of them in their current, abused state if interested.

On kind of a cool side note. My son's copy of Tony Hawk 4 for PS/2, has Hawk pictured on cover with Pro Designed pads prominently displayed. They also show up in the game play I think.
Recon by Fire,
Next time you are at Maxx, ask Matt about crashing down on his knees from crazy heights to test his Pro Designed pads. Whoda thunk Matt has a wild skater background!

Do you have a link? How much did they cost?

[the_next_guy_]

Volleyball kneepads. They aren't hard plastic, and they dont slip.

[FutureMagOwner]

Originally posted by cphilip
...a couple of Maxipads and some duct tape...

i think everyone has you set on ignore cphil 4 or 5 posts and no quote of you :)

[doc_Zox]

Pro Tek makes real deal skating knee pads

i wanted more shin protection and found that Troy Lee Combat pads are a great fit:

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/dept/protectivegear.asp

heres a cool tip

buy a set of Baseball Catcher knealing pads and afix them to the shin guard straps

you can shoot all day from a low squat

http://www.thesportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=502033&cp=711608.711641.693896&clickid=mainnav_browse_txt&page=3&pageBucket=0&parentPage=family

[AlabamaMan]

Originally posted by cphilip
...a couple of Maxipads and some duct tape...

LOL phil you take a picture of em, and maybe i'll buy em from you.

Anyway i have volleyball kneepads from Fred Meyer. They work great, although i'm kinda sore today after my tourny.