Shin pads

[MrSimmo]

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a pair of shin pads please? - Specifically ones that would fit with an existing knee pad (I use Fox Launch Pros) rather than a shin/knee combo.


Cheers

 

[Zimmerframe]

I ended up with some adidas football ones from Sports Direct.

From what I remember, after much research I'd decided I wanted the Sondico Flair ones - but they weren't in stock.

Sondico | Flair Ankle Shinguards | Ankle Shin Pads | SportsDirect.com

www.sportsdirect.com

I've been pleased with the Adidas ones, with the under foot support they stay on place. There's a little extra ankle armour and the Velcro strap seems to not drop off or come open or snap/tear like I thought it would. They come up to just above the bottom of my Sam Hill knee guards. They never catch or rub and you don't know you have them on.

It goes without saying that they've been crashed into many things and I've suffered no further shin injuries - despite my haphazard foot to Pedal / Foot not to Pedal style.

 

[MrSimmo]

Awesome thanks Zim ?

 

[Bear-uk]

I also have some sports direct slip on pads.
Best £10 I've ever spent as on the first day out I cracked one and punched holes in the other.

 

[Bear-uk]

And to add I also use fox pads with them.

 

[MrSimmo]

And to add I also use fox pads with them.

Thanks Bones ?

 

[04fuxake]

I've had a look around too. It seems there are shin guards for trials and BMX that might work.

 

[MrSimmo]

I've had a look around too. It seems there are shin guards for trials and BMX that might work.

?

 

[urastus]

I ended up with some adidas football ones from Sports Direct.

From what I remember, after much research I'd decided I wanted the Sondico Flair ones - but they weren't in stock.

Sondico | Flair Ankle Shinguards | Ankle Shin Pads | SportsDirect.com

www.sportsdirect.com

I've been pleased with the Adidas ones, with the under foot support they stay on place. There's a little extra ankle armour and the Velcro strap seems to not drop off or come open or snap/tear like I thought it would. They come up to just above the bottom of my Sam Hill knee guards. They never catch or rub and you don't know you have them on.

It goes without saying that they've been crashed into many things and I've suffered no further shin injuries - despite my haphazard foot to Pedal / Foot not to Pedal style.

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I bought the same sort of thing, and didn't have them on today. Playing on a jump and one of those aggressive dmr pins bit me. I had compression socks on, and blood was spurting out with my heart beat; spurt, spurt, spurt . I sat down and put a roller bandage over it with the sock in place, and was just thinking "I don't want stitches, I don't want to look at it". I'm seriously a pussy when it comes to stuff like that. But the power of a roller bandage with the offending leak below 10 or so layers and I feel like I've got armor on it and continue my ride, which is also a good way of putting off having to look at it. I'll be wearing those shin pads now

 

[MrSimmo]

Haha, thats pretty much why im now looking - slipped on one of my pedals couple of weekends ago (on a flat footpath at 5mph ?‍), next thing im in Minor injuries having stitches ?

 

[urastus]

Haha, thats pretty much why im now looking - slipped on one of my pedals couple of weekends ago (on a flat footpath at 5mph ?‍), next thing im in Minor injuries having stitches ?

I was dreading looking at the damage - I hate stitches and the long long wait in outpatients. I got stabbed, so no flappy skin. I reckon I lost about a cup of blood though - and I had a roller bandage on within a minute!

Blood bath - I soaked the sock off

I left a little pool on the trail where I sat down to bandage it up too . None of this is good for my imagination.

 

[urastus]

Incidentally; I have large shin pads, which I think are too small. So I am looking for xl and came across these. Because it is generally pretty warm here, I like all the ventilation; I think they look great. Hard to find xl though. The top strap looks padded too. Mitre Aircell Carbon Soccer Shinguard

 

[MrSimmo]

I was dreading looking at the damage - I hate stitches and the long long wait in outpatients. I got stabbed, so no flappy skin. I reckon I lost about a cup of blood though - and I had a roller bandage on within a minute!

Blood bath - I soaked the sock off
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I left a little pool on the trail where I sat down to bandage it up too . None of this is good for my imagination.
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Ouch! For some reason mine didnt bleed that much; my mate and I thought it was just a nick until we got back to the van ?‍? Mind you we still were considering grabbing a McDonalds on the way to the hospital ?

 

[urastus]

Yeah, I obviously hit a vein. There is still some pressure in veins; mine was like a little water pistol ; very disconcerting. Yours looks terrible - I'm still thankful I didn't have something like that.

Re the maccas; I've had a couple of injuries later requiring stitches. At the time, with dressing and full roller bandage, I've felt pretty bullet proof, so finished my rides . Not tough, just delaying the inevitable . Nurses etc were very amused when I didn't want to look at it. Last one, I was pretty jovial, but awesome nurse saw something and got some dude in to distract me while stitching .

 

[The Hodge]

...I knew there was a reason why I've resisted flats for so long..?

 

[04fuxake]

Make sure you rinse your wounds. You don’t want a skin infection, trust me.

 

[MrSimmo]

Make sure you rinse your wounds. You don’t want a skin infection, trust me.

That sounds like a photo needed ?

 

[04fuxake]

This was a milder one...

 

[MrSimmo]

This was a milder one...

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Ouch! Looks like someone tried to build a gravel driveway on the bottom one!

 

[Emailsucks98]

I’m in the same club. Got pitched hitting a steep rock roll on my chromag; 35 stitches in my leg, broken nose and a skiers thumb injury that required surgery. I’m hoping to start riding again this week, it’s been 7 weeks. Sucky!

 

[urastus]

I’m in the same club. Got pitched hitting a steep rock roll on my chromag; 35 stitches in my leg, broken nose and a skiers thumb injury that required surgery. I’m hoping to start riding again this week, it’s been 7 weeks. Sucky!

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did you have that dressing and roller bandage with you?

 

[Emailsucks98]

did you have that dressing and roller bandage with you?

One of my riding buddies did, which was much appreciated!
I’ve since upped my first aid game. This particular day was a short ride, I wasn’t carrying much of anything.

 

[Chicane]

I use these G-Form soccer ones. They have MTB specific ones, but the pads aren’t quite as wide. I pull my socks over these and don’t care how gay it looks. Now, no matter which ones you use, they may not go high enough to have prevented that upper gash, but a little is better then nought.
Those gashes are gnarly!

 

[matt_thebeard]

I ended up with some adidas football ones from Sports Direct.

From what I remember, after much research I'd decided I wanted the Sondico Flair ones - but they weren't in stock.

Sondico | Flair Ankle Shinguards | Ankle Shin Pads | SportsDirect.com

www.sportsdirect.com

I've been pleased with the Adidas ones, with the under foot support they stay on place. There's a little extra ankle armour and the Velcro strap seems to not drop off or come open or snap/tear like I thought it would. They come up to just above the bottom of my Sam Hill knee guards. They never catch or rub and you don't know you have them on.

It goes without saying that they've been crashed into many things and I've suffered no further shin injuries - despite my haphazard foot to Pedal / Foot not to Pedal style.

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just ordered a pair, cheers

 

[MrSimmo]

I’m in the same club. Got pitched hitting a steep rock roll on my chromag; 35 stitches in my leg, broken nose and a skiers thumb injury that required surgery. I’m hoping to start riding again this week, it’s been 7 weeks. Sucky!

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F*** man you definitely win the prize - that looks brutal ?

 

[MrSimmo]

Quick q for for everyone with Sondico pads ? - I'm about to order but it says Adult M or Adult Large, but in the sizing guide there is no mention of shin pads. What size did you buy and what's your height?

(Im 6ft - so guessing I need a large?)

 

[MrSimmo]

Cool cheers both

 

[Blokie]

Incidentally; I have large shin pads, which I think are too small. So I am looking for xl and came across these. Because it is generally pretty warm here, I like all the ventilation; I think they look great. Hard to find xl though. The top strap looks padded too. Mitre Aircell Carbon Soccer Shinguard

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I got these last week from Amazon, and I managed to endure them for a single ride. They are the most uncomfortable thing I have ever encountered whilst riding. They dig into my shins, and with my knee protectors going over them, it puts further pressure on them and caused actual bruising to my shins from simply wearing them for 2 hours!

 

[urastus]

I got these last week from Amazon, and I managed to endure them for a single ride. They are the most uncomfortable thing I have ever encountered whilst riding. They dig into my shins, and with my knee protectors going over them, it puts further pressure on them and caused actual bruising to my shins from simply wearing them for 2 hours!

Thanks for the feedback. How can they get it so wrong! That's pretty bad

 

[Blokie]

Thanks for the feedback. How can they get it so wrong! That's pretty bad

Maybe I've just got very different shaped shins ;-)