| Author | Message | ||
     Deltacruiser |
Has anyone tried the ICON Field Armor leg protectors? I'm thinking of buying some to wear under jeans, but haven't found anyone that has actually tried these and can give an opinion. | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
I have wondered as well... Seems like a good idea to me. People protect their upper body well and do nothing for their legs... | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
After my wreck I have been thinking of it, simply because as I replay the impact and the toss, I am EXTREMELY suprised my injuries were as light as they ended up being. The overpants I was wearing had no padding, and after the way the back padding in my jacket absorbed the initial slam into the asphault, padding just seems like a damn good idea. | ||
| Henrik |
Just make sure the padding will do for you what you think it'll do ... Henrik | ||
| Bakadoh |
I have a pair of these and a pair of alpinestars bionic knee guards. Bottom dollar the alpinestars are better, but they won't fit under pants (jeans) I bought the bionics for use under my commute suit, and the field armor for wearing under my jeans. A bit short on the velcro straps, so if you have big calves, pass on these. Won't work with tall boots either. | ||
| Deltacruiser |
I ended up picking up a pair of these & have had them for a couple of months now. They are fairly comfortable and seem to be a lot better than just jeans alone. My wife crashed in jeans about two months ago and really wishes she had some of these on. After at least hundreds of dollars in medical bills to get her knee fixed up, these would have been really nice to have on. She had on an armored Icon jacket & full face HJC helmet & Icon gloves and didn't have a scratch on her upper body after a low side crash. Her only injuries were on her low side knee that was only covered with jeans. When I first got them I couldn't figure out how to get them on with my engineer boots. However, I figured out kind of a weird way to do it. It works though. Basically you have to follow these steps: 1. Put your boots and jeans on like normal. 2. Take your jeans down and roll them down over the tops of your boots, kind of like how fireman set their pants with the boots already in them for quick access. You will look ridiculous with your pants around your ankles and your boots on. 3. Put the armor on with the bottom of it down inside your boots. Then latch the top strap of your boots. 4. Pull up your pants & go for a ride. Like I said, it is a little off the wall and probably TMI, but it does work. Now I very rarely ride without these on, even when I'm commuting to work. I would recommend them. I tried other armor also, but had the same problem of not being able to fit it under my jeans. These will fit fine. | ||
| Hacksaw |
Deltacruiser No pictures please!! | ||
| Deltacruiser |
Hacksaw, No worries there. I'd probably even scare myself with those! | ||
| Typeone |
How about binding behind the knee with these? I've had various other knee guards (SixSixOne + AXO) in the past and found that on hot days i got crazy binding and the velcro tabs would dig into my skin after being on the bike all day. | ||
| Deltacruiser |
I haven't had any problems with these binding. They are fairly comfortable to wear for hours at a time. | ||
| Silenc3r |
I have a set and I find them to be pretty comfortable. If anything, the only binding / scratching I get tends to be right over my knee cap, more than anywhere else. |
