Knee Pads
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
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Topic: Knee Pads
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Subject: Knee Pads
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 5:35am
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Which are the best?
Don't slip down, have straps that don't cut into your legs, and yet still provide adequate protection from deck fittings. ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
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Posted By: maxibuddah
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 7:18am
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This discussion happens regularly on the phantom forum and it would appear that ask of them have some sort of problem, none are perfect. One that does come out week according to several are not sailing ones but volleyball knee pads by rucanor I think. Lots of padding I think and cheap. Have a search on that forum for the numerous discussions on it. I would do it for you but I'm on my phone and its too arduous to do it from here, sorry ------------- Everything I say is my opinion, honest |
Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 8:51am
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I've found the Spinlock one the best compromise. The Gul (?) 3DO filled ones are supremely comfortable on your knees, but fall down as soon as you go in the water. If a wetsuit manufacturer came out with a suit with a decent set of inbuilt pads, i'd buy one today. ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: PeterG
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 9:37am
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Agree with Spinlock - but still some way from perfect! ------------- Peter Ex Cont 707 Ex Laser 189635 DY 59 |
Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 9:45am
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The best I've found and am still using are Mountain Bike knee pads, they are designed to be free enough to pedal in so don't bind too much behind your knee. I've got some old Kali ones they're the brand I used to sell, but there are others out there, Ion, 661, all the bike brands, you'll pay a little more, but they are twenty times better than the cheap ineffective crap you get sold by Marine brands. I don't think I've got any left or I'd post a link, the only things I have left are elbow guards or the knee shin combo's that are a bit OTT for boats, but just google knee guards ATB see what comes up, they are all generally water resistant as they have to deal with mud and crap from off road cycling. Dainese that's another brand I recall, they used to do snow stuff as well they are an alternative, the marine things are all so light build and made to a price because they are used to dealing with the cheapskate market this is and you end up getting what you pay for. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/moses" rel="nofollow - Foil fun |
Posted By: mothlee
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 11:19am
| +1 for spinlock. |
Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 12:09pm
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Sorry disagree about the spinlock ones not enough protection and fall down at the first contact with water. The Gul D ones are better but when I wrote to them saying the way they fitted did not work I got a very offhand reply.
I have sewn the lower velcro bits together so they cant fall off and that improves things a lot. ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: fleaberto
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 4:42pm
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I've never found knee pads that stay in place. Even at the very faintest whiff of a conversation, on a Wednesday afternoon, along the lines of: "Hmmn, shall we go sailing on the weekend?" the pads seem to take on the persona of Ross Geller (Kids, ask your parents) in a decision-making contest.
None...not one - and I've tried a few - have ever done the job for which they're purported to perform. Utterly useless the lot of them. Put them on, get within 8 miles of any water and they're off down your legs quicker than (something potentially slanderous about people partying in Magaluf) I'd just duck tape some carpet to my wetsuit/drysuit. ------------- Lightning368 'All the Gear' (409), Lightning368 'Sprite' (101), Laser (big number) 'Yellow Jack', RS Vareo (432)'The Golden Rays' |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 5:09pm
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Spinlock. Or Sandline summer hikers have them built in and the fit me perfick.
------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: Purple IS fast :)
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 5:26pm
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Musto D3O pads for me stay put, they have some wierd stiff silicon grippy stuff on the inside top and bottom edges. A top tip I have not seen others use ... as I have had an ACL rebuild I'm a bit protective of my knee's ... wear a soft padded knee pad under your wetsuit it can not move then and then a shell one on the outside of your wetsuit  |
Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 5:26pm
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Sail an RS100 (or D1 I guess) and you don't have to go grovelling on your knees in the first place <ducks for cover> ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 12 Jun 15 at 6:02pm
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Yeah that's true, just put a bigger rig up!
------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: Null
Date Posted: 13 Jun 15 at 1:32pm
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With Graeme here dinghy ones are shocking! Cobbled together no doubt to meet a need rather than tested for the market!
Mountain bike knees pads are much better I have some troy lee ones which are awesome! Wet, muddy whateverninthrow at them they don't slip peddling a bike! So will be no problem sailing a dinghy. |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 14 Jun 15 at 9:20pm
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Many thanks all, for the replies. I see that I need to add another criterion to my list: the ability to fit under other clothing. While I'm sure that basketball etc. pads are excellent for protection, I doubt they'd fit under trousers on a yacht, let alone under a wetsuit (surely the ultimate way of making them stay put!). Re. staying put, I find there's no problem when worn over double-lined neoprene (i.e. most wetsuits), just on bare legs (e.g. under trousers). ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 14 Jun 15 at 9:48pm
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Not wise to wear anything other than insert styles under any constrictive material like neoprene, it can cut off the blood supply, part of the engineering that goes into the bike styles, attempts to eradicate that issue, hence you pay a little more, but they are worth it. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/moses" rel="nofollow - Foil fun |
Posted By: Puddlebuster
Date Posted: 15 Jun 15 at 9:14pm
| I find wearing lycra overshorts over the top edge keeps them in place. For example the Rooster ones have a grippy lower inside edge that keeps my spinlocks in place. |
Posted By: NickA
Date Posted: 22 Jun 15 at 10:01pm
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A YACHT???? What's this? Medway going lead mining? He told me my Javelin wasn't light and bouncy enough! ------------- Javelin 558 Contender 2574 |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 22 Jun 15 at 10:43pm
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I was obliged to race keelboats last season when my surgeon forbade me to dinghy-sail after my hip-break. It was a useful reminder not to go over to the dark side - I got so beaten up by the sailing and the amount of faffing is huge - tenders/tot-boats/scrubbing off etc. ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |