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Fox Racing
911 Knee-Shin guards
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Submitted by
Mitch
a Racer
from Red Deer,Alberta,Canada
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | The Hummer | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Great Guard Nice Looks great protects well dont slide if you have a size that fits you. thay have defenetly saved my shins lots. | | Weaknesses: | None! | | Similar Products Used: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | Stock Kona Roast(2004) | | Bottom Line: | Overall GREAT GUARD but i would only get these if you need them if your bashing your shins and knees not just because they look cool.as i said they save me all the time! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Mukilteo, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | These pads are well ventilated,light and look cool. | | Weaknesses: | I managed to shatter the kneecap on the pad my second time riding them and they slide all over the place. | | Similar Products Used: | Roach DH Rally Knee(these rock) | | Bike Setup: | 04' Rocky Mountain Flow, with a Jr.T, XT comp., Race Face Diabolus | | Bottom Line: | These pads are too expensive with not enough protection, durability, or comfort. Go buy yourself a pair of Roaches! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank
a Downhiller
from the oc
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | secret | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | good protection, very durable. | | Weaknesses: | when they get sweaty, they start to slide down. you end up adjusting them more than you should. the straps come off easily also. | | Similar Products Used: | six six one race | | Bike Setup: | giant dh w/ all the goodies | | Bottom Line: | if you sweat, dont get them. they slide down every 10 minutes. invest your money in the roach ralleys or the six six one races (my personal choice). the 911s provide great protection and have probably saved me alot of stitches, but they slide down too much and the straps come undone waaay too easily. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Downhiller
from NZ
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shack | | Strengths: | comfortable, strong, bit on the expensive side but not to bad. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Bike Setup: | Avanti manic, psylo SL, mavic 321 rims, high roler 2.5,tioga 2.3 xt deralior MRP world cup 2,hayes HFX 9 dh disc, maguria rim brakes FSA extream drive cro-mo cranks. | | Bottom Line: | wicked shin pads fit most people really comfortable to wear and strong can withstand big hits ive been riding with them for about 1 1/2-2 years and they have with standed all the hits not cracked or anything | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from jazztown
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Helen's bikes | | Strengths: | This is a review for the new 2003 model pad. There are 3 generations of Fox 911 knee/shin models floating around out there.
The oldest one has a sock pull over lycra makeup and is absolute crap.
The one in the pic here at the top, the '01 is pretty good, offers great protection, but it tends to slip down over your knee, leaving the top of your knees exposed. Mind you every top selling pad on the market right now suffers from this same problem .
The newest model is the best shin/knee guard on the market. It is the only one that stays up, offering excellent consistent protection for your entire knee. It also is not too hot. | | Weaknesses: | The top strap velcro, above the knee and behind your leg, has a tendancy to roll under, chafing the back of your knee. | | Similar Products Used: | New Roach Rally DH- An incredibly high quality pad. The quality blows away anything else on the market. The pad has ridges on the inside which keep the padding away from your legs and helps keep you cool. Soft comfortable construction and incredible protection with well placed thick wrap around pads and a well designed hard outer shell. Wade Simmons helped design it, so I guess it only figures that the best rider in the world would come up with a good product. | | Bottom Line: | The latest model of the 911 is the best pad you can buy right now. If Fox incorporates the kind of attention to detail and comfort that Roach's new pad has, especially the inside ridges keeping the pad away from you skin and the use of comfortable materials, we will have achieved perfection in pad design. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Biker Aaron
a Downhiller
from Pacific Grove
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | tunnel of jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | foxracing.com | | Strengths: | there are very durable. i have gone off a 15 foot drop and had to bail and landed on them on a pinecone and nothing happend to them or me. very strong and look cool. | | Weaknesses: | none, except if they straps are not on all the way they rub against you and kinda of hurt. | | Bike Setup: | 04 specialized big hit comp with | | Bottom Line: | extreme freeriders and downhillers should buy, if ure not a very good biker dont buy them. they are very good and worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack Kong
a Weekend Warrior
from Penang, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt.Erskine, Bkt Gambir | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | CCI Penang | | Strengths: | Looks good, Strong, good protection. FOX! | | Weaknesses: | Nothing really. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Specialized HR Pro, Avids Mech Discs, XT drivetrain, FOX TALAS | | Bottom Line: | Well worth the money spent. You won't know the effectiveness of the product till you see the scratches and deep grooves on the shin/knee plastic, where your skin is supposed to be if you are not wearing em. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Stott
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey, England
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Fit, comfort, stay put in pretty big accidents! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Tried some Dianese, but they just don't fit tightly enough. | | Bottom Line: | Of all the pads I tried the 911's fitted best. I thought they might be a bit hot for all day riding, but in the end I wore them all the time in the Alps. Even on a 60km cross country ride with temperatures in the mid 30's they didn't get too uncomfortable.
I bought these specifically for a trip to the Alps and they saved me from serious indjury on the first corner of the first run! Most of our party used Dianese, but to me it didn't fit as well and moved about way too much when you crashed... witness one of our party ending up with 5 stiches in his knee after his Dianese slipped down his leg.
I'm 6'4", 200lbs, and the L/XL fitted perfectly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
C C
a Downhiller
from Monrovia
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt.Lowe, Cold Springs, Aliso Viejo | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | They are hot, slide when pedaling, slide when you fall, slide, slide, and they do not stay in place. | | Weaknesses: | Thanks to fox I'm in pain at the moment, since this flaky product does not stay in place. Spend your money on a quality product, not this one. | | Similar Products Used: | Troy lees, or the Roach..... I know I am buying one of those this week. | | Bike Setup: | Kona | | Bottom Line: | This product should be recalled. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Cross Country Rider
from Chelmsford, MA
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Stone Row - Carlisle MA | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Loft | | Strengths: | This review is for 2003 Fox 911 Knee-Shin Guards. They fit great, do not slid down, not that hot to wear, and no chafing. I have not crashed hard yet, when I do, I will update | | Weaknesses: | I am 5'8" and not that bulky, but I had to go with the XL size because the top velcro strap is too short | | Similar Products Used: | 2001 Fox 911 | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Kona Bear | | Bottom Line: | I just started riding again after waiting a year for my surgically repaired wrist to heal from the last wipeout. I am almost 40, not healing as fast, so I am wearing the extra armor for added protection | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Yeti
a Downhiller
from Arcata CA
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Strengths: | super strong | | Weaknesses: | slide down | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 03 Stinky with 03 Jr. T, MRP bashguard/chain tensor | | Bottom Line: | They slide down when you ride. This problem can be fixed by sewing two standard knee braces to the pad. I tried this and now they are super solid, and don't slide down at all. They save my shin/knees. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
face
a Downhiller
from east bay, Cali, us
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | dodgers pain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | cheap for me, good articulation, light weight, cool | | Weaknesses: | ankle strap too long, thigh strap too short, outside leg protection lacking | | Bike Setup: | RM, switch | | Bottom Line: | these are great if you put them on over pants, they stay put and give good protection, could use a little more outside leg protection, straps are screwy lengths | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
will
a Downhiller
from delta bc canada
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | gift | | Strengths: | great look, gave me good protection, saved me from multiple trps to the hospital | | Weaknesses: | don't stay put just like everyone elses | | Similar Products Used: | roach, core rat, 661 | | Bottom Line: | these pads are great if you don't take very long rides at a time, as soon as you start to hammer they move on you and cause all sorts of trouble. mine have stood up pretty well after a year and a half they are still intact and this is riding everyday thrashing for at least 2 hours | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A Bailey
a Downhiller
from socal
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | if I could remember I'd return them | | Strengths: | Great shinguards! & give you something to pull up when ripping down a really good downhill! | | Weaknesses: | Only shinguards!
Cost tooooo much for shinguards! | | Similar Products Used: | old school hammer pads 1990' way better for way less! | | Bike Setup: | dhi | | Bottom Line: | if someone gives em to ya buy some leg warmers and pull them tight over the top of the knee section and safety pin them to your shorts! other wise go try something else. It will say you some scraps and $$! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a Downhiller
from wollongong NSW Australia
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Cat skill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Spearmans cycles | | Strengths: | hard, tough chunky exterior but a nice soft inner lining. Straps up very well and doesnt slide down | | Weaknesses: | get hot as do all shin guards | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic, Rockgardn, Core rat, Roach | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Specialized Hark rock pro hardtail, with raace face crank, xtr running gear, magura marta discs, Psylo fork | | Bottom Line: | GREAT!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Orjala
a Weekend Warrior
from Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the trail with that stuff | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Blak Dog | | Strengths: | really comfortable, fits great and dosn't slide, easy to get on(not too many straps), light, flexible | | Weaknesses: | - none - | | Similar Products Used: | - none - | | Bike Setup: | 2002 4hun | | Bottom Line: | theyre awesome, theyre comfortable and give good protection | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J.D. Webber
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, B.C., Canada
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any with djs and drops | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Russ Hays Sidney | | Strengths: | look awesome, rockhard, protect from pedal bites. | | Weaknesses: | slip down to ankles with aggressive riding | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Kona Stuff, EXR Comp, Shimano m475 mechanical dic brakes, jacksh!t pegals and grips, pretty much stock | | Bottom Line: | these pads are awesome, i paid 100$ canadian and they are well worth it, before i got pedal bites on every ride but these just bounces off! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Asheville, NC
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Bennet Gap | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Franklin Street Cycles | | Strengths: | They Look Good | | Weaknesses: | The pads seem to work well at first, however they slip down over your knee as you ride with them. I had a big fall with them, flying into the trees, now after a trip to the emergency room and 25 stitches I am stuck in front of this computer for 3 weeks | | Similar Products Used: | I am trying out some Core Rat Pads next, they look more promising | | Bike Setup: | Surly Instigator, Manitou X Vert R tripple clamp, Azonic Shorty Stem, V brakes, Mavic 521 Rims, Race Face North Shore Cranks, flat pedals | | Bottom Line: | Fox pads seem like they would work, but slide down off your knee too easily. They don't offer enough protection. I went over my bars at 20 mph, flew into an overgrown brush pile, felt ok, pulled my pads back up, as usual since they allways slide down, rode a while until I saw blood flowing out. I pulled off the pads only to reveal a 1 inch deep gash, under my pad, in my knee, just as low as the pads tend to be pulled when I ride. The 9 mile ride out sucked, I will save my fox pads for friends who want to wear them dirt jumping, where they can readjust the damn things every run. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Foss
a Downhiller
from Denver, CO USA
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | 16th st mall | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Denver Spoke (great shop) | | Strengths: | Comfortable, tough as nails, dont slip, inspires retatded amounts of confidence. | | Weaknesses: | Price (but woth it), All pads are warm in the summer months | | Similar Products Used: | 661(ok) Dainese(better) Azonic(crap) | | Bike Setup: | GT i-drive (converted to 6" of travel) Marzochi z1, crappy stx drivetrain (to be replaced), bontrager race bars and stem. xt shift/brake combos, ringle superbubba w/0degree xc @ xtr w/0degree xc. | | Bottom Line: | These are very comfortable and I NEVER ADJUST THEM! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a
from Lyman,Wa USA
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | These babies ROCK!! These have saved my hide on many gnarly wipeouts. I use these on EVERY ride. Make sure you try them on for a correct fit. I have worn these on 6 hour epic XC rides, downhilling and all other conditions inbetween. They WILL NOT SLIP,their construction is BULLET PROOF, THEY ARE COMFORTABLE IN ALL CONDITIONS!!! | | Weaknesses: | NONE, ZIP, NADA!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | '01 Specialized Enduro Pro Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | You will not be dissapointed. Worried about the price? Cheaper than broken bones. ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Downhiller
from Australia NSW
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Midtown Madness | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | ABC bikes | | Strengths: | Looks good
breathe able
Comfortable
dont slip down
covers around the leg as well as the shin | | Weaknesses: | Price? | | Similar Products Used: | Dainese Knee guard
Fox shin guards (crap) | | Bike Setup: | Giant AC1 full XT, Hayes, Mazocchi Z1 | | Bottom Line: | These are a big improvment of any fox kneeguards, these are breathe able so you can do long rides with them and they are pretty strong, smashed the pedal against them didn't do heaps. Heaps good for any downhiller or freerider and trail riders. Strongly recomend getting them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Downhiller
from Norwaii
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Korketrekkeren | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$62.00 | | Purchased At: | G-Sport | | Strengths: | Seem strong and solid. Keep you from braking you bones. | | Weaknesses: | Slides down to the ankels. That's it. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX 400 99' Hayes 6" hydro, DX padals, RaceFace Lowriser bar, homemade DH stem +++ | | Bottom Line: | These shin/knee guards are great. They can be a bit warm but.. And they got the standard problem with sliding down, that sux because the knee cap can miss the knee when needed. Overall they can be recomended strongly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a
from boston MA USA
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Looks good
protects the shin well. | | Weaknesses: | weak plastic shell,
seems break after a while. | | Similar Products Used: | roach pads | | Bottom Line: | When i first bought them i thought they were the bomb, not only they looked so good they fited really well too... however my opinon about my new investment changed rapidly after a couple falls i noticed that not only the knee cup was split in half but my knees where yet again full of blood.. In a fall they did help to take the first impact but slipped right off after a small wrestle with the rocks..
so I actully don't recommend these knee/shin guards as they only behave like shin guards and not like a combo. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Downhiller
from Los Altos, CA
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | sartoga gap | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Mikes Bikes | | Strengths: | Protect from pedals very well
Knee cup saves me when i fall
Lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Knee cup kind of chafes
| | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp, Psylo xc, prodigy dh cranks, xt/r drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | These are some of the best shinguards. I have tried on my friend's and they feel like crap. To all you losers who say they get hot, then take them off and strap them to your bike. If you are smart enough and get the right size, how can they slip off with four velro straps. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchvegas
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | bloody finger | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | none really | | Weaknesses: | they don't stay where they should, the slip down your legs .4568 seconds after you put them on, lycra backing ripping a week after i got these things, zipper in the back got messed up to | | Similar Products Used: | azonic pads.....much better | | Bike Setup: | pipeline - super t, hayes, trailpimps, etc | | Bottom Line: | i'd rather have the bloody shins than bother with these things | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Loft, Burlington MA | | Strengths: | these pads are awesome | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky Primo & Specialized M4 hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I've been wearing the pads for a year, freeriding and XC three or four times a week in Eastern Mass. The things are pretty well worn out now, but that's to be expected (anyone been to Lynn Woods?).
I've given these things an absolute hiding and they've saved my skin every time. I used to have scabby legs almost year round – not with these puppies on! The only downside is that turn one into a no-fear lunatic, and that can be worse for you health than no pads! I haven't lost any skin for a year but I have got a really sore ACL, destroyed hip flexors and a creaky neck right now.
To the guy who complained that they keep slipping down his leg: The trick is in the Velcro fasteners. Specifically, how tight you pull them and the order in which you tighten them. The strap immediately below the knee needs to be tightened first and should be pulled as tight as you can get it. The other straps (especially the bottom two) should not be pulled tight, rather, simply lain over snugly.
The top and bottom parts of your lower leg are cone shaped (unless you are a freak or a really really fat fucl). If you pull a strap tightly around a cone, the strap is forced towards the narrow end. Tightening the top strap (the strap just below the knee) forces the pads up, tightening the bottom straps forces the pads down. It took me a week or two to work it out and it really works (unless you don’t have calf muscles!).
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Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from long beach
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | cerro park(pv) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | saves your skin,holds firm | | Weaknesses: | hot climates make them wet, get hot when peddeling up hill | | Bike Setup: | 2001 giant ac air | | Bottom Line: | I,ve had them for a while now and i can say i wear them most of the time. They have really given me courage to take drops,jumps and lines that i would have never thought of before. A few months back i flew over the bars,through a bush and hit a rock i didn't see and 'snap' the knee pad broke in two. I weight 225 and it was a really hard hit. It was a good thing i was wearing these pads or my knee cap would have shaddered. Anyway i took the pads back and they replaced them for free(sweet). I think there great.
the forearm ones are sweet to.
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Submitted by
charlie hopkins
a Weekend Warrior
from ventura, california, u.s.a.
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | ones with big jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle cene | | Strengths: | keep you colder than other pads | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | free agent trail devil | | Bottom Line: | these pads are very strong work very good and comfortable they are the best pads i've ever had | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Cross Country Rider
from CT Shoreline
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Brooksvale | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | no chaffing, full leg protection, good sweat absobtion | | Weaknesses: | sweat a lot, slides down | | Bottom Line: | good protection but covering the whole leg with wet suit like material gets them drentched on hot days. didn't bother me too much, except that the velcro patches are kid of small and I too couldn't get the top strap tight enough to keep 'em from slipping. my knee is too small for the large, but I can barely get the middle strap around my calf.
gonna try adding padding to knee and extra velcro.
i guess these are good for people with uniform knee/calf diameters that do short, technical downhill (unless you live somewhere that doesn't get too hot/humid. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
madman styles
a
from seattle wa
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | downhill zone | | Strengths: | the shin pads work | | Weaknesses: | the rest doesn't work, when i ride they slide down so nothing covers my knee, so i'm ogin like 40 DH'n and i have to reach down and pull em up. and when i do crash and slide along the ground, they slide of then too
and they are cracking down the middle | | Similar Products Used: | thor | | Bike Setup: | FSR | | Bottom Line: | i would find something else that is cheaper, but if u do get em, get like the smallest soze so they don't slide off | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycle trip | | Strengths: | Keeps the rocks from eating your lunch. | | Weaknesses: | Price. But then again, what does knee surgery cost? | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Santa Cruz Bullit freeride rig | | Bottom Line: | Comfortable and light. Breath well so you dont get too sweaty. The size is important. Make sure to get a size that fits properly or they will slip down, as if that werent obvious enough. Ive got chicken legs so I ordered once size smaller (med) and they work fine. They do cost alot, but are well worth it. The security alone will improve your confidence. You will like these pads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tino
a
from Roxbury, CT
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | FreeRide! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Fits perfectly, simple design, lycra backing won't slip under any coniditions, zipper in back makes it real easy to get on/off, no more bloody, bruised shins after every ride | | Weaknesses: | Gets a little sweaty when it gets a hot | | Similar Products Used: | The skin and bones on my shins, but these pads work much better | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Rocky Mountain Pipeline - Marzocchi Z3 Long Travel (soon to be a Monster T), XT/LX/SRAM, Hayes discs, Race Face cranks, Rhyno Lite Wheels, Maxxis Mobster tires, T.H.E. front fender, Fox Vanilla R shock | | Bottom Line: | If you're a freerider/downhiller and you're sick of bloody, beat up shins and you don't mind getting a little sweaty, but these......your shins will love you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ross Andersen
a Downhiller
from Delta B.C Canada
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Air Supply | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Rocky Cycle | | Strengths: | FIT LIKE A GLOVE! easy to put on and take off can take a 80kph slide across some cement and not budge *dont ask what happend* Also there FOX duh fox rocks good vents as well with little gel pockets for the shin and around your knee | | Weaknesses: | if you got big thighs the top strap might be a bit hard to keep on but oh well | | Similar Products Used: | None! | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Mountain Cycle Shockwave 2001 Jr t'S 2001 Hope DH4 Truvative hussfets | | Bottom Line: | They are the best feeling best performing pads ever im getting the 911 elbow soon :) ride hard guys! see you on the Shore! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mtbzeo
a Weekend Warrior
from SF Bay Area
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Northstar at Tahoe | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$54.00 | | Purchased At: | MTB store | | Strengths: | Excellent protection - breathable - light | | Weaknesses: | Slight slipping for people who buy the wrong size or have chicken legs | | Similar Products Used: | cheap BMX style knee pads | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR custom | | Bottom Line: | This is a very good product in my opinion. I can see how the other reviewers might complain about slippage, but I think that it comes down to buying the right size for your legs. I'm not a big guy, but did try on the different sizes to be sure I got the right ones. I'm mostly a free-rider and do a lot of pedaling ~ they slip just a tad after a long uphill climb, but pretty much stay in place without me having to constantly adjust them. The lycra is very easy on the skin also.. and breathes fairly well. I recommend these pads. Just be sure to order the right size ~ you chicken legged dudes should probably go with a strap system that is less size dependant. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Chelsea
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | The Whale | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Prevent chunky leg scars. | | Weaknesses: | They move a bit but not as much as people whine about. | | Similar Products Used: | Thor Motocross shin/knee pads | | Bike Setup: | Norco Rampage, Marzocchi Z5 Q/R 20 130mm, Fromula Disc brakes, Sun RhinoLight rims, LX/XT/SRAM Rocket Shortyshifter | | Bottom Line: | I hear alot of whining about this product. For anyone looking for a real review, instead of someone who is just looking write about how much equipment they've destroyed, read this. I've been riding this product for about a month, but riding every day. I am more a Freerider and ride alot of bridgedrops and cliffs. At first they do move around but if you actually tighten the shin straps they really don't move that much. Of course if you have them on loose, they are going to move. Bottom line is that this product actually does work as long as you use it correctly and put it on tight. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dude
a Cross Country Rider
from MA
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Strengths: | Straps not Lycra | | Weaknesses: | Pricey | | Bike Setup: | Ibis hardtail, Z2 up front | | Bottom Line: | Fox redesigned the 911's this spring. Old: Lycra with a zipper. New: 4 straps with velcro. No comparison. evryone on this list prior to the previous review was talking about the old style 911's. Check out the new 4 straps style, they also added some ventilation to the armour, pretty good style too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn Feddes
a Weekend Warrior
from Aldergrove BC Canada
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Sumas Mt. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Life Cycles | | Strengths: | great protection, allow lots of movement, stay in place. | | Weaknesses: | Warm, but its armour, what do you expect | | Similar Products Used: | Roach | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale hardtail, XT, Raceface cranks, rings and rock ring. monkey light bar, 646's | | Bottom Line: | this isnt rocket science boys and girls. you put the top strap as tight as you can without cutting off circulation. then you do the same with the first one below the knee. the next strap is done up fairly loose. and the last one, nearest to your ankle is just done up so the straps arent flapping around, but totally loose. follow these simple instructions and these pads should stay in place. unless you bought pads that dont fit. not pad is going to stay perfectly in place unless you decide to use some epoxy and glue them to your legs, but if you follow these instuctions the fox 911 pads do stay in place and you can all quit whining. i like these pads more than roach. they seem to offer more range of movement. i havent had any crazy, these pads saved my life, type crashes yet, but they have saved me some skin thus far. i would recommend these pads to anyone, i think they are great. they work good with my roach arm pads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin cross
a Weekend Warrior
from victoria, canada
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | local store | | Strengths: | look nice on the rack | | Weaknesses: | they dont stay in place at all, not just on a crash but at all, they may as well be called leg warmers and marketed to road bikers | | Similar Products Used: | azonic knee shins
Troy Lee (great) | | Bike Setup: | Giant AC2 w/marzocchi Z1 | | Bottom Line: | ABSOLUTE GARBAGE
DO NOT STAY ON AT ALL | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Chris Conway
a Downhiller
from Bellingham
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | DH ZONE IN SEATTLE | | Strengths: | they protect like a tank.......... but that is all i can say about them | | Weaknesses: | they pieces of garbage won't stay in place for more then one sec.. and just today the zipper in the back broke, so now i'm without pads... GARBAGE | | Similar Products Used: | NA | | Bike Setup: | GT... wiht a new QR-20 RAD FORK... Disk brakes... the works | | Bottom Line: | i would rather have bloody shins then wear these terrible pads... atleast with the bloody shins you get cool scars... and chicks dig scars | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
frank
a
from brick,nj
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | good protection | | Weaknesses: | won't stay in place | | Bottom Line: | if you tape them in place they are good.otherwise they suck | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Johnston
a Downhiller
from Dover, MA
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Sunday River Mt. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Killington Mt. | | Strengths: | tough outer shell | | Weaknesses: | They won't stay in place. You have to use tape to keep 'em in place. | | Similar Products Used: | Skateboarding knee + shin guards. | | Bike Setup: | M1 w/boxxer | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy. I'm going to try the Fox's Pivot. It seems much better and cheaper. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike rose
a Racer
from myfield, pa, us
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | coal banks | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | fox | | Strengths: | there the best pad i ever used the stay on good not hot and never slip | | Weaknesses: | there is non fox is the best | | Similar Products Used: | team losis hard nacks | | Bike Setup: | giant pro fireman xc custom built | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that these pads rule there the best thing next to my 1st place downhill finishing spot at the grand open, semi pro, pro, and intrenationals | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Downhiller
from san diego, CA
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anderson truck trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | does help a lot during a fall if they are still in place by the time you do go down. light and flexible | | Weaknesses: | dont stay in place for more than 10 min at a rime without having to be puled up/twisted back into place. hot in the summer. fall apart in no time | | Bike Setup: | trek VRX with mrp, DH tires | | Bottom Line: | i've had these for a while now, and use them for lack of better options, but they have just about fallen apart. i would recommend looking elsewhere for DH protection, i plan to try dainese. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Jon
a Downhiller
from SF,CA
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Mail Order | | Strengths: | While there really isn't one, If you wear these under tights, you can get them to stay in place, somewhat. The lower plates are fairly comfortable | | Weaknesses: | Like everyone here that wears these things on rough runs knows, they slip, rotate, and don't even provide all that much protection. Constant slipping means stopping to fool with them or have them be both uncomfortable and useless as protection | | Similar Products Used: | Core Rat. | | Bike Setup: | Uzzi DH. | | Bottom Line: | I've tried to use these freeriding and even XC. They're a poorly designed product. I sent Fox a letter asking them how they could have designed them, realized they didn't perform, yet sold, and continue to sell them. No response from them. I thought Fox took pride in their products. Let me add the bottom line of: there are much better products out there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob F
a Cross Country Rider
from New Haven, CT
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | keep legs warm during cold rides | | Weaknesses: | slide below the knee whenever the trail gets choppy (which is exactly when they should stay put) dont go far down enough on the shin... allowing just enough space to be hit with sticks kicked up from the trail | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | mod. fisher paragon | | Bottom Line: | dont waste your money. whoever designed these pads should be shot, or worse, be forced to wear these pads on the trail.
i just had to order a pair of roach DH leg armor pads, which should hold up much better... if you see these things in your local bike shop... regardless of what the shop guy says. don't buy em. you'll be sorry if you do!
2 chilis for keeping my legs warm, they should get no chilis, but i'm in a good mood. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Baldwin
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA . USA
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tiger Mountain / St. Eds | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Downhill Zone | | Strengths: | Winter coming on, in Seattle lots o' cold. Fifty percent of this armors strength is that it's also a leg warmer. No compromise in pedalling. Snug fit. | | Weaknesses: | Knee cup moves around a lot. No matter what, you're gonna have to keep pulling these things up. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | K2 Disco Monkey. | | Bottom Line: | Got a deal by getting some other stuff, too. Wouldn't spend more than $40. Liked the added security over the wet roots. Did take a couple of diggers and was surprised at the lack of scrapes at the end of the ride. Never thought you'd need to keep your legs warm riding at night, but found that these really helped with endurance. Bottom line...people get out of your way when they see someone bombing covered in armor. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TOM
a Downhiller
from SALEM NH
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | NO SPECIAL STRENTHS | | Weaknesses: | HOT - DON'T STAY PUT | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | M-1 | | Bottom Line: | THE PADS FIT ME SUPER TIGHT AND THEY STILL FALL DOWN MY LEGS DURING EVERY HARD RUN (WHEN I NEED THEM MOST). THEY'RE KIND OF HOT. I WOULDN'T MIND IT IF THEY STAYED IN PLACE. I WOULDN'T BUY LYCRA FITTING PADS AGAIN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Victor Falls | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Fit, no elastic straps | | Weaknesses: | freaking hot | | Similar Products Used: | core rat | | Bike Setup: | K2 Flyin' Monkey | | Bottom Line: | These pads fit like a pair of leg warmers. They are comfortable except for the fact that it is summer right now and they don't ventilate as well as strap on pads. Whether they will stand up to a really hard crash or not remains to be seen, so they get a good review for now. They have saved my legs a couple of times so far, so they can't be that bad. If you have a problem with the velcro straps staying in place on your pads, these offer a pretty good alternative. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Toohey Forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Keep legs warm on cold mornings | | Weaknesses: | Poor quality / durability | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR | | Bottom Line: | I bought these as my wife got sick of the sight of blood.
The zip broke on one the first day.
I had only a small off and managed to split one of the knee protectors and rip the lycra (plus my knee).
Don't waste your money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Sistrom
a Racer
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Crackenback | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | looks alright
construction is quality | | Weaknesses: | crappy elastic
just doesn't stay on my knees or shins | | Similar Products Used: | 2nd skin shin guards
dainese shin guards
| | Bike Setup: | Kona Roast '00 with Hayes discs
| | Bottom Line: | this could be a quality piece of armour if a little more thought went into its design. it just won't stay put and keeps moving around on my legs, which makes it useless. the elastic also went in one of them the first time I used them.
The Dainese are a little bit more expensive, but the fox ones just don't work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pat McCrotch
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Sweet Street | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light, very, very good protection, looks excellent, not too hot. | | Weaknesses: | They don't stay on very well, need constant adjustment | | Similar Products Used: | Sugoi soft shin/knee (stay on better but suck everywhere else) | | Bike Setup: | Long Travel urban assault machine | | Bottom Line: | These pads are nice! They look good, they are EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE at preventing pedal-induced bleeding, and ventilation is surprisingly good. You can literally beat your shins with a baseball bat and feel nothing. The zipper makes them easy to put on. Padding material is sealed away from lycra layer, so it doesn't get soaked with sweat (like some soft pads). The only problem encountered is the cheesy elastic grippers that do nothing. It's pretty annoying having to adjust your pads every 10 minutes, but at least they are comfortable to wear unlike other ones that restrict pedaling etc. Also, I got mine for like $30 so I guess ya can't beat the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sasha Doktororvich
a weekend warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: October 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Shh. Don't tell anyone but I'm a terrible XC rider. So I figured
to get the best protection without paying for a new skeleton.
These knee/shin guards are well secured because the lycra
surrounds the leg and keeps the plastic/pad where they should be
unlike straps/velcro.
Fell 6 times (maybe should have used my knobbies instead of semi
-slicks - noted for future reference) including an 'endo' and
plastics/pad absorbed it all.
The only problem may be that if the lycra is ripped the perfectly
good plastic/pad is useless as there are no attachment points -
good for Fox, not so good for the wallet. Maybe the plastic/pad
should have been wider to cover the outside sides of the knee/shin
thus reducing lycra area.
Here in OZ, they're $80, which isn't cheap, but that depends on
whether one goes to work the day after the ride.
is useless. | | Overall Rating: |
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