[spitfire]

thos of you with the fox ventilator knee/shin gueards. what have you done about the knee flapping around? and can you show a pic of your pads with the modification you made to them. i have just been thinking of cutting off the knee pad and making them into shin guards

 

[Lucky]

thos of you with the fox ventilator knee/shin gueards. what have you done about the knee flapping around? and can you show a pic of your pads with the modification you made to them. i have just been thinking of cutting off the knee pad and making them into shin guards

I sewed velcro on the ends of 2" elastic straps and sewed them to the "wings" on the knee pad. It was not easy, but it works okay. If I get a chance tonight, I'll shoot a couple pics.

Kathy

 

[Lucky]

Okay, photo time. I used 2" elastic and 2" stick-on Velcro. The hardest part was sewing through the stick-on velcro because the glue kept gumming up the needle. Wiping beeswax on the needle frequently helped. The hook side of the Velcro is sewn on the end of the elastic, and the pile is on the knee shell and pad. Be sure to set up the left and right sides so the ends of the straps are away from the frame so they don't hang up on the bike. I got all the stuff at a fabric store.

2" Elastic:

The stitching inside:

And the stick-on Velcro. On the padding, it's also sewn like the elastic.

Hope this helps.

Kathy :^)

 

[spitfire]

thanks for the help