Who wares shin / knee protection and What?

[Mrs Snowrider]

My Klim bibs have shin guards built in, they come in handy pretty often for me I am afraid, I am sure glad they are there!

I wear my dirtbike shinpads under my Klim Pants because my pants ice up with the Klim pads in them. Anyone have any suggestions??

 

[badass1000]

no, but I should. A couple years ago I hit really.... hard on my shin. still have a scar and you can feel where I hit on the bone. Smacked it in the same spot last weekend. Then later in the day on the way back went to jump a snow bank on the side of the road. Pined it like usual and the track hooked like glue. shot up only holding on to bars, feet in the air. Landed with my chest on the bars bending my new handgaurds. Chest still hurts bad and I can't really lift or push any thing hard. I got bruises every where between work and sledding. About 4-5 big bruises on each leg. I just need to start wearing full body armour.

 

[devilrmk]

Devil don't you have some for bikes?

don't really on KLIM, just spend the 20 bucks at the local moto shop and buy some fox/thor or whoever knee and shin gaurds. they work, I know after I put a knee sized dent into the shroud on my bike this summer and had no idea how or when I did it. (Turns out a made a knee sandwhich with bike and tree trunk and ground.)

No but I will have soon.

 

[zitz]

I wear Fly Racing's knee pads.
They are hard plastic, you dont notice them while riding AND they are only like 20 bucks.

 

[hatchers]

i still use the el cheapo Fly MX style, theyt cost $50ish

 

[PowderGirl]

One of the few times I had forgotten my MX shin guards - I did a number on one knee - hit an embankment hard and smashed my knee into my sled, not only causing severe pain (took me 15 minutes to be able to stand back up) but I couldnt put any weight on it for months and I damaged nerves because it was numb in spots for over 6 months. I dont leave home w/o them now!

I'm wearing TLD brand - the padding at the knee cup wraps to the inside of the knee, my last pair didnt and wernt near as comfortable to ride in.