Having a knee footpeg interface yesterday that left me hobbling about and in real pain what do people do to protect there knees.

Any tips or recomendations gratefully received.

I use kneepad from my son..he has it for downhil biking;)

Been done before - comprehensively - many times.........

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Hi

I have found in the past that whilst they protect you very well, solid plastic knee pads can be quite cumbersome.

I now use a type that are made by Six Six One with the protection afforded by D3o, a new type of padding that moves like sponge under normal use but upon impact goes rigid.

The pads are meant for downhill mountain bikers but are fine for trials

I have removed the D3o from the pads and sewed it into the knee area of my Hebo pants and tried them at the weekend--- you cannot tell that you are wearing anything, it is that good!!

Hope this helps

We many times ride on some viscious rocks, very sharp granite and such. For the last few years I have used the youth versions of the Answer products Apex. They seem relatively small, yet still tuck in the top of the boot and extend the shin protection and have a cup for the kneecap area.

They do have the hard fronts, and the cap area stays off when knees bent, so i notice no restriction of movement. Inexpensive too!

I recall coming off a granite slab a bit off balance and difficult angle once, taking a hard knee dab. If it were not for these things I would have no knee cap, the plastic was deeply scored and even the sound shook me, but I walked away.

Speaking of footpegs interface, I have had the "teethy" ones like the Hebo's, come over the boots and grab a "hunk" of calf muscle. The effect is much like a big dog taking a bite out of your leg! Needless to say, I do not run pegs that are too sharp, yet rather have some flats on the ends or more well rounded. Thin twice about good bite!