richc, I’m using the Evo knee and elbow pads. Don’t use them that often – only on the scarier rides and have nothing to compare them to, but they seem comfortable, not too hot and do seem to stay in place. Longest ride I used them on was about 5.5 hours

I’ve got some Kyle knee and Evo elbows, stopped me getting hurt on sunday in the Peak. I still prefer the Kyle knee ones over Evo knee. They are tighter fitting than full length pads but for some reason you dont feel the heat too much when there on just your knees.
I’ve also got a set of Dianese still offer better protection.

The Kyle Straits are brilliant… All-day comfy, impressively protective (they have side-knock protection too, as well as huge front pads). They’re quite bulky looking but they don’t run too hot. Mine have taken a few light falls without any damage at all, as well as one decent one when I performed a flying dismount over the bars and drove both knees straight into the gear shifters, very glad I was padded for that one… I guess they’ll be a bit sweaty in full summer but I’ve never had any issues so far.

(not like the chicken wings elbow pads, which are basically elbow insulators, and somehow absorb more sweat than a bucket could)

I’ve not used the Evos, but I’m not entirely sure I see the point, custard-tech is great stuff for locations that need smaller padding or flexibility but knee pads don’t really call for it. Unless you want to hide your pads under trousers or something I guess.

This may swing it – EVO Lite’s aren’t available in Europe – they don’t pass CE testing….

Have you looked at the POC pads?

Honestly POC would rip the neck off of that protection and **** down its throat.