Onzadog – I have a bag with a set of grey Montaro pads and 3 sets of black ones, all in tatters after between 1 and 3 rides each. I still have a few black sets left as Giro sent me 2 sets FOC, as did Evans. Stupidly I put them all in same bag, and the labels are identical, so i don’t know if any are the ‘new, sorted’ ones. Interestingly, the ones I popped in new yesterday pre-ride are fine after a sweaty 3 hr ride, they appear to have a shiny seal on the join which is intact. I intentionally gave them a post ride rinse in warm water and dried on a radiator to see what would happen, and they are fine, for now….
I want to have a backup option though, as my old MTB helmet went in the bin a month ago, hence Tectal idea.