Then why tell the OP that's what he should do too?Where have I "told" anyone what to do?
Turnerguy = prick I hope never to meet (injured or not)
Turnerguy = prick I hope never to meet (injured or not)
you won't be meeting me injured as I wear my pads - it is more likely that I will be meeting you injured 
Any why would you call me names - surely you wouldn't be expecting anyone to help you after a crash as you have decided that you don't need to wear any pads?
I fell off when setting off on a rocky 'xc' descent
Cracked my knee and couldn't stand up straight for a couple of days
You'll be saying don't wear a helmet next 
Then why tell the OP that's what he should do too?Where have I "told" anyone what to do?
the tread title is a question, what knee pads for XC? your reply
GW - Membernone
so you are telling the OP not to wear pads. You didn't reply "I choose not to wear pads...", you said the best pads for XC are no pads.
some good suggestions here, having fallen off a few weeks ago and busting my knee doing nothing more than 'XC' a set of pads might be in order.
GW- hence "some" and "might" in my post.
Walks away, slowly shaking his head at the nonsense people get up to just to ride bicycles in the country, wondering how we ever managed to get to this point with a public outcry about the massive toll exacted on our nations youth, almost sobbing at the senseless waste of a generation crippled before their time all because of a lack of knee pads.
I'm surprised we don't have a memorial service in the big church each year...
you dont need pads for xc riding, stabalizers might be better if you are that bad, or not bother at all
you dont need pads for xc riding, stabalizers might be better if you are that bad, or not bother at all
This photo was taken on one of my favourite local XC loops.. this is a tiny part of the section.. it's not the most technical section in the area and the loop has a lot of sections like this..
I don't wear pads myself, but I fully understand those that do..
and your point is, you look in control to me, dont think knee pads would help much there
i just think its another thing to sell to us all, i have been riding for years and never had the need, but then im maybe not rad/quick enough
i ride in the peaks and theres not much of soft landings, and tend to land on my back if i go over the bars
the tread title is a question, what knee pads for XC? your replynone.
so you are telling the OP not to wear pads.No, just answering his question
You didn't reply "I choose not to wear pads...", you said the best pads for XC are no pads.didn't need to, Duane'd know full well I meant for me
Bloody hell, 3 pages worth!
All he asked was 'I would like to get some less bulky pads for when I'm doing a spot of XC/riding involving pedalling uphill. Will be worn with baggies.
Cheaper the better.'
He wants to ride with knee pads, thats all . . . .
Duane, you are asking a bunch of bored middle aged, married IT bods/engineers about what they would do if they were 20 and RAD!. I'd trust my own intuition if I were you.
talking of idiots...
Cooeee! 
All of this rubbis h about not wearing pads when riding XC. Last year - when riding XC - on christmas eve i hit a frozen rut end went down hard on my bent knee. I hit a rock stuck up and my knee spit about 4" accross down to teh knee cap and tendons etc. 9hrs in hospital, 13 sticthes (inside and outside) and 3 weeks off the bike.
I know wear pads all the time!!
also depends on where your xc is
They didn't exist 20 years ago, neither did any firm of suspension yet we still rode the same trails. I've never worn them, and yes I have whacked a knee of several occasions over the years but never felt the need to pad up. Personal choice is a wonderful thing, if you wanna pad up then pad up
I smashed my knee against the coffee table while reading this thread...I wish I was wearing some knee pads around the house 
This thread was good timing as I've been thinking about some pads for wet, winter peaks riding. My knee measures in the 2XL range of the G-Form sizing guide, does anyone know if there's any chance of the L/XL Endura MT500s would fit?
i dont wear them on local rides but do if i go anywhere rocky as i have a lump on the side of my knee where i broke it and i need to protect it.
duanne, look at fuse bmx pads if you want soft cap but i'd use what ya got
awesom-o
Likewise, in the market for some new pads but I was wondering the exact same thing, 2XL in GForm but no idea whether the L/Xl MT500s would fit.
Have not ridden without pads for years, but have done so on last few rides as my old ones have died.
Feels strangely good not riding with the weight/restriction of the pads , but feel I need some protection for the occasional off.
Hi Jedi, how's things?
FieldMarshall, according to the post from 'FuzzyWuzzy' over here: http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/g-form-knee-pads-fit
it might even be 3XL for me 
doesn't look like the L/XL MT500s will fit...sorry about the slight hijack
So how do these MT500s size up???
ill post sizes when L/XL turn up!
Fell asleep last night reading all the "going off on a tanget, you don't need to do that bullsh1t"
I'm awake now and intending to try these
The funniest thing about this thread is that Duane's usual riding is proper gnarrrrr (assuming it is the same Duane i'm thinking of).
When we were riding in the gnarly centre of essex Danbury one of our group at speed kneed a hidden tree stump we had to carry him out after that i wore knee pads i know have the yellow and black g pads, great fit keep my knees warm now and i forget i have them on
fieldmarshall, i'm cool and the gang dude
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