I'm really impressed with POC knee pads - can't imagine their arm ones would be worse. 18bikes just got them in stock...

POC Elbows very comfortable, dont notice them and fit under a normal long sleeve top without you looking an idiot.

BikeTreks have them on offer althought they are still expensive

Borrowed a mates older 661s yesterday, they saved my forearms and elbows on a big crash. The pads are pretty torn up so I'm glad it wasn't my arms! Were really comfy as well, forget you're wearing them after a few minutes.

I find my 661 veggies really comfy. They're a lot squidgier than most. And they've saved my arms on numerous occassions

The POC stuff so far isn't holding up too well.....performance vs price and all that....I'd wait abit longer on the devleopment side...

There should be a new SaS-Tec o'neal offering shortly....

The Endura MT500's work pretty well too, although a bit smaller than you'd expect on the sizing!!

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The POC stuff so far isn't holding up too well.....performance vs price and all that...."

Mmm, can't agree with that at all, I've been using the Bone elbow pads for a year or so and they're superb, nothing else gets a look in tbh. Yes they're expensive but it's worth it for the best. They're highly protective, they don't move around at all, they're comfy and they're the least sweaty elbow pads I've ever found. DH protection in an XC-able package. Why settle for less?

I've got a set of Chicken Wings somewhere, those are pish. They're too small, so to get the protection and to get them to stay in place they have to be all-enclosing and very tight, end result is they're more restrictive, less comfortable and far sweatier than most larger pads. Pointless.