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Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« on: December 19, 2011, 12:45:49 PM »
Afternoon fellas, I'm a tad bored today, not much going on with work, so I thought I would post a little review of these thigh guards.

I have been through so many different thigh guards over the last season. Strippers, CA, GM etc but hadn't found a set that were really comfortable, protective and yet fairly unobtrusive. Until now that is. I had always skipped past these as I felt that, compared to the rest of their range of softs, these Puma's looked stupid. Grey camouflage? Daft! Stupid colour scheme imo. Anyway, by a happy accident i ended up with an inner and outer in this range (Thanks Aswani Cricket!!) and I have to say I am mightily impressed.

Not only are they incredibly good value for money (cost me approx £23 plus postage) but they fit better than any set I have had before, 'lock in' to my pads perfectly, offer excellent protection (90+mph so it says) and are extremely light weight. They are made up of 3 different layers of foam (see pic) and really do take the sting out of just about anything whilst remaining really thin unlike a large number of other guards.

I guess it's a boring review but if, like me, you have been skipping past them because they look daft then take a closer look. I am really impressed.........and possibly a little sad for writing a review on a thigh pad.......... :D :D





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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2011, 01:01:10 PM »
Buzz is gonna love you!!
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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2011, 01:02:00 PM »
He's an inspiration to us all!!  ;)
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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2011, 02:19:00 PM »
you were doing so well until...
Quote from: PedalsMcgrew on December 19, 2011, 12:45:49 PM
and possibly a little sad for writing a review on a thigh pad..........

don't the colours really put you off?  what height are they? they look pretty thick too...
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2011, 03:34:22 PM »
The colours really put me off at first but the fact is I have tried pretty much every other thigh pad so I thought I'd give these a go! Grey camouflage is not a good look, it was why I always skipped past them on the shelves but I can live with them. If they were white I would have bought them ages ago! In fact, in white I reckon they'd look pretty good.

The height of the outer at its longest point is 15in and the inner 10in and the thickness is a shade under 1in for both pads...hope that helps... :)
« Last Edit: December 19, 2011, 03:52:35 PM by PedalsMcgrew »
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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2011, 03:37:39 PM »
15 cm? really are you sure about that? 15 inches maybe or are they a youth size set?... under 1cm for a thigh pad is good going.

colours are still dreadful!!
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« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2011, 03:49:25 PM »
Ooops, you spotted my deliberate mistake.  :D 15 inches and a tad under 1 inch in thickness........

Have to say that its completely beyond me to think why on earth Puma decided Grey Camouflage was a good idea? It's not like it fits in with the rest of their range is it?
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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2011, 03:52:31 PM »
it shows my comedy obsession with all things thigh pad related, sorry. 

1inch is way to thick for a comfy thigh pad!
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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2011, 03:53:08 PM »
What have you got that's thinner then??? Tell me, I am thigh pad obsessed!  :D
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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2011, 03:59:16 PM »
Quote from: PedalsMcgrew on December 19, 2011, 03:53:08 PM
What have you got that's thinner then??? Tell me, I am thigh pad obsessed!  :D
GM Original L.E. is about 10-12mm thick, as are the Kookaburra Players thighpads.

I have a set of Kooks and GM's on trial at the moment - GM's shading it at the moment.
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Re: Puma Atomic 5000 thigh pads
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2011, 04:27:53 PM »
I tried the GM ones and they were nice but I kept having to adjust them. Never tried the Kook stuff but if I'm honest I'm not a big fan of Kook stuff in general. I expect a full report once you make your decision!!
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