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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #180 on: March 21, 2013, 03:24:36 PM »
These arrived the other day.....

They're a lot better than I was expecting, very comfortable, the inner thigh guard is nicely shaped and they seem to be fairly well made. Not Aero standards but not too far off. The padding is very, very light so I'm not too sure how protective they will be but I have hit them a few times with a mallet and emerged unscathed so they should be ok. Not 100% sure they will usurp my old P2's which are held together with baling twine quite yet but for £12 it's hardly a costly error! Overall I'm quite impressed. Definitely better than the offerings I have seen from a lot of 'big' companies but probably definitely not as good as Aero and obviously nowhere near Stretton Fox standards...

Just thought I would stick them up for people to see....for £12 I think they're pretty decent value.


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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #181 on: March 21, 2013, 04:04:10 PM »
Nice, thanks for posting these.
Is the outer thigh pad a little small?? it looks only marginally bigger than the inner thigh pad!!
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #182 on: March 21, 2013, 04:20:30 PM »
It's not massive! The inner is quite big though so that accounts a little for how they look in the pics! If you're over 6ft I would give these a miss but for the shorter chaps amongst us these might do a decent job. As I said, I haven't really tested them yet. They are amazingly light, loads lighter than the Aero's but I don't know if that's because they have skimped on the padding or because the padding they have used (x-lite) is actually a very impressive substance!

 

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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #183 on: March 22, 2013, 09:48:09 AM »
These look ok for the money. I've just sold an old pair of p2 strippers as I thought I'd switch to my shamrock thigh pads this year. May have been a tad rash as the inner thigh pad keeps slipping down too much in nets so I might end up buying some of these or some new strippers.

Has anyone tried the new kookaburra all in one thigh pads?
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #184 on: March 22, 2013, 10:00:51 AM »
I spoke to Jake at Vitas about the Kook thigh guard set and he reckoned that they were good but not brilliant. No hip protection for a start! I hadn't noticed until I spoke to him about it...

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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #185 on: March 22, 2013, 10:06:19 AM »
Good point, I hadn't spotted that either. I think I'll play around with the ones I have to make them fit better but if I can't then it looks like I'll be going back to a new set of strippers as I can't justify buying some Stretton foxes.
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« Reply #186 on: March 22, 2013, 10:23:42 AM »
I actually customised my old P2's. I didn't like the inner guard so I got an Adidas one I liked and cut it down a tiny bit and sewed that into the pouch instead of the standard Aero one....it's a bit bigger but fits better. It's easy enough to do...with my sewing skills it only took about 5 mins....I have re-done it about 4 times though... :D
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #187 on: March 24, 2013, 12:19:36 PM »
Does anyone know if the current P1 Strippers are mouldable at all? I looked at a pair yesterday and they seemed very flat, and I wasn't sure if with a bit of persuasion they couldn't be curved a bit more? Not a huge amount needed, but a bit more of a bend would suit me better and be less bulky/stick out less under the trousers so not get in the way so much.

Any advice appreciated, from those that have them, or stockists that don't mind giving a pair a bend!

P.S. I know Stretton Fox are mouldable, and I thought i'd made my mind up to buy some, but can't justify the money.

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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #188 on: March 24, 2013, 02:06:04 PM »
Quote from: epbs on March 24, 2013, 12:19:36 PM
Does anyone know if the current P1 Strippers are mouldable at all? I looked at a pair yesterday and they seemed very flat, and I wasn't sure if with a bit of persuasion they couldn't be curved a bit more? Not a huge amount needed, but a bit more of a bend would suit me better and be less bulky/stick out less under the trousers so not get in the way so much.

Any advice appreciated, from those that have them, or stockists that don't mind giving a pair a bend!

P.S. I know Stretton Fox are mouldable, and I thought i'd made my mind up to buy some, but can't justify the money.

Cheers
I got some P1's for christmas having formally had the P2's and at first I thought they would be to bulky, however I find they do mould a little bit which of course helps a lot!
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #189 on: March 26, 2013, 06:04:25 PM »
Rajesh,

Got the shorts with pads. Thanks a lot man they fit awesome. Will try them in the nets this Saturday.

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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #190 on: March 26, 2013, 06:28:39 PM »
Quote from: chaudhari21 on March 26, 2013, 06:04:25 PM
Rajesh,

Got the shorts with pads. Thanks a lot man they fit awesome. Will try them in the nets this Saturday.
I am glad you liked it Samir...
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #191 on: March 26, 2013, 08:19:26 PM »
I just go for the traditional outer and inner thigh pads, at the moment i have the kookaburra 900 outer and the adidas pro inner and they both give great protection and are both very light,  you don't realise when you git hit so thats all i need, something that works.
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #192 on: March 29, 2013, 09:02:16 PM »
Quote from: PedalsMcgrew on March 21, 2013, 04:20:30 PM
It's not massive! The inner is quite big though so that accounts a little for how they look in the pics! If you're over 6ft I would give these a miss but for the shorter chaps amongst us these might do a decent job. As I said, I haven't really tested them yet. They are amazingly light, loads lighter than the Aero's but I don't know if that's because they have skimped on the padding or because the padding they have used (x-lite) is actually a very impressive substance!

Have you given these slazenger thigh pads a test yet?

I've had a long day of first trailing round ikea and then building the stuff we've bought. Managed to get a few minutes in sports direct and saw these for £13. Very tempted but I didn't buy them in case they weren't much good, especially as I'm 6'3 and you thought they might be better for shorter people.

Just thinking of getting another set of all in one thigh pads as I'm struggling to get my inner thigh pad to stay in place in nets and I'm regretting selling my aero p2's.
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #193 on: April 03, 2013, 10:38:33 PM »
Finally got to see some Stratton fox thigh pads on Monday overall a nice thigh pad not what I have been lead to believe though
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Re: Thigh pads - questions and now answers!
« Reply #194 on: April 03, 2013, 10:49:05 PM »
Quote from: procricket on April 03, 2013, 10:38:33 PM
Finally got to see some Stratton fox thigh pads on Monday overall a nice thigh pad not what I have been lead to believe though

are they worth the money?
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