I wear elbow pads every techy trail ride. If I wear knee pads I'll wear elbow pads. I know it's not cool, but I just can't compute that they aren't worth wearing based on the number of elbow injuries I see in my crew and on the trail. My favs at the moment are an old pair of 661 pads that I will need to find a replacement for soon.
I'm not a fan of sleeve style pads because they put pressure on my elbow that causes me issues longer term \[personal thing not a pad design issue\] so I wear pads with straps and a soft \[3DO\] or hard cup instead.
One tip I have to share is I buy my elbow pads one size too small and then stretch them out over a metal water bottle. They fit great and there is no more stretch as I wear them.
Oct. 22, 2020, 5:49 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
I wear elbow pads every techy trail ride. If I wear knee pads I'll wear elbow pads. I know it's not cool, but I just can't compute that they aren't worth wearing based on the number of elbow injuries I see in my crew and on the trail. My favs at the moment are an old pair of 661 pads that I will need to find a replacement for soon. I'm not a fan of sleeve style pads because they put pressure on my elbow that causes me issues longer term \[personal thing not a pad design issue\] so I wear pads with straps and a soft \[3DO\] or hard cup instead. One tip I have to share is I buy my elbow pads one size too small and then stretch them out over a metal water bottle. They fit great and there is no more stretch as I wear them.