scott Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 i seem to recall seeing neoprene knee pads with sticky rubber on them for sale in some mag. for sporto kneebars and for chimneys. anyone know who makes these, if they exist? Quote
carolyn Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 arcteryx makes some. Dunno if they have sticky rubber tho Quote
slothrop Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 I picked up a pair of those Arc'Teryx kneepads at the REI garage sale, thinking they'd be great for aid climbing, but they suck. Maybe they're good for tele skiing, but they popped off after five minutes. No sticky rubber, just a plastic sheet with stiff foam backing. High quality, but they didn't work for me. Quote
Dru Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 the arcteryx kneepad is for tele skiers  they are also good for wearing while scrubbing routes  they arent very good for free climbing  i find them tolerably good for aid. Quote
Bronco Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Hey, I learned a cool knee pad trick recently for Carhartt wearers. Â Take a scrap of closed cell foam and cut it slightly smaller than the reinforced area of the knee of the pants, maybe 4" x 6". Roll it up real tight and insert it in through the vent hole at the bottom of the reinforced area. Massage the roll open so it covers the knee area. Â I had to enlarge the vent hole a bit to fit mine in, just put some shoe goo over the seam you cut too keep it from unraveling. Â You can purhcase pre-made foam pads here: http://www.madsens1.com/softknees.htm Quote
Dru Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 the double knee of carhartts maskes extra paddng superfluous anyhow. Quote
Bronco Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Yeah right, like the extra layer of canvas really does anything. I guess if you're a 115 pound girly man it might.  Try hand nailing a 600 sf deck and let me know how your knees feel  I invented carhartts and was wearing them when you were still DNA in your great great great grandma's little toe. Quote
fenderfour Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Kneepads? Â Thinking about asking for a raise, are we? Quote
cj001f Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 I'm not sure if/when these BD pads will come to market, but they'd be a hell of alot better than the Arc'teryx Uber Yuppie pads BD Pads Quote
Bronco Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Kneepads? Â Thinking about asking for a raise, are we? Â Really inappropriate. Grow up. Â Â Â Oh yeah, I let your mom test them out and she thinks they work good. Quote
slothrop Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Those look an awful lot like the Arc'Teryx ones, just with one more articulated section. Quote
cj001f Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Those look an awful lot like the Arc'Teryx ones, just with one more articulated section. My arcteryx pads had no articulation, just a piece of plastic that was supposed to flex but didn't. Quote
Dru Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 the way the arcteryx pad fits on it is all below the knee, and doesnt need articulation. maybe you were putting yours on upside down Quote
Camilo Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 These might work for you: Dan's Competition Dan's Competition Mutiny Bikes Quote
Camilo Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Oops, first post and I screwed up the URLs. Just delete the cascadeclimbers part from the address. How do I not mess this up again? Quote
cj001f Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 the way the arcteryx pad fits on it is all below the knee, and doesnt need articulation. maybe you were putting yours on upside down You mean the way the Arc'teryx pads didn't fit. Â What good is a tele knee pad that doesn't protect against forward impact? Quote
Dru Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 works fine against fwd impact, or more correctly, downward impact in most cases i guess you put them on wrong Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 i seem to recall seeing neoprene knee pads with sticky rubber on them for sale in some mag. for sporto kneebars and for chimneys. anyone know who makes these, if they exist? Â Crashpad manufacturer Pad Industries had a sticky rubber neoprene knee-bar pad thingus. Dunno if they are still in bizness or not. Seems like there might've been another company making them too, but DFA's memory has let the name slip. Â Alternately, there was a Tech Tip in Climbing mag awhile ago about making your own, using a standard neoprene knee brace, and stitching/gluing on a sheet of sticky rubber (presumably thinner rand material, not 5-millimeter-thick stuff that goes on shoe soles). Â Apparently Tommy Caldwell used a sticky rubber knee rig to send Flex Luthor, and he used some kind of spray adhesive AND duct tape to ensure that it didn't slip for the critical kneebar. Quote
cj001f Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 works fine against fwd impact, or more correctly, downward impact in most cases i guess you put them on wrong  Typical Canadian Socialist Logic Quote
scott Posted August 6, 2004 Author Posted August 6, 2004 thanks dr flash amazing. that is what i am talking about. i did the steck salathe last week and the narrows gave my knees a beating. Quote
scott Posted August 7, 2004 Author Posted August 7, 2004 last week it was mid 90s i guess but didn't feel that bad -- we started early and were 600 feet up by ten am, where we found a nice breeze. we were in the shade until the very last pitch and were comfortable. you can't climb in the sun or near the valley floor. steck salathe, beggars buttress, what else? stay off el cap, it looks like an oven. Quote
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