knee guards that will fit under pants

ZQ8 Blazer · Post by **ZQ8 Blazer** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:18 am

After taking that spill the other night and having overalls and coveralls on, how fast I was going, and what it did to my knees I'm going to get a pair of knee guards to ride at night, but does anyone make any that will fit under blue-jeans? I just need some padding is all.

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:06 pm

Out of curiosity, why under the jeans instead of over? have you considered motorcycle pants? The knee padding on mine are awesome.

Vic · Post by **Vic** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:08 pm

Yeah, it is at night and nobody ever sees a scooter at night anyway

so just put them over your drawers.

-v

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:19 pm

I forgot who, but some member on modern buddy uses roller skating knee pads under their pants. Something is better than nothing.

oryx · Post by **oryx** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:16 pm

i got these from cyclegear:

they are nice because the there's a strap for the knee part in addition to straps around your shins. very comfy.

they are made to go under pants, but being a girl, i tend to wear skinny jeans, so i just wear them over my pants. i'm sure i look silly/power-ranger, but that's not really important.

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L ... _2704-0062

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:08 pm

Those are pretty nice. How well do they breathe?

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:17 pm

Here is a good previous thread with this info:
topic7713.html

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:23 pm

You're asking the wrong question. The question is not "What knee guards will fit under my pants?"

The question *should* be "What pants will fit over my knee pads?"

Angela · Post by **Angela** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:59 pm

Syd wrote:You're asking the wrong question. The question is not "What knee guards will fit under my pants?"

The question *should* be "What pants will fit over my knee pads?"

Best scooter pants ever

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:09 am

Angela wrote:
Syd wrote:You're asking the wrong question. The question is not "What knee guards will fit under my pants?"

The question *should* be "What pants will fit over my knee pads?"

Best scooter pants ever

Kippy · Post by **Kippy** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:48 am

oryx wrote:i got these from cyclegear:

they are nice because the there's a strap for the knee part in addition to straps around your shins. very comfy.

they are made to go under pants, but being a girl, i tend to wear skinny jeans, so i just wear them over my pants. i'm sure i look silly/power-ranger, but that's not really important.

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L ... _2704-0062

I got the same knee guards that I ride with and I wear them under my jeans. It is quite comfortable. The jeans I wear are pretty typical jeans, but I do try to wear something that is wider so it is not as tight. Also, buy jeans that are a little longer than what you normally wear because the armor will make the jeans a little tighter. During stops, you jeans will tend to ride up. My 2 cents.

Kippy · Post by **Kippy** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:53 am

Oh, one more thing about Icon's Knee Armor. The size of your calf is very important. If the circumference of your calf is more than 15" or so, it is not going to fit, you will need to get some type of velcro extension.

sunshinen · Post by **sunshinen** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:29 am

Just posted a pair of Icons. I wore them on a couple 3- to 4-hour trips. They def boosted my confidence while riding. And they do fit under jeans. Obviously, not the super skinny jeans. But since I graduated, my commute is really short and I just haven't worn them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0399540814

ZQ8 Blazer · Post by **ZQ8 Blazer** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:49 am

Thanks guys, I'm looking into ICON's right now. The reason I want them underneath is because I go into stores when it's dark and don't want to spend the time taking them on and off.

LisaLisa · Post by **LisaLisa** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:20 am

I got a pair of ole stanky hockey shin/knee guards...
probly would work fine....

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:56 pm

I ride with Alipine Star strap on knee and shin protection.

toddrw2251 · Post by **toddrw2251** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:16 pm

Why would you want knee guards in your underpants? Wouldn't a cup work better?

enzomatic · Post by **enzomatic** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:28 pm

toddrw2251 wrote:Why would you want knee guards in your underpants? Wouldn't a cup work better?

Just like something gunther would say

Buddy_wannabe · Post by **Buddy_wannabe** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:37 am

toddrw2251 wrote:.... Wouldn't a cup work better?

.... a we-knee gaurd?

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:18 am

Buddy_wannabe wrote:
.... a we-knee gaurd?

Arrrrrgh.... that's soooooo bad....