I have these for both me and my son. Really comfortable and do the job. I love them. This year Mrs. Claus bought me some Mobius X8 Braces. They are full knee support plus full upper, lower and knee impact coverage. Haven't got to ride them yet but they are comfortable and got good reviews. Pricey though...
Yes they are few questions. About them since lots have them. You all wear them on baser layer with a mid layer over, no mid, or on top of mid layer? also how hot do make your less vs others or none. And have heard some guards put pressure point on the inside of the leg where the hinges are when pushed up against a side panel on a bike or sled these have this problem?
How old are you if you don't mind me asking and what was the incident that cause it and are you in America that insurance covered it. IDK how that works in canada. I just turned 23 on dec so still a young fella and learning how to ride still. My dad in 2017 or something like that can never remember for whatever reason ripped his quad tendon right of his knee nothing he could do about that one. Was following the group on the trail out and the dude in front of him when over the creek snow bridge and fell through then since it was over a small ditch the guy behind could see him and his leg with the ski if i remember correct.
I were my guards or braces over the base layer. the base layer serve as a buffer from chaffing and its more comfortable that way. Also, I don't put them on till i get ready to ride so its really the only way. The Leatt Guards I have fit perfect and there are no pressure points...because they are guards. When I first tried on my Mobius braces they were uncomfortably tight on the sides of my knees but were the size correct recommended for my leg. Even with the thinest petella pads included with the braces. upper and lower leg fit perfect. I emailed Mobius and they had me expand the petella region (think sides of the knee) by putting an object about an inch wider than the brace (I used a magic marker) for 24 hrs to expand the cup. That helped a lot and they are very conformable now.
The issue with my knee would not have made a difference on age. Basically, I was on a steep sidehill and had gotten stuck.....like many times, doing dumb stuff! LOL Had to roll the sled over, like a 1000 times before but after it rolled and was set into place things went a little different.
Do you know if there are any brands to look at online canada or go somewhere. I seen mobius stuff on fortnine thats my go to online. one of those unknown percents ld like to know. People wearing nothing, guards or braces haha
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Kinda like the looks of this one I’ll see what I can find on ithttps://fortnine.ca/en/leatt-z-frame-knee-brace the pod m4a are nice too. We have a place in town that is called hi tech braces they actually have the mobius ones therePersonally, I wasn't a fan of the Mobius as I was looking for something with more convertibility. Basically the ability to remove the "guard" portion and be able to wear the brace for other activities if I wanted.
The only way, you would get insurance to cover would be to have an existing injury so that's probably out.
With regard to places to check out, I would start with some of these places as most even offer a free first exchange for sizing.
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Against bibs. Gotta love autocorrect
I typically don't wear a mid layer on my legs. Guards go on base layer under shell. If i did wear a mid layer I'd probably put it over the mid layer so its up against the shell.
I have klim 1.0 base and the inferno jogs. And uninsulated 509 bibs
I mean we’re in the -5 to -15 celcius when we ride typically
I’d go base layer, then knee guards, then an insulated shell then. I like the guards near the knee, but isolated by the base layer. Maybe a one piece suit? -15c? I’d be freezing. How big are your gloves? I wear basically thick motocross gloves from Klim. Fingers get cold but tolerable in 30F we usually ride in
I haven’t rode that cold yet. Most our days were like -5. Dad said the coldest he’ll is -15. They had a trip booked and went the first day was -16 he said dress warm and it was fine. He said the next day was -22 and it was awful. Not much difference on the thermometer but he said it felt like riding if you were standing out in -30 with wind chill ew
I run Fox Pods knee braces, that the guards are integrated. I'd get something from Asterisk, Fox, CTI, something with the BOA system is helpful. Might as well get braces, if your getting guards.
