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Dainese Pro-Air Knee and Shin Guard
More about Dainese
Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 7
RRP: £41.99
Year: 2001

Description: Pro-air technology. Breathable honeycombe padding. Rigid plastic moulded knee and shin. Adjustable Lycra Mesh sleeve on knee. Velcro strap on calf.

 REVIEWS
 
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Tom Davies 
Posted: 15/02/01
'Quality piece o'kit'
Strengths:
Looks
Breathability
Fitting
Weaknesses:
Velcro can irratate u're knees
Price
Overall:
Nice piece of kit, i bought some when my Qranc (Spelling?) stuff broke in mulitiple places after much abuse.
They are really excellent, they breath well, and don't leave your legs wet like others i have used.
Fit is good, with the only problems being the velcro around the knees can really get in your nerves, and on longer spates of pedaling the calf strap can slip downwards causing the whole thing to loosen.

Overall a good buy, probably the best on the market, good impact protection! All the pro's use um' so they can't suck!
 
Performance
 
100%
Reliability
 
100%
Value
 
60%
Overall Rating
 
87%
 
James Martin 
Posted: 19/02/01
'Damn good pad but must be set up right'
Strengths:
Lightweight
Easy to clean/dry hence no smell!
Best impact protection on the market.
Perfect for competition/dual racing
Weaknesses:
On a longer ride/downhill the calf strap slips, if you crash, the pad tends to slip resulting in painfull knee scrapes and causing damaged mesh. I reccommend wearing a small bit of flexi tube (bandage stuff) under each knee as it stops the pad sliping.
Overall:
A crash hot pad constructed from advanced materials but can slip on sweaty legs after time.
 
Performance
 
80%
Reliability
 
60%
Value
 
60%
Overall Rating
 
67%
 
Caroline Mackinlay 
Posted: 14/08/01
'Excellent kit'
Strengths:
Lightweight and breathable, but provides all the protection you need.
Weaknesses:
Doesn't protect the back of your leg.
Can slide a bit.
Overall:
Once you work out how to get it to stay in place this stuff is the biz. Thin enough to go under trousers, light and cool yet tough enough to deal with whatever you chuck yourself onto.
As with all Dainese stuff, get it in Europe cos it costs a lot over here!
 
Performance
 
100%
Reliability
 
80%
Value
 
60%
Overall Rating
 
80%
 
Dan Gander 
Posted: 21/08/01
'THE BEES KNEES, THE MUTTS NUTS'
Strengths:
LOOKS,CONSTRUCTION is the bees knees
lightweight
Weaknesses:
no rear protection and two short for some stacks
Overall:
CONSTRUCTION IS EXCELLENT BUT STILL LIGHTWEIGHT
 
Performance
 
80%
Reliability
 
100%
Value
 
80%
Overall Rating
 
87%
 
Will Mead 
Posted: 05/10/01
'WELL NICE'
Strengths:
looks, really nice to wear, probally the best pads around
Weaknesses:
price, but worth it
Overall:
if your serious about riding, GET THESE!!!!
 
Performance
 
100%
Reliability
 
100%
Value
 
80%
Overall Rating
 
93%
 
Dave FSR 
Posted: 06/10/01
'PRETTY GOOD PADS'
Strengths:
Highly breathable, good impact protection - hard plastic backed by a good cushioning material, comfortable.
Weaknesses:
Slip a bit, but then trying to make anything stay in place on your calves has to be quite difficult. If i wear them regularyl they stay in place better than when i haven't used them for a while.
Overall:
A good product.
 
Performance
 
80%
Reliability
 
80%
Value
 
60%
Overall Rating
 
73%
 
wysiwyg (the voodoo who do what u dont dare do) 
Posted: 06/10/01
'BEST THERE IS'
Strengths:
Great protection, cool, not bulky, dook good, and work well
Weaknesses:
the foam rips, and the straps pull off, but i have had mine nearly 2 years..and they r still going strong.
Excellent
Overall:
the best there is, the only other that comes close is Roach, n they get hot..
Buy some today...
 
Performance
 
80%
Reliability
 
60%
Value
 
80%
Overall Rating
 
73%
 
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