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SixSixOne
Tomcat Knee Guards
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3.33/5
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Description:Soft covered hard shell knee protection. Two large hoop/loop straps insure the guards to stay in place. Super ventilated Airprene construction will keep you cool and supported.
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Submitted by
Desh
a Downhiller
from Vancouver BC
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Very comfy, they don't move around even when crashing. Not too hot in the summer. | | Weaknesses: | Not durable at all. | | Bottom Line: | They can almost be considerd a disposable kneepad. They offer great protection, but if you actually need them to save you in a crash they get beat up pretty fast. The fabric and stitching over the plastic cup will take 3 or 4 crashes max before they are trashed. Once they are ripped the plastic cup can just pop out. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver BC
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Very comfortable, good protection for the knee. | | Weaknesses: | They don't hold up to repeated crashes | | Similar Products Used: | Mace, Roach Rally, Dainese | | Bottom Line: | These are an extremely comfortable knee pad that offer great protection for your knees. They can be worn all day, climbing, decending, trail riding etc. The don't move around when you're pedaling and the aren't too hot in the summer. They also stay put when crashing very well.
Unfortunately, the knee cup is contained in a fabric pocket. When you crash on your kneed the thin fabric tears fairly easily and the kneecup is exposed to fall out. I doubt you would get more than a single season out of these pads before they needed replacement. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Calvin
a Downhiller
from Surrey BC
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | platinum | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | super tough, fit super nice perfect fit on my knee | | Weaknesses: | my knees get hot but what do u expect, im skinny and top strap wont do up tight :P | | Similar Products Used: | just rach leg armor | | Bike Setup: | demo 7 | | Bottom Line: | i honestly dont think you can go rong with these.. 661 is really good and replacing stuff if there is anything ever rong.. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Brad Reece
a Downhiller
from Mission Viejo, CA
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | The one I rode yesterday | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Beyond Bikes & Bike Co. | | Strengths: | - They may you look more "pro" when you where them.
- They fit great and they stay in place.
- They really can take a lot of impact in spite of being a softer type of pad.
- They pedal well. | | Weaknesses: | - Being a soft pad, they get torn up pretty quickly.
- The 661 logo on the knee gets janky pretty quick and takes away from the good looks a bit.
- They get a bit hot, but this can be good for keeping your legs warm in racing conditions.
- They don't cover the shins. | | Similar Products Used: | Several Fox hard-shell pads(2004/2005 models), A very recent set of Dainese hard-shell pads (2006), 661 Race Lite, 661 Kyle Strait, Troy Lee T-Bones. | | Bike Setup: | GT IT1 with Fox suspension and Saint mech, Mountain Cycle Shockwave 9.5 with Fox suspension and SRAM XO mech, Specialized Enduro SX with Fox Suspension and XTR mech | | Bottom Line: | These pads definitely have a place in anyone's kit. I have tried a lot of different pads including many of the shorter soft shell pads like the Tomcat. I really liked the Troy Lees, but I think the Tomcats are better. I am pretty tall so they all expose a lot of my shin, but I don't really mind too much because I run clips. I very rarely get shin bites so I feel okay with this type of pad. I think they are also quite good for longer aggressive trail riding where you have the need to pedal regularly, but also engage fast/technical descents where pads are desirable. I replace my pads pretty regularly so the deterioration doesn't really bother me either. When they get funky I just get new ones. With this in mind, however, I don't think these are as good a value, especially if you take a lot of diggers or do a lot of knee slides (some people really use that technique well and it would just total these pads in no time at all). | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stakker
a Weekend Warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | Just a follow-up to my review: I got a reply from 661 today and they will replace my pads. Big thumbs up for that! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Stakker
a Weekend Warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | chainreactioncycles.com | | Strengths: | Great, tight fit. Supports the knee. Doesn't move anywhere at all. Nice and comfortable padding. Some ventilation. | | Weaknesses: | Wear them only under long, tough pants. The fabric that covers the padding & cup is extremely weak. It rips open easily and there's nothing else holding the padding & cup in place. | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face Rally FR, 661 DJ Pro, Fox North Shore | | Bike Setup: | Banshee Scirocco with custom freeride/trail setup built for a big guy. | | Bottom Line: | It's hard to find pads for a 6'6" guy like me, so I was really happy when I first tried these on. Excellent tight fit, even supporting the knee a bit. Doesn't move anywhere no matter what. The padding is soft and comfortable, the cup is in the right place and the pad doesn't get in your way. OK ventilation too for a wrap-around pad.
However... my right pad ripped apart the first time I landed on them. I was just practising doing manuals and somehow I landed on my knees :-) The drop was something like 3'-4' maximum, the ground was dirt (no rocks) and I wasn't going very fast.
The cups and padding are held in place by a thin fabric that covers the knee area. The fabric ripped open so that the cup & padding move out of the "bag" and can then basically just drop off.
My guess is that these pads are solely meant to be used under some tough long pants. They just don't mention it anywhere, so it's hard to know before you buy. Cedric Garcia wears them with shorts, so why shouldn't I? :-)
I contacted 661 through their "warranty" email on their website a week ago, but so far no answer.
So, this going to be hard to rate in chilis... 5 chilis if you wear them under tough moto pants. 1 chili if you wear them with shorts. 3 chilis it is then.
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