Kris Holm armor still available?

[jagur]

One other thing you can try is cutting the toe end from a sock, rolling up the sock and wear it like an ankle bracelet. That will create a sort of stop above your shoe to help keep the armour from sliding down so far.

you can also wear swat style tactical boots that go about 3 inches above the ankle.

my old school Roaches never slide down.

[One on one]

Originally Posted by john_childs

The problem with fabric style armour is that fabric grips the ground when you crash. It wants to pull the armour down your leg during a crash instead of sliding on the ground. Armour with a hard plastic outer cap on the knee will tend to slide on the ground instead of gripping the ground. In that way the armour styles with the outer plastic caps are better.

That's what happened to me this summer. My 661's slid down during impact with a rock. My knee ended up hitting the rock.

I now ride with Roach RF shin/knee and elbow pads. Having taken a few spectacular falls, I am pleased to say that the new pads stay put and do not slide down my leg on impact.