BMX Safety Gear Review!! Shadow Super Slim V2 Knee Pad / Shinners Shin Guard

[@TheShadowConspiracy]

Thanks for the review Brant. We put a lot of work into the development of these pads and truly stand behind them. Glad the are able to help you #extendtheride

[@Dan-de5ek]

U guys are my new favourite brand I’m getting symbol wheels full shadow knee elbow and shin pads. I would get a full face if u guys made one as I can’t ride without one. I believe that bmxers deserve a full face helmet designed for riding bmx and not mtb for that bit more specification. You guys would definitely do the job great if you made one. :)

[@mousereynolds]

You guys need to sell in Canada

[@jdrmsproductions9109]

@The Shadow Conspiracy How do you measure out the leg for both thease pads, I'm going to have to do an online purchase, I'm thinking its a small knee pad but a large shin, wich makes no sense. Where are all the measurements taken on the leg?? and where is a chart to reference???

[@packratmatt]

Great video! I Left my shin gaurds in the gear bag, and it got me two dissolving sutures, and 16 Staples! Pedals with metal pins REQUIRE shin guards!

[@Brant_Moore]

It sucks how many of us have similar stories!! I avoid riding without them at all costs

[@JustVictor72]

Looks absolutely legit! I would consider these as replacements for my fuse shinners

[@Brant_Moore]

Absolutely man, once those are shot the shadow ones are great

[@swashington942]

You just earned a sub bro. I like your integrity.

[@Brant_Moore]

What are we without integrity?! Thank you man!!

[@tedhuie5318]

I've been running the exact same setup for a few months now, and it's my favorite pad set up so far after riding for almost 20 years. My only gripe is with the kneepads, the seams for the canvas top/kneecap area blew out after the first session

[@Brant_Moore]

Even wearing them under pants?? That's crazy. Maybe they're a size too small

[@LoneWolfed]

I have both of those. They are solid.👍

[@rioalonso8089]

I have this kneepads juat curious about invisa lite thankyou

[@fizzyfish-k4q]

I have both these pads. The knee pads are ok. A little bulky to wear under jeans, but that's relative to leg girth and jean tightness I guess. With the right (or wrong!) combination, you could potentially end up looking like a park rider from the late 2000s - early 2010s. Think oversized tank dresses and girl jeans over their pads ala Harry Main.... ok, if that's what some people are still into. I have the previous shadow knee pads with no straps and some colony knee pads. They both slip like your old pads because of no silicone gripper strip like your pointed out, but I found a cool hack. Get some silicone caulk from the hardware store and apply a bead to the inseam of your pads. Works like a charm. As for the shin pads, I found the plastic mold way too uncomfortable. Because I have thick calves or my tibia is thick, the radius of the mold at the bottom was too tight so it wouldn't sit flush on my shin. They'd just pinch and cause pain, so I took out the molds. Which brings me to my last point. Pads get sweaty, so we need to wash them before they stink. Taking the plastic mold out before washing and putting them back in after proved to be a pain because they decided to incorporate their shadow coffin design into the stitching of the insert pocket. The mouth of the pocket was a bit small for the mold. You'd have to force it in which stresses the stitching thus reducing the lifespan of the pads. Last tip, try wearing the shin pads over the lower part of the knee pads rather than under it. I found that worked better for me, and it might work better for some people. I've owned so many pads, maybe I should design my own🤔🤔🤔 Question: Would you ever wear these pads with shorts on while out riding? Dare ya. Video or it didn't happen.

[@Brant_Moore]

Thanks for the input man!

[@karlovuja]

The shin guards!!! I need those!

[@Brant_Moore]

They're prettttty good!

[@MrBisku65]

how do i fiind the right size i am measuring for 1 hour and i can t figure it out can someone pls help me i would be gratefull ( is it the circumference size / 2 ?)

[@jakp8777]

The shadow guards are great for park. Only issue I have is not with the guards but finding jeans skinny enough (especially in the ankle) that also have a lot of stretch to accommodate BMX and the pads. A lot,of skills jeans either are skinny in the ankle but don’t stretch enough for BMX and these pads or stretch a lot but not skinny enough in the ankle.

[@Brant_Moore]

Walmart has perfect jeans for riding. They’re the George Slim Straight jeans. They’re only $15, they updated them so now they’re mega stretchy, and the fit perfect with pads. I really really like them

[@jakp8777]

@@Brant_Moore I’ll have to try them. Looking for jeans that are skinny and stretchy everywhere. I use the jeans to help hold the pads in. Used to buy Cheap Monday jeans but they are discontinued now. There’s also the Fox dagger but they are really heavy and hot plus the new version isn’t stretchy and has a poor fit.

[@Brant_Moore]

Yea man at least worth a trip to the local Walmart to try on a pair. I have a bunch of them from before they made them stretchy and now that I have some of the new ones I don’t even like wearing the old ones

[@jakp8777]

@@Brant_Moore that would be a good video to make- the perfect riding pant. They’re really hard to find. I want to ask pros like Jeremy Malott or Logan Martin what jeans they wear. Perfect riding jean is; Black, skinny everywhere, stretchy, really skinny in the ankle, cool/thin. Biggest problem with the fox dagger is they thought durability was the most important thing. That made them hot and not really stretchy. Durability is nice, but scratches and rips are unavoidable with bmx.

[@Brant_Moore]

I actually do have a video about them but that was from before they made the change to stretchy. Being only $15 really helps too. It’s easy to spend that much knowing you’re going to destroy them versus $50 or more for the same result

[@onerider808]

I’m down for some of those “shinners” shin guards. I use POC VPD knee pads (level 2) or G-force (level 1). Thanks!

[@pauljames1978]

I’ve got the shin pads and the shadow super slim ankle guards soo comfortable 🙌👍🚲💨

[@Brant_Moore]

Sickkkk!!

[@boermed]

we have a saying here in the UK . buy cheap and you buy twice . and I've found that to be true in pretty much all aspects of life apart from funerals

[@Brant_Moore]

Yep there’s no doubt about it! I had no idea about the price of knee pads when I shot this too. The shadow ones are cheap compared to most MTB knee pads

[@boermed]

@@Brant_Moore I think Shadows prices are pretty good considering the amount of testing and research they've put in . I've been looking at ankle shin and knee pads and I have to say the ones I've seen are about the same quality as the Shadow but in most cases twice the price . I think I'll go with Shadow they are a respected brand and they aren't going to just put any old crap out on the market

[@tedefthymiadis2668]

Great review What kind of bars do you run? Those are sick.

[@Brant_Moore]

They’re Nowear BMX Street Treats!

[@medeqc]

Thanks Brant.

[@Brant_Moore]

Thank YOU!!

[@justsomeguy404]

I have the shadow slim shin guards with built in ankle guards. I like them a lot very comfortable

[@justsomeguy404]

I do wear size 14 shoes so squeezing my foot into the ankle part for the first time was a little tight but they're good now.

[@jaydenpearson8397]

okay so do they work just like how he said in this video but plus an ankle guard? and do you feel you need to buy knee pads too? I was thinking of just getting the shin/ankle combo but I was worried because they dont look like their made of the same material

[@justsomeguy404]

I don't wear knee pads just the shin guards. I don't go to crazy just hate pedal bites

[@chris6197]

What size pads do you wear ?

[@Brant_Moore]

Medium in both knee and shin. If you use the code “BRANT” when you buy from sparkys it’ll save you some money on anything from their site and help me at the same time!

[@fultonboots5322]

How do the knee pads run in size? What size do you have in the video?

[@Brant_Moore]

I believe there is a sizing chart that Shadow has. I have size medium

[@fultonboots5322]

Thank you I was going to get the large size if I followed the size chart but after seeing your video going with the mediums.

[@bigmike4923]

Thanks man, not a lot of good pad videos out there

[@randall3786]

I have the light ones

[@onerider808]

Talk to me about those ankle braces...

[@miket4205]

What size do you run for your shiners? My knee pads came in seem to fit well and the shins coming in soon, I got s/m but I heard they run pretty tight.

[@Brant_Moore]

I think I have the s/m in them

[@chickensendies]

Legit just bought those shin guards! HAHAHAHAHA

[@Brant_Moore]

That’s funny, how do you like them?

[@chickensendies]

@@Brant_Moore So far so good! I have a few rides now and am really impressed with how comfortable they are. Get a little sweaty but that is much better than my shins being attacked by my pedals lol

[@ricksworkbench1386]

Pads and brakes! Some hate but hey....ride em.

[@Brant_Moore]

True that man!!

[@jda79]

Yup buy once, cry once

[@Brant_Moore]

Exactly! Buy cheap pads and cry a bunch from shinners and falling then again when you have to buy better ones. Haha