DAKINEÂ Slayer Knee Pads
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Whether you're tackling some new terrain or heading out for an all-day ride on local trails, the DAKINE Slayer knee pads deliver lightweight, highly breathable CE-certified protection.
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- Lightweight, low-profile dual-density DK Impact polyurethane foam is CE-certified (EN1621-1 Level 1)
- CORDURA® fabric provides abrasion resistance
- Polygiene® permanent odor control helps prevent the growth of odor-causing microbes in the fabric
- Perforated 4-way stretch materials and an open-back design increase breathability
- Seamless calf bands and silicone gripper elastic at upper and lower cuffs keep pads in place
- Precurved ergonomic patterning enhances fit
- Sold as a pair
Imported.
View all DAKINE Mountain Bike Pads| Best Use | Mountain Biking |
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| Material(s) | 80% polyester/20% nylon; insert: polyurethane foam |
| Weight | 12.6 ounces |
| Gender | Unisex |
| XXS | XS | S | M | L | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicep Circumference | 9.75 - 10.5 | 10.25 - 11 | 10.75 - 11.75 | 11.5 - 12.5 | 12.25 - 13.25 | 13 - 14 |
| Calf Circumference | 10 - 11.25 | 11 - 12.25 | 12 - 13.5 | 13.5 - 15 | 15 - 16.5 | 16.5 - 18 |
| Thigh Circumference | 13 - 14 | 14 - 15 | 15 - 16.5 | 16 - 18 | 18 - 19.5 | 19.5 - 21 |
Sizing Notes
KNEE PROTECTION: Slightly bend your knee. For the thigh measurement, measure around your leg, 4 inches above your knee. For the calf measurement, measure around the fullest part of your calf.
ELBOW PROTECTION: Slightly relax your elbow. For the bicep measurement, measure around your arm, 3 inches above your elbow. For the forearm measurement, measure around the fullest part of your forearm.
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Protective and Mostly Comfy
I have finally crashed while wearing these, so I can finally write a review! The good news is I can say they certainly protected my left knee when I crashed going up and over a slippery root yesterday. Didn’t feel a thing on my knee and the pads aren’t damaged at all. I do agree with the reviews commenting on the sizing. I measured out as a medium, but I couldn’t get them up and over my knees without extreme effort. I can pull the larges up fairly easy, but there’s some excess fabric that rubs if I’m not careful. If I am careful that the fabric isn’t folded, though, they’re comfy to wear and I forget they’re on.
Fitting is tight, needs to be perfect
I had no issues with the quality of the kneepads. My issue was the fit, so it is really a personal issue, not a product issue. The pads fit firm/tight at the store, and did not notice any folding at the back of the knees. On both my first and second ride with the pads, After 2 hours of riding, mainly downhill, the backside of my knees were rubbing against the small bunched up foldings and a rash formed, so bad that I had a difficult time peddling at the end of the day. There is very little or no fitting adjustability in these pads, so unless they fit perfectly, others might encounter the same issue.
Sizing Issues with Knee Pad - Needs Larger Options
I recently purchased this knee pad, following the size chart and even sizing up based on other reviews. For context, I am 108 lb and stand at 5'3", typically wearing a US size 2, XS, or XXS in clothes. Despite taking these precautions with sizing, the knee pad was still too small for me. While the quality of the product seems good, the lack of larger sizes (L or XL) is a significant drawback. It's unfortunate because I had high hopes for this product, but I have no choice but to return it. I hope REI considers introducing larger sizes for this knee pad in the future to accommodate a wider range of body types.
Way To Screw Up What Was a Great Trail Pad
New version...just plain sucks. I owned and wore out two sets of the previous version of this pad, and absolutely loved them. They were well shaped and vented for all-day pedaling comfort, provided protection commensurate with their design and intended purpose, and stayed in place. The NEW version is sized small compared to its predecessor, is much too stiff and in combination with its poor shape - especially around the upper knee - tends to ride down when pedaling, despite the thigh grippers and tighter fit; the result is a partially exposed upper knee / knee cap. It's also just plain uncomfortable, due to its stiffness and poor shape. This is such I step backwards from the prior version I'm not sure what Dakine was thinking. After ten or so rides hoping they'd break in (and not), and wishing desperately for my old pair to come back from the dead, I just tossed them into box. There are too many good trail armor options these days than to feel stuck wearing an ill-fitting, poorly (re)designed and uncomfortable set. Too bad. RIP what was once the best trail knee pad on the market. Big fail, Dakine.
Pedal friendly, but size-up
I love these. I've used them now for every ride for a full season of XC style riding, technical trail, and park. They're way more impact resistant than you'd think for something so thin and light and pedal friendly. But here's the thing: they run small and you're going to have to size up. I smartly bought the L and XL at the same time and was able to try them both out but it was really just as an added precaution because I knew REI would take them back at the store no questions asked. I'm not a heavy guy. I was shocked that the XL was a perfect fit. Meanwhile the L felt like I was losing blood flow and would go into shock a few moments. They're still not so comfortable when you're just walking around (but that's not what they're for), but I now wear them for every ride and barely notice they're there once I'm pedaling. In fact, early on when they were still new to me I went down and actually turned to look at my knees to figure out why it *didn't* hurt more and was surprised to find knee pads there. I swear I had actually forgotten I was wearing pads. For comparison, in light pads I've also used the Fox Racing "Enduro Knee Sleeve" and I found these a lot more comfortable (once the sizing was right) and more protective. I still use the Fox Enduro elbow sleeves and plan to replace them with the Slayer elbow pads next season.
I forget that I am wearing them while on the trail
These fit me nicely and feel great on the trail! These will slip a little off my thigh while riding, but I think that any knee pad will do this unless it has some sort of strap to keep it in place. I really do forget that I am wearing these while riding. I have fallen a few times while wearing these and they have held up nicely. I have been using these on multiple rides a week for the last 3 months and I wash them about once a week.
Excellent kneepads, not sure on build quality.
I went with Medium at first, based on the sizing chart on both REI's and Dakine's page. Felt like I was going to hurt myself trying to put them on, way too small. The chart they come with shows very different sizings, turns out I'm actually a Large based on it. REI is excellent at returns and exchanges, they let me exchange them for the Large's and now they are very comfy, used them twice and almost forgot I was wearing them at times in 95-100F TX weather. There's still some resistance when putting them on but it's not impossible like with the Medium's. They don't hinder my pedaling ability noticeably or move around, but it feels like breathability of them could be a little better. The reason for less than 5 stars is for the build quality, on the right one there's a small piece of stitching missing on part of the cuff, and a small piece coming out on the upper part of the kneepad itself. There was also something on top of the upper cuff that kept irritating the inside of my leg, it was just a tiny excess piece of hard material sticking out on top of the cuff. Was able to carefully snip that off (plastic maybe), now there's no more irritation. These issues were only on the right one, the left one is immaculate in comparison. I'll have to contact Dakine and ask if this is normal, otherwise I think this is a recommendable product since they feel solid and don't hinder my pedaling ability or move around on me. Maybe I just got unlucky with the flaws I found. The pads on the front contour to my knees, gives me a little more confidence out there too. In spite of the small issues with stitching, these feel solid. The material does feel like it might (probably) stretch over time but that's is to be expected. Sizings from manual below (size/thigh inches/calf inches). XXS/12-13/9-10 XS/13-14/10-11 S/14-15/11-12 M/15-16.5/12-13.5 L/16.5-18/13.5-15 XL/18-20.5/15-17.5
Very comfortable
As noted by other people these knee pads do run a bit small and are kind of tight when you first buy them. Although after you wear them in a bit and wash them they are very comfortable and I would definitely buy another pair. They saved me in a crash the other day and I just walked away with a slight bruise. I would highly recommend these knee pads.
Dakine Slayer
As much as I wanted to love these, I couldn't. I love the design, the weight, the breath ability, everything. They were just terribly uncomfortable for me. I couldn't bend my legs and felt like pedaling would have been painful. I've heard great things about these and I wish they would have worked for me, but I ended up with the Fox Launch
Solid kneepads
Very comfortable. Barely noticed them while riding and they don't slide down. I fell and didn't feel a thing