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Crash Pads Pro Pant

The Bottom Line

The Crash Pads Pro Pant are high quality padded shorts, for protection from wrecks and wipe outs. Crash Pads are comfortable, flexible, and strong padding systems for any action sport - they feature from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches of high-density abrasion resistant padding without restricting movement. Excellent for skateboarding, ice hockey, snowboarding, BMX, motocross, mountain boarding, aggressive inline skating, skiing, street hockey - any action sport.

Pros

  • Comfortable and stretchy, the Pro Pant feels natural. Made from Coolmax fabric.
  • Thick scored padding resists abrasion and impact - a special design patented by Crash Pads.
  • The Pro Pant comes with a removable tailbone shield, to add more protection.

Cons

  • Some people don't like wearing pads. If you're in this category, then you probably won't want this.

Description

  • Made from Coolmax Moisture Management fabric
  • Removable hard plasic tailbone shield
  • Non-restrictive padding pattern doesn't impede flexibility
  • Patented high impact and abrasion resistant padding patented by Crash Pads
  • Available in black

Guide Review - Pads - Crash Pads Pro Pant

The Pro Pant is obviously high quality. The Crash Pads Underwear were cool, but these things are built to be tougher, give more padding, and to be more flexible.

The pads are situated very well - not scored, but actually separated into contoured pockets, and sewn into the shorts using a very tough fabric. The pads are also a special high impact resistant design, patented by Crash Pads. I found the pants to be very comfortable - more comfortable than the Crash Pads Underwear. If you fall between sizes (like I always do) when ordering the Pro Pads, order the smaller size. They're stretchy.

The Pro Pant can be worn on the outside of your clothing, but it works well under shorts or snowpants as well. The legs are slightly longer than the Crash Pads Underwear model, so they may show under some shorts. But, if you are riding hard, trying a new trick, competing, or tend to go big, the pro pant is well worth it. This pad works with any sport, is sleek enough to wear under clothing, and yet is tough enough to wear as shorts. Wether on ice, snow, concrete, dirt, or who knows what else, the Crash Pads Pro Pant should work well.

And that's the bottom line. The Pro Pant is designed for athletes who want to be more edgy, more aggressive - who want to push their limits, but don't feel like busting their butts.

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