We test the $110 USD Rheon Active Polymer boasting Rapha Trail Knee Pads with some longer days in the saddle, with crashing, just to be sure
I’ve ridden in the, and crashed in them, enough times to deliver an opinion on them. I’ve done plenty of short 2-3 hour rides in them, but I also opted to wear them for the Tweed Valley EWS100 earlier this month. Unusually, we were served up with some incredibly good weather, and even better trail conditions. It was dry, dusty, and hot . The weekend consisted of two back-to-back days of around 45 km each, with around 1600 meters of climbing per day.
Rapha has nailed it. I’m pleased to report theses are the most comfortable knee pads I’ve ever pedaled in. Period.do not rub, chafe, or offer up any other friction-associated downsides. They are unfathomably breathable, and they bend with the knee as it moves through the pedal stroke, to the point where you’ll almost forget you’re wearing them. I have been wearing them with the, so they’ve been well ventilated.
They do bunch up a little at the rear, but the material didn’t pinch or rub at all. There are stitched seems exposed on the inside of the pad sleeve, but again, these didn’t present any comfort issues on the trail. I’m really delighted with them. They do sit quite high up on the thigh , which means they will compete for space with a chamois liner, if you wear one. I chose to position the knee pad against the skin, with the chamois liner over the top, to give that silicone gripper the best purchase on the thigh. The gripper on the lower portion of the sleeve is much smaller, but seems to stick well enough to my hairy legs.
I have crashed twice while wearing these pads, and both times I came down hard on my knees. The knee pads didn’t move an inch from their original position. I was left with afaint bruise on my right knee cap, and also a bruise above that area that seemed to hug the perimeter of the Rheon pad. Safe to say, I’m glad I didn’t have to find out how bad it would have been had I not been wearing protection.
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