Spinlock Impact Protection Kneepads (Large)

I do a lot of big boat sailing and purchased these after trying a pair that another crew member loaned me this summer. I wish that I had tried and bought these many years ago. I've had reconstructive surgery on both of my knees (not from sailing) and every sailing season, I continued to beat them up crawling, crashing, and otherwise moving around on sailboats. By late August, my knees are usually pretty beaten up. This year, after wearing these knee pads when sailing, my knees are fine: normal, not noticeable, nothing to speak of, which speaks volumes to how much these pads helped! They are pretty thin, so I initially thought they would not be all that helpful, but I've learned it doesn't take much to be better than direct contact with rock hard gelcoat or nonskid decks. These are fantastic. Honestly, there are other brands available, but I had tried the previous version of the Spinlock knee pads, and they were great. One thing to note is that these have a non-slip material on the pad which is fantastic when worn with shorts- they prevent sliding on surfaces, very well- but when worn under foul weather gear/pants, they do not let the fabric move over the knee when bending the knee. This inhibits movement a little bit. There's another brand that does not have the non-slip and they are better under pants/foul weather gear, except that they don't stay in place as well as these do. They are not as "hot" as I thought they'd be on muggy summer days. They do cover some portion of you leg/knee with a thin fabric (necessary to keep them on and in place) so they are warmer than nothing, but I found having my legs a little warmer on hot days vs. bruised and painful knees to be very worth it. Once used a couple of times, they are hardly noticeable, until you take them off and find you can still walk, sit, run, etc. without all the usual pain.

The stitching on both pads has failed after about five uses. For what these cost it is unacceptable quality control. I like Spinlock gear but, not this gear… We have used the previous style for 6 years and they are still going strong.

Fits well. Stays in place on my legs MUCH better than other brands I have tried. Pretty comfortable, too.

Too bulky. Sent back. My old Spinlock knee pads were much better - just thick enough for protection on the boat, but not as thick and bulky as these.

Gel is substantial but not too much, literally perfect balance. These are pricey but worth money to protect knees You can feel the difference in price

These are really nice used them during a dinghy race and they are so comfortable you forget you are wearing them until you have to kneel. Not sure how the durability will be, hopefully it’s good

They call it a knee pad but there is barely even any padding to protect the knees. Total waste of money.

Thank you guys, I hope next time will be much faster

I bough these for use on my First 40.7, but soon found I was also wearing them in my Flying Fifteen too! They're easy to put on, and you almost forget you're wearing them. Easy to keep clean with a fresh water rinse down

The size fits me. Good quality build.

La taglia descritta non corrisponde a quelle del prodotto, ho dovuto renderle e ordinarle più piccole. Allego tabella corretta.

Knees were getting hammered and these work well

These are the first sailing kneepads I've used that are fit for purpose