shin guards

[Gooch99 0]

What type of shin guards aren't big and bulky

[Dave 1]

Nike's V-line

[beaucoup_fish 0]

But beware the Nike straps...they suck ass. They're taut nylon webbing, so there's no stretch to them. Highly restrictive unless you fuck the straps and sew elastic ones on em or just don't use 'em and tape it.

[c_joblin 0]

Jofa, nothing less than the 6500 series.

[Chadd 916]

But beware the Nike straps...they suck ass. They're taut nylon webbing, so there's no stretch to them. Highly restrictive unless you fuck the straps and sew elastic ones on em or just don't use 'em and tape it.

They also won't stretch out in a couple of months like elastic straps.

[chippa13 1844]

I usually take the straps off my shin pads. I prefer the feel of them with clear tape since the clear tape will let them shift up enough so I can get a good bend at the ankle.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

But beware the Nike straps...they suck ass.  They're taut nylon webbing, so there's no stretch to them.  Highly restrictive unless you fuck the straps and sew elastic ones on em or just don't use 'em and tape it.

They also won't stretch out in a couple of months like elastic straps.

True true...I still find them way too restrictive though and I'd prefer straps with a little slack...someone should make shinpads with replaceable elastic straps...I feel an infomercial coming on...

[GeeZa32 0]

I've come to like the straps on my v10s. Eventually they began to grow on me when they started to basically just become so tight the shin guard wouldnt move at all. Hard to explain, but im like'n em.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

I've come to like the straps on my v10s. Eventually they began to grow on me when they started to basically just become so tight the shin guard wouldnt move at all. Hard to explain, but im like'n em.

Hmmm...I hope I get used to them. So you just don't notice the restrictiveness anymore?

[GeeZa32 0]

It's hard to really explain. I dont even "feel" the retrictiveness. Like after a while of skating on them, the straps basically indent into the back of your leg and you cant even feel them there anymore. I'm also the kind of guy who likes "tight" equiptment though(Vapor gloves, Synergy EPs, used the nike v shoulders for a bit)

[beaucoup_fish 0]

:lol: So basically you're calves are numb after 5 minutes and then it's all dandy.

[GeeZa32 0]

Yea kinda. Like they feel a bit uncomfortable in the locker room, but I dont really think about anything when Im on the ice, so I dont feel it there.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

It's like when you break your ankle during a game and you don't notice 'til after when you take off your skate and you can see your tibia sticking out.

[thunderbirds_are_go 0]

It's like when you break your ankle during a game and you don't notice 'til after when you take off your skate and you can see your tibia sticking out.

I hate it when that happens...

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

My hespeler are not big and bulky. I recommend them.