Wow.. those look awesome. I agree with you about the knee lock, it did seem a little bulky at first with my itech knee pads but now that the pads are really broken in the knee lock cushions are a lot less obtrusive, especially the inner cushion from dropping to the bfly. It's compressed so much now that it's almost perfectly flat but still soft. I just have a couple questions for you
.. I like the look of the pads a lot better without the graphics on the sides (kind of like what you have, because the slide plates cover it). Since they're not sewn on, do you know of a good way to completely take them off without messing up the weave on the sides of the pad? As in, not effecting how they slide? And also... how do you like the gloves?