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Ok...so i went to the shop as promised. And here is what i think...
I could only see the X9 pads as all they had in gloves were the X6 and X5.
Now the pads look nice to the eye. They are kinda heavy, these at 33" weighed as much if not a tad more than my 38" V1s.
The flex was about a 6 out of 10(keep in mind they are brand new). The channel is a tad busy.
They got rid of the floating cradle they had last year on the 8.2s. Instead it's an extensive calf wrap with one lower velcro and one V like velcro at the middle.
The knee cradle is SMALL! Seriously, my knee cap by itself might fit, but i doubt my whole knee and quad head would be comfortable. And it'd be worse if you wear knee pads like i.
The channel and underside of the boot uses nash. Doesn't feel too strong in my opinion.
I can't recall the price so i'll avoid any mistakes. The tag says Made in China. For their top model, i would of thought they would of made an effort to have it made local.
Understand that these are MY impressions and observations. You might decide differently should you have a chance to inspect them yourselves.
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