Knee Pads recommendation.

[tripleDot]

I'm getting old plus I am not that skullful to begin with, so I'm considering using knee pads. I do use neoprene knee supports but those are useless for bumps & spill on trails.

I've narrowed down to 3 pads but I don't see a lot of comparison videos on youtube. So l'm hoping some of you here can give me some more information to help me decide.

These are the 3 models I'm eying. Do feel free to suggest others.

POC VPD Air
IXS Flow Evo+
Scott Soldier 2

I don't do drops & jumps just XC types of rides, so comfort for all-day riding type is what I'm looking for. Opinions on sizing is also important to me because I'm caught between Medium & Large (high end of M & low end of L). And to compound the situation, nobody is selling them locally so I can't do fitting.

[lRaphl]

Here are Pinkbike reviews for 2 in your list

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/poc-joint-vpd-system-knee-pads-review.html

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/ixs-flow-evo-knee-guards-review.html

[Sitar_Ned]

Not exactly what you're looking for but I love these:

https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Racing-Launch-Knee-Guard/dp/B004NAPW1K

I'm all about the integrated shin guard bc I ride flat pedals.

[carbonazza]

Anyone tried the G-Form ones ? https://gform.eu/
They look a lot less bulky than many, but are they really effective against bike related hits ?

[tripleDot]

I was unable to find in the local bike shops any of the 3 knee guards I was interested with. So I visited a local Fox shop and ended up getting a pair of Fox Launch Enduro. It was pegged at around US$75, tried them on for size and they fit pretty well. But when I was about to pay, the shop keeper told me they were on sale. So I ended up just paying US$30. Ahh, now I'm contemplating a pair of matching elbow guards.