12 replies to this topic

[firefighter55]

Whats everyones opinion of cutting the top flaps on the jofa/rbk/reebok shins?  Example like the 8k pros? 

[Fooj]

I think it depends on how your pants fit you and whether you get Jarret Stoll pant tuck syndrome.  My current pants are a little longer and it doesnt matter, my previous pants were shorter and i had to chop it 

[ibeck]

Chop them off!

[Fooj]

id say if you chop them off make sure youre planning not to lease

[nisselrm]

I trim the pad and put the binding back on

[Scdp99]

Chop but put binding back on

[flip12]

I leave mine but they're old-school 7K style shins with an extra long flap on the liner as well as the shorter one connected to the knee cap. The longer layer beneath seems to keep the thigh tensioned enough to not get the top flap caught on my pants. After breaking the shins in, I don't even notice the extra padding they have.

[firefighter55]

I have one pair with flaps cut that I bought and one pair with flaps.  To me that pants didn't bother me with the flaps cut, but I can see if your socks aren't tight enough above your knee that your pants would get stuck and cause Jarret Stoll pant tuck syndrome which is annoying as hell!! 

[bluhmd]

I wear a 9k girdle and cut mine, thigh pads always get stuck in the.Before when I was in MIC hustlers I left them and had no problem.

[afrozenpond]

Chop them off!

Do it. Do it. Do it.

[afrozenpond]

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[Firebrand]

Are we talking strictly pro models? The last two shin guards I've used were the retail Reebok 11K's and 20K's, both of which had removable flaps. The person who came up with that idea is a goddamned genius and I salute them.

[firefighter55]

I have a pair cut and Uncut. Leaning towards the uncut