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[Dustbuster]

Does anyone know what the differences are between the Jofa x090 series (5090, 6090, 8090) shins?

Obvious difference, the 5090 appears to have just the outside knee guard while the 6090 and 8090 both have the same knee guard as well as calf guard? What’s the difference between the 6090 and 8090? Are they both the same as the 5090 with just the calf guard removed?

I’m asking because I have a pair of 8090 I’ve never worn because they’re narrow. Wasn’t sure if the 6090 was a wider model? In comparison (maybe?) my main pair of shins are modded Rbk 5k and though a bit more bare bones they’re much wider and lighter. Not sure what Jofa model they’re a descendant of.

[xstartxtodayx]

I know I've seen a handful of topics like this in the past but nothing ever truly answered it definitively (there's one about elbow pads with all the models which is amazing but nothing for the shins). 

Here's what I think I know... 5090 had both a retail and a pro stock version, pretty sure the retail had blue graphics and pro had orange, not sure if the liners were the same or not, also this model went on to become the RBK 8K Pro (not to be confused with the 8K retail pad) and eventually the CCM 21K Pro.  The 6090 looks almost identical, not sure what the differences are, maybe where it was produced?  8090 also appears to have a couple different variations and some look the same as the others, so I'm right back where I started and am completely useless here haha  I can say the 5090 and 8K Pro do not fit narrow, I have a pair of each and a pair of CCM 19K Pro which is the lightest/lowest profile out of all of the ones I have.