Yogaher protective pads come in a set that include; 2 knee, 2 elbow, 2 wrist guards.

Here's the odd part for me: As I was comparing them to Protect, I noticed the price first. Yogaher pads cost $40.00 a set containing 6 pads. The Protec knee and elbow pads both needed to be purchased separately and did not even have wrist guards to be found.

As I was looking at them, an employee came up and made the statement, "Should just get the Yogaher's, they're the same pad. Both even manufactured by the same company".

At this, I looked closer at the pads themselves. Here where the differences: 1) Thinner cloth, 2) Thinner plastic pads.

That's it! They were the same pads. Protec brand name pads where $30.00 just for either knee or elbow. That's $60.00 for some lousy pads just because they are name brand. Now, prices may be subject to vary, but when that was presented right in front of me, I saved $20.00, and got wrist guards out of the deal aswell.

Price aside, onto the wear and tear.

Knee pads and elbow pads: nice, hold up with hard hits and lots of scrapes. The flaw I see is the Velcro does not last too well after months of repetitive use. Non the less, they will hold up. Good pads, look almost exactly like the Protec ones.

Wrist guards: Suck, they just don't last. Cloth on the outside of wrist guards has never worked for me. A hard shell needs to be applied the same as the regular protective pads. They'll last a about week for freeride. If you find large enough garden gloves to actually fit over these large size pads, it can be worth it. Problem with that option is these wrist guards are full sized pads, fitting a glove over them isn't exactly peaches and peanut butter. There is a hard shell, but it is held on by an outer layer of cloth. In the picture below, the plastic pieces are lost somewhere on trails after being stripped out.

Overall Pros: Inexpensive, pretty much the same quality as the more expensive kind, get all the pads.

Overall cons: Wrist guards may be like a freebie with the pads, but they won't last. Velcro on the pads will keep holding, but just not too well after lots of adjustments.

Rating: Since rating is new, I'll just use a 0-5 scale system. 0 = bad, 5 = best. Overall take in relation to other pads is a 4. They last about as long, they're half as expensive, and you get more out of your purchase. Just for the knee and elbow pads, it's worth it. If you can find large garden gloves you will be able to make the most from the wrist protection.

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