I bought a full set of Icon D3O armor to replace the old armor in my race suit. The armor itself is actually generic D3O T5 Evo armor (CE Level 1, but very near Level 2). It is incredible value for what it costs. To get to true CE Level 2 you have to pay at least twice as much.

The armor is lightweight, flexible and comfortable. It conforms to the shape of your body and doesn't dig into your flesh. I basically couldn't feel it when I don my race suit. I haven't tested it in action but I think it will hold up well for anything but the nastiest crashes.

By the way, the knee armor works for elbow as well. In fact, if in doubt, get the knee armor since it cost the same as the elbow armor. You can easily cut D3O using a sharp pair of scissors.

The D3O material feels a bit slick, like new tires. If you want to bond it to something, roughen it up with medium sandpaper or a fine file, and clean with isopropyl alcohol first. Mine bonded to velcro with nylon backing easily using cyanoacrylate glue (i.e. super glue).

Unfortunately I tested these bad boys mono a mono against the pavement when someone decided to pull out directly in front of me and I locked up my rear break when I hit an unexpected patch of water.

Not sure which hit first, my knee (which this armor was in place) or my shoulder (which I had stock Joe Rocket armor on their Speedmaster Jacket) but honestly, I couldn't tell you. This armor worked so well I didn't even realize my knee smashed into the ground until I stood up and saw the scuff mark on my Icon jeans. This armor is fantastic and I can't recommend it enough. It saved my knee from being potentially broken, and there's not even a bruise on it.

The armor I had was stock with the jeans I bought from icon, but if you're on the fence about grabbing these, at 20 bucks, it's completely worth it.

My only real gripe about them is that they will get very hot when you're at a standstill or if you're just stopping somewhere shortly and don't remove them. All things considered though, it's not that big of a deal. Would definitely recommend them.

We all are trying to balance safety, comfort, and at least a little style when we choose our gear. Sometimes a piece meant for one place works out better in another. That is the case with these Icon Knee Pads. They fit perfectly as elbow guards in my heavy leather jacket. Complete comfort and more protective coverage. This is an excellent example of being allowed to pick different parts from a large inventory of pieces, and put them where they do us the most good no matter what the title is.

I hope to never find out, but I feel protected from my elbow down in this flexible, lightweight armor.

Great product as expected, good replacement for any stock armor. Its light and very flexible. Really recommend this, protection is just CE level 1 but I hope is better than most regular CE protection.

When I looked for armor inserts for my AGV kevlar jeans I wanted D3O because of the success that pad has had within the indusrty but I had no idea that it could be aquired for such a resonable price. I've only had one outting in the jeans since I've put the pads in and that was about a 100 mile ride in 57 degree F weather, that is why I rated Protection, Air Flow and Features at an verage rating because I have not had enough time with them for a fair assessment. I will tell you that for the "generic" velcro-adjusted pocket that my jeans provide these pads fit very well and were quite comfortable while riding.

The Turtle brand elbow pads in my Speed and Strength Twist of Fate mesh jacket had disintegrated in four years of riding, and I was anxious to replace them with upgraded pads that hopefully would last longer. After reading a number of reviews regarding the Icon elbow pads being a bit small in some jackets, I decided to take someone’s advice to choose Icon knee pads for a better fit. Glad I did, as the slightly larger size does fit nicely in the elbow pad pockets, offering a little more protection.
On receiving the pads, I was pleasantly surprised to see that they are actually designated “T5 EVO”, so I hope they will be more temperature stable when compared to their predecessors

After a hard getoff that left me with a cut knee, right through the flimsy knee protection in my pants, I wanted better protection. These D30 pads are great! Soft and comfortable but protective. I had to trim them a little to get them into the pockets, easily done with scissors.
I haven't crash tested them yet, but hey... it's D30, it'll be fine. Also, these will work as elbow pads.
For the price, they can't be beat, and they arrived promptly.

Revzilla is my first stop, every time, and usually my last- thanks guys!!

As with everything from Icon, quality of these knee pads are outstanding. Vastly superior to stock knee pads, and so much more comfortable, especially in warmer weather. They are somewhat smaller than other brand knee pads, so you might need a little customization. But for the price, and comfort, these are the way to go.

These knee pads are perfect fit. I've creative homemade riding jeans with them.The fitment is great and they are very comfortable.

These are the soft D30 compressed foam type protectors. They mold nicely to the knee and can be trimmed on the lower tab area if needed . When in the knee pockets of pants, they feel good and don’t interfere. My knees can press on the tank and don’t irritate like some hard pads do.