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KXcam22:
Sly,
  I forgot about the bike shorts.  Mine aren't padded but they sure increase the comfort a huge amount.  I use a beefy carbon fiber custom GII extreme knee brace.  It uses a strap behind the knee so it not super comfy when your leg is bent 90.  I like the look of the asterix but haven't seem more than a pic of them. Cam.

kx666:
just an FYI,
my wife is in prostthetics and orthotics (from UW), i asked her what she thought about all the knee braces on the market beeing advertized to motorcycle guys.

she told the look cool! you can get them with flames  and cool graphics... but they are not deizigned to do anything. if you are having issues the best thing is to get fitted by someone who understands what is needed per person. she also told me that if a person were to crash with one on a knee brace would move the force up the the hip. i guess it is bad to brake one?

if any one has questions in this area just email me or PM me (but give me about a week) and i can ask her for you.

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