Has anyone ever used leather knee sliders? I've seen a few guys at track days with them and wondered why you'd pay the premium over plastic? I'd consider a pair if they last longer as my current ones have almost worn out after 2 days!
Knee sliders not elbow sliders! I've swapped the over so hopefully will get another day or 2 out of them!
Maybe you should just dab your knee down instead of trying to gouge the tarmac out.... Not a fan of the idea of leather. I've touched my knee down without a slider in place and it nearly ripped my leg off at the hip! A bit too grippy for comfort.....
There'll be a black flag waved at you sharpish. Not even allowed on euro gigs... I've used them though and nothing happened.
I have leather ones from Hideout - personally I like them. Only ever had the right down* * apart from a highside event
Personally I use A-Stars they last a good few TD's, Dainese also wear well. 2 days must be a cheap material, my current set of A-Stars are less than half worn after 3 days at Aragon last week.
Leather is way better. With in reason the plastic type ones tend to skate around and can really vibrate on some surfaces . Leather just gives a better feeling which is really what it’s there for ( unless your MM and can save a slide with !!) Never used either on the road though , just pointless and cock waving.
I learned quickly. Stuck a patch of self-adhesive Velcro on the leathers (Hook side on the slider). Worked fine, but it bloody well hurt if I sat down wrong. When I stopped racing, the patch was hard to get off the leathers, but I managed it with a leather preservative and soaked it into the patch. Came off clean with no damage to the leathers (other than the scrapes that got there before I fitted the slider).
I have been to ther tracks! Even at those I have never touched my left slider down. Maybe I'm a bit wonky in the hip/leg department.
