Knee scrapers/sliders advice please

**FROSTY:Me** · 19th March 2006, 09:35

Im in need of new Knee sliders/scrapers so I thought I'd throw it out to the kb community for advice.
I've been using a set of WURTH brand sliders and they have been bloody fantastic. No grab on the road and they have lasted all season --till now.
Wally gave me a set of leather sliders but they grab like crazy. Drunken Monkey kindly loaned me the set off of his leathers (thanks dude) but I wore the scraper out from new to gone in one 20 minute session. --not so good
I have a set of spidi scrapers but the small contact patch actually meant my knee was touching in a place with no scraper.
What do you guys use and how are they lasting /feeling??

**DMNTD:Me** · 19th March 2006, 09:48

I really aren't qualified to answer your questions here Frosty but here's a dude that sells 'em on TM for around $30.
Hope it is of some help.
rick@lifestyle-imports.co.nz

**Paulus** · 19th March 2006, 14:50

Dainese eyes (2000) ones are thick and hard so they last ages and slide easily. They also have a nicely radiused edge on them which is really handy if you hit a cats eye in the road - it just skips over it. They can be found cheap on the internet (some on ebay at the moment).

**Two Smoker** · 19th March 2006, 15:07

Well im no expert.... but i recommend Bico (also called alpinestar)... Cheap, last reasonably well and are contured to your knee so dont rip off etc...

Im currently (or was) using Wiz sliders... Great Material, and they slide real nice... velcro lets them down abit, but not alot....

**slopster** · 19th March 2006, 18:44

Originally Posted by TL Rider

I really aren't qualified to answer your questions here Frosty but here's a dude that sells 'em on TM for around $30.
Hope it is of some help.
rick@lifestyle-imports.co.nz

I brought leathers from that guy. The leathers are great but the sliders are crap. Lasted one day at manfield and thats after turning them around at lunchtime.

**sAsLEX** · 19th March 2006, 19:08

KK has been known to use chopping board!

**DEATH_INC.** · 19th March 2006, 19:19

I'm using spyke one's at the mo, good slide-no grab and seem to be lasting ok....
When I went hunting I found out that if you actually 'use' them you need ceramic one's, I used a set of plastic 'racing ahead' one's from 'treads and they were shot after a day at taupo, only just lasted the day swapping them around and turning 'em over all day....

**bugjuice** · 19th March 2006, 19:24

I use whatever I can get hold of.. I could use your best china if you like.. cos I can't get my knee down. What happened to those ceramic ones? Are they any good?

**slopster** · 19th March 2006, 19:33

I was thinking about layering a bit of fibreglass on my worn sliders has anyone tried that? Might save a bit of dosh.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 19th March 2006, 19:47

Cut down chopping board for sure.....

i just go and find the hardest one i can. Cut, then heat to shape then staple the vlecro to it....

have done mine twice now

**sAsLEX** · 19th March 2006, 21:10

Originally Posted by bugjuice

What happened to those ceramic ones? Are they any good?

I have them and they work great, no grab what-so-ever

Had nearly two years now and look as good as the day I bought them!

**bugjuice** · 19th March 2006, 21:11

so you can't use 'em either then?

**Shade** · 20th March 2006, 07:51

I bought KK a set of ceramics a while back, to get him off chopping board, haha.

He said they we're really nice, and lasted ok.

I've been using standard plastic which are good for no grab, but dont last. Then I had a rubber/plastic compound set which are quieter, but a bit more grabby.

All depends on your preference, at the track you shouldnt get too much grab with rubber/plastic/ceramic, as its generally nice and smooth on the surface of the track.