Ion has been making mountain bike clothing and protection for almost a decade now and has sponsored some of the biggest names and most colorful personalities in the sport. When we received Ion’s new Scrub Amp shoe we also received a good selection of protective gear. In our care package was the updated Protection Long-sleeve Scrub Amp, Protection Short Plus Scrub Amp, K-Traze knee pads and the E-Traze elbow pads. There is a fine line between testing protective gear to it’s fullest and getting hurt; we did our best to toe the line during this review.
The K-Traze and E-Traze were built to be more than basic protection without being bulky overprotectors. Both the K-Traze and E-Traze use very flexible and super thin SAS-TEC padding that they claim guarantees more than just abrasion protection and handles light impacts easily. For more reliability the protection pad is attached directly to the fabric so that everything stays in place in the event of a crash. To keep the pads in place the K-Traze uses a velcro strap for adjustments at the top and similar to the E-Traz they utilize Ion’s Snug Loop at the bottom. They also use Super Perforated Neoprene in their construction to help with flexibility and breathability. Both pads are available in two different colors and four different sizes ranging from small to extra large.
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