These are far and away the best heavy duty elbow pads I have tried to date. I've gone through at least 5-6 elbow pads in my quest to find good ones, and these are SOOO much better than the rest.First of all, kudos to POC for making an actual heavy duty long lasting high quality product. SOOO many products these days are just garbage quality or avg at best, yet all these companies charge premium prices for their garbage. I remember when you had multiple levels of products, and the prices reflected that quality. Not anymore! Everything is just low to avg quality, but premium prices, it's disgusting. So thank you POC for making a product that feels and performs like a premium product, but at a reasonable price. I tried and returned multiple other elbow pads that were this price or more, and all of them are MUCH lower quality than these. And fit horrible as well.These fit amazing! Even though they they are a thicker/heavier duty elbow pad, they fit SO well and feel so comfortable on the arm. In fact, they are the first MTB elbow pad I've tried that fits really well. They almost don't even need the straps on the top and bottom. But it's super nice that they are there to give you even more customized fit. It's also the perfect amount of pad and material. Not too little and not too much. Fits over the top of your elbow joint by a few inches, so it feels secure there. Then it comes down about half way on your forearm. Just perfect size. The lycra material on the inside of the pad is stretchy, but not too much. It's great at staying nice and firm, but not tight on your arm. Then the back side where the VPD padding is, has a super high quality/heavy duty material (exactly like ION uses as well), that won't rip or tear easily. The VPD material itself warms up very quickly on your arm and then becomes flexible, so that your arm can move. Then they have the straps on the top AND bottom of the pad! Genius right, haha?You'd think ALL elbow pads would have straps on them to hold them on and up. Like hockey elbow pads. But nope, most MTB elbow pads suck and use a cheap lycra sleeve like material that goes from your wrist all the way to the top of your arm to hold the pad on. Which is a horrible idea! It's so hot, completely unnecessary, and unless you find the magical one that fits your arm and bicep perfectly, it's going to either be loose, or way too tight or a combo of both. So once again, Kudos to POC for making and elbow pad that actually fits your arm and stays on! So ridiculous how many MTB elbow pads suck and have horrible fit. These MTB companies just need go to a hockey store, and look at all the elbow pads, and bam! They'd start making great fitting elbow pads that stay put and actually protect your elbow, unlike 90% of MTB elbow pads that are just garbage and fit horribly.Protection is TOP notch! At least a 1/2" of the VPD material protects your elbow and forearm. And it's the best of the best. There's all these D3O and VPD like materials on the market that are "supposed" to move with your body and then protect you upon impact. And some do it better than others. But all of them are pathetic compared to POC's VPD! So far, of all the knee and elbow pads I've tried or owned, these POC elbow pads have THE BEST material in them. Their VPD material is SOO good. Thick, strong, very dense, yet moves with your body when warm. Then protects your arm when you fall. Plus there is padding under the strap on the top, right above your elbow joint, that is thick and dense and will actually protect you, unlike 90% of the MTB pads out there. And they also come down half on your forearm, so that it's protected as well.Also, these stay put! The fit and the straps and the grippy neoprene material on the inside at the top and bottom of the pad sleeve, hold them in place so well. The straps are almost not even necessary, they fit and stay put so well. And they feel firm and stay in place, but not tight and constricting to the point that it feels like it's cutting off your circulation.The only thing these don't excel at is that they are definitely more on the heavy duty side of elbow pads. So if you're looking for thin under the jersey elbow pads, these probably aren't going to work for you. These are for ACTUAL protection in case of a serious crash at speed riding DH or Freeride. Not some silly sleeve that might protect your elbow/arm from a rash. These are HEAVY DUTY and will actually protect you. These probably won't fit underneath your jersey or jacket unless you have 1 size larger jersey/jacket than you normally wear. As these are just a bit too thick to fit underneath. But I have a size XL jersey I wear when riding DH or big jump lines, and these fit under that jersey just fine.Overall, I can't recommend these enough as THE BEST heavy duty MTB elbow pads on the market. You actually get what you pay for with these!

I'm giving these pads 5 stars, even though I don't really like them. Some things I do because I think I should do them, even though I don't like doing them. The pads have an odd fit. The top and bottom openings don't really grip the bicep and forearm like other pads I've used. They look strangely loose, with gaps around the arm. But they seem to stay in place, so maybe that doesn't matter. The forearm strap doesn't have the same degree of elasticity as the top strap, so it is difficult to tighten it. It's almost like pulling on the shoe lace of a shoe that's already laced pretty tight. I usually ride for about an hour, and I don't notice those issues once I start riding, so as long as they stay in place, I can deal with the eccentricities of the fit. I had a comically slow fall while wearing a less protective pad and tore up my elbow, so my overriding priority is protection, and these seem to be the most secure and protective pads I could find. Elbow pads with CE Level 2 armor are rare. If I'm unlucky enough to test them in a crash, I'll update this review.

Seem to have excellent protection. A little bulky under a tight fitting 1/4 Zip. The straps don't do much for keeping these from sliding down. (The reason for buying them) They should be non stretch straps that pull back though a loop to get some pull but the upper strap stretches so you can't tighten it and the bottom strap doesn't stretch but just wraps around so you can't tighten it either.I guess my only option is hitting the gym to get some Popeye forearms to keep these up!

At 62 years old I did not bounce and roll during the last crash, I just sort of slid and left a lot of skin behind. As with other reviews they are mildly uncomfortable but you get used to it. True to fit, they stay secured, very protective and I don’t worry as much about the next time I die on the trail.

It is difficult to predict the size (thank God for Amazon's return policies) but once you figure it out, the fit and feel are excellent. No bunching, binding or chaffing, stay in place and flex with your body. I haven't crashed but I can tell these work. I hit my knee hard with a hefty stick and didn't even feel it. Sure they're expensive but what is your irreplaceable body worth to you? If you got into an accident, these would be worth every penny. Highly recommend.

Fits well, tight but not so tight that its not comfortable. The straps have plenty of length for adjustment. I bought the POC knee pads also which fit well, doesn't slide around and has plenty of adjustment in the straps. Im 5'8" 200lb regular build, both pads were a size large. Had one crash with the knee pads into a four foot deep hole onto gravel and a few rocks at no fault of my own, a hiker panicked and ran into me, but the pads did their job, good protection and no injury, pads held up great.

I had the first gen of these. They wore out over time and on rocky terrain they slide down. I thought with these having a top and bottom wrap they would be better. They are still prone to sliding a bit. Otherwise the protection and comfort is great.I wear the medium. The small is way too tight. Maybe I'm just between sizes for this product. Build quality is awesome.If they are a good fit. Highly recommend. Just beware of them sliding down on long descents.

I've got about 15 rides and a few mild crashes on these pads. Thus far they are comfortable and flex easily. Once I start riding, I forget I'm wearing them. I don't know if they saved me any serious injury or not, but I've been unscathed with each crash, so I'll keep wearing them. I do have a pair of G-Form Pro Rugged kneed pads and have to say the POC VPD 2.0 elbow pads are of a much better design and construction. I'll be buying all POC pads going forward.

Gomitiere molto protettive, ma comunque comodissime e non fastidiose. Hanno una forma che fascia perfettamente il gomito fino a tre quarti di avambraccio, e consente una buonissima mobilità. Eccellente il rapporto qualità prezzo su Amazon.

Cómodas,resistentes y con sujeción perfecta.Aguanta bien los golpes en las caídas.

Très bon confort, le gel s'assouplit avec la chaleur du corps, on peut garder les protections pendant toute la sortie (sauf peut-etre en plein été). Très bonne protection. Reste bien en place. Bonne qualité de fabrication

I haven't fallen off yet (thankfully) but they feel comfortable and strong - so Im in good hands I think.

Very pleased with purchase. Fit as described. Already had a couple of tumbles off bike and these protected me well. High price but get what you pay for. Would recommend