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rockclimbergabor
Feb 24, 2008, 8:26 PM
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does anyone know where to buy kneepads? ive heard you have to make them yourself, and if so, does anyone know how? where would you get the rubber for it?
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irregularpanda
Feb 24, 2008, 9:05 PM
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The internet is actually a series of tubes.
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yevquest
Feb 24, 2008, 9:40 PM
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Check out Rock and Resole in Boulder. They make some very nice kneepads.
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dan4geng
Feb 24, 2008, 9:54 PM
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I'm assuming you mean for kneebars?
What you need.
1) Thigh support like this 
2) Inner tube 
3) Contact cement 
What you do
1) cut an appropriate sized rectangle out of the inner tube, and then cut another the exact same size
2) bond the two pieces of rubber together and let dry
3)Place the thigh support on you leg and make sure it fits really snug!!! this is very important!!! if its not super sug it will slide right off when your trying to get that no hands rest. If its not snug, you may either want to get another one or cut it up and sew it back together
4) with the thigh support on your leg glue the pieces of rubber to it and let dry.
5) you may want to sew on straps that make it so you can tighten your pad
6) go climb
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GeneralBenson
Feb 27, 2008, 10:30 PM
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Mmmm... Chocolate Donut.
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Hennessey
Feb 28, 2008, 12:37 AM
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Kneepads for $9.99 at the home depot
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bizarrodrinker
Feb 28, 2008, 6:08 PM
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Or you could clean the sand out of the vagina and suck it up.
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altelis
Feb 28, 2008, 6:15 PM
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OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Snap dawg! Homey just said you had a VAGINA!!!!!!!!!!
And there's some motha-fuckin sand in there dawg!!!!
This bitch 'as got some sand in his vagina, yo!
so fucking sad it comes to insulting a guy by saying he's got a vagina. fuck, if having a vagina meant i climbed like a girl i say give me a vagina, even if there's sand in it!
climb gracefully and hard like rodden, allen, hill, rands, boskoff, etc! i'd take that any day
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lodi5onu
Feb 28, 2008, 7:05 PM
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i'd make a comfortable bet climbingabor could send your project in sneakers...unless you climb .14's too 
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munky
Feb 28, 2008, 7:36 PM
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Gabor,
Its Joe from Sportrock. Are you talking about kneepads for kneebars or Offwidths. If its for the later, I have a friend from California who I climb with in the Valley who swears by wearing a rough pant material such as Carhardts and reinforcing the inner knee with duct tape. This allows him to jam his knees in without loosing too much sensitivity while keeping bulk at a minimum. As far as kneepads for kneebars are concerned I've always felt that they are a form of aid that I personally didn't want to use, but I also don't climb nearly as hard as you and might change my mind if kneebars became such an integral part of my climbing that I wasn't able to climb regularly due to the scarring from kneebaring sans pads.
A bit off topic but I understand you're living in Europe and know the climbing there well. My girlfriend and I have accepted positions teaching at a college prep school in Pristina, Kosovo. I've been researching about the climbing opportunities near by and have found some stuff but would like to get some more in depth information. Do you know of any good crags in Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, or Croatia that you could suggest I check out. I think I'm a 1 hour bus ride away from Skopje, Macedonia and about 6 hours from Dubrovnik, Croatia. I've read about Petrovik(sp?) National Park in Croatia. Supposedly really good sport up to 500 meters. Hope to hear from you and continue to crush across the pond.
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shockabuku
Feb 28, 2008, 8:08 PM
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altelis wrote: OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Snap dawg! Homey just said you had a VAGINA!!!!!!!!!! And there's some motha-fuckin sand in there dawg!!!! This bitch 'as got some sand in his vagina, yo! so fucking sad it comes to insulting a guy by saying he's got a vagina. fuck, if having a vagina meant i climbed like a girl i say give me a vagina, even if there's sand in it! climb gracefully and hard like rodden, allen, hill, rands, boskoff, etc! i'd take that any day
Give me one too!
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bizarrodrinker
Feb 28, 2008, 8:12 PM
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shockabuku wrote: altelis wrote: OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Snap dawg! Homey just said you had a VAGINA!!!!!!!!!! And there's some motha-fuckin sand in there dawg!!!! This bitch 'as got some sand in his vagina, yo! so fucking sad it comes to insulting a guy by saying he's got a vagina. fuck, if having a vagina meant i climbed like a girl i say give me a vagina, even if there's sand in it! climb gracefully and hard like rodden, allen, hill, rands, boskoff, etc! i'd take that any day Give me one too!
HA!
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rockclimbergabor
Mar 4, 2008, 9:27 PM
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OK, so I've looked all over the place and I just can't find the thigh support thing anywhere. Does anyone know where you can buy those? Would it be in a general sports store, or a more specific one?
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kyleshea
Mar 4, 2008, 9:31 PM
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shockabuku wrote: altelis wrote: OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Snap dawg! Homey just said you had a VAGINA!!!!!!!!!! And there's some motha-fuckin sand in there dawg!!!! This bitch 'as got some sand in his vagina, yo! so fucking sad it comes to insulting a guy by saying he's got a vagina. fuck, if having a vagina meant i climbed like a girl i say give me a vagina, even if there's sand in it! climb gracefully and hard like rodden, allen, hill, rands, boskoff, etc! i'd take that any day Give me one too!
i would keep one in my chalkbag and dust it off as needed. how much? oh, nevermind, they're being given away.
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irregularpanda
Mar 4, 2008, 9:33 PM
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the thigh supports are in safeway in between the vagisil and the maxi pads.
This reminds me of a joke:
What did the maxi pad say to the fart?
You are the wind beneath my wings.
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kyleshea
Mar 4, 2008, 9:38 PM
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irregularpanda wrote: the thigh supports are in safeway in between the vagisil and the maxi pads. This reminds me of a joke: What did the maxi pad say to the fart? You are the wind beneath my wings.
seriously dude, you are not allowed to make these types of comments. the OP climbs harder than you.
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kyleshea
Mar 4, 2008, 9:46 PM
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irregularpanda wrote: kyleshea wrote: seriously dude, you are not allowed to make these types of comments. the OP climbs harder than you. I ain't afraid.
so you bought the book?
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kyleshea
Mar 4, 2008, 10:10 PM
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irregularpanda
Mar 4, 2008, 10:17 PM
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There was a line, and you crossed it bub.
You didn't just cross it, I think you blew up a couple states as you jumped 3000 miles across the line. WOW
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rockclimbergabor
Mar 4, 2008, 10:20 PM
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hmm, so now that weve established that I have a vagina - where do you get the thigh supports?
ps - please stop posting your hurtful comments, i am already queefing in shame...
i just wish i was a big strong man like you, who lives beyond kneebars...
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kyleshea
Mar 4, 2008, 10:28 PM
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irregularpanda wrote: There was a line, and you crossed it bub. You didn't just cross it, I think you blew up a couple states as you jumped 3000 miles across the line. WOW
i really dont appreciate being called a line crosser
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kyleshea
Mar 4, 2008, 10:30 PM
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rockclimbergabor wrote: hmm, so now that weve established that I have a vagina - where do you get the thigh supports? ps - please stop posting your hurtful comments, i am already queefing in shame... i just wish i was a big strong man like you, who lives beyond kneebars...
good to see a sense of humor. i think pads like those would be commercially available from a sporting goods store here in the land of strip malls. not sure where to find them on that side of the drink though.
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Mar 4, 2008, 10:42 PM
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I would look for these thigh supports at a sports store first, then you might try looking for them (in the USA) at walgreens, then maybe Target, Kmart, Walmart, or even a grocery store.
(I think I caught that you were in Europe??) so I don't know what the European equivalent of these stores would be.
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kyleshea
Mar 4, 2008, 11:00 PM
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skinnyclimber wrote: I would look for these thigh supports at a sports store first, then you might try looking for them (in the USA) at walgreens, then maybe Target, Kmart, Walmart, or even a grocery store. (I think I caught that you were in Europe??) so I don't know what the European equivalent of these stores would be.
thanks
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rjtrials
Mar 4, 2008, 11:04 PM
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rockclimbergabor wrote: hmm, so now that weve established that I have a vagina - where do you get the thigh supports? ps - please stop posting your hurtful comments, i am already queefing in shame... i just wish i was a big strong man like you, who lives beyond kneebars...
Gabor,
I hope the EU limestone is treating you well!
Living in the SouthEast lets me experience and interesting sport climbing culture. Style is everything, ascents are not to be sprayed about, unless of course, it took somebody else more goes ;) Handjams, kneebars and such are 'cheating.'
Being blessed with sandstone, usually a nice pair of Levi's is all I need to 'cheat' my way through a climb. The summers here, however, are brutal. There is NO WAY i can wear jeans on my projects, so last year I made some pads. I originally called Rock N Resole to buy some, but they were temporarily out.
Here is how I did it....
Go to the local sporting goods store. I bought two neoprene knee supports. The neoprene is maybe 1/8" thick lacks both a hole (kneecap) and padding. You want just a plain neoprene sleeve.
Next, buy some Shoe-Goo. I'm not sure if it is available overseas or what the equivalent would be, but it is about 6 bucks a tube here. You want to apply the Shoe-Goo on one side of the pad. I used a butter knife to spread it around. One tube should make two pads.
As for the fit, my pads are pretty snug against my skin. I know some people that like to be able to put them over pants, and just duct tape the tight. Your choice, but make sure you have the right fit before you apply the shoe goo...
On another note, I am not sure what shoes you get, and how often, but if you would like enhanced toe-hooking ability, Shoe-Goo works for that as well. I applied some on the toe box of my old-school V10's and they now toe-hook better than any other shoe I have tried....
RJ
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rockclimbergabor
Mar 5, 2008, 12:24 AM
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thanks man! yeah i went to a sports store but they only had knee supports with a hard plastic over the kneecap. i guess ill try some more stores, im sure they have them somewhere.
and yeah im sur ei can find something like shoegoo, but if not, would superglue be good? or ive heard rubber cement also..
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rjtrials
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I know that super glue would suck for kneepads. It dries pretty hard and plastic feeling. Rubber cement might work, but the kind I have (Elmers) is a lot thinner than the shoe goo. I'm not sure how sticky it is when dried, but you will probably have to put on many layers, which takes lots of time...
A couple of months ago, I was working a route with a super sweet hold. It was kind of a candybar undercling feature on the side of a scoop. I was able to double kneebar on it (in my Levi's) and get a pretty good shake. I tried the rest the next day out, with my shoe-goo pads, and easily went no-hands with only 1 pad on! They far outperform jeans and I think even hold better than my friends R'N'R pads with C4.
RJ
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rockclimbergabor wrote: does anyone know where to buy kneepads? ive heard you have to make them yourself, and if so, does anyone know how? where would you get the rubber for it?
home depot, lowes
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Mar 6, 2008, 4:16 PM
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doesn't the shoe goo rub off on the rock? my understanding was that shoe goo was meant to be used a glue when a shoe's sole started to delaminate, not as a replacement for rubber. i'd be pissed if i found little piece of rubber gel hanging from a route.
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rjtrials
Mar 7, 2008, 3:00 AM
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I've only had them for six months or so, but so far the shoe-goo hasnt been damaged at all. I have exposed them to some pretty rough stone and they dont leave a trace...
RJ
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Hi guys. I climb at a crag in Australia that (just like Rifle) demands lots of kneebars, so we've been experimenting with different pads for years. We're now making pads commercially and selling them. They come in two types and you can read more here. Good feedback so far, take a look if you're keen. We'll ship international.
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