Ideal for offroad warriors that crave high-end protection, the POC Joint VPD 2.0 Long Knee pads cover the lower leg as well as your knee from impacts that can seriously disrupt riding on the beaten path. Safeguarding against rough terrain, rocks and other trail-related objects, these lightweight protectors mould to the shape of your leg for impressive flexibility while the reinforced stretch fabric offers a fit yet to be matched by its rivals. Extremely durable, the VPD 2.0 keeps sweat to a minimum thanks to its perforated design, providing heat and moisture control that maximises breathability to lavish further levels of comfort on your lower body. For those that live the trail life morning, noon and night, the VPD material stiffens when exposed to impacts, using impact absorption properties to keep you safe should the unexpected happen. Widely recognised as one hell of a tough cookie, the enhanced comfort and protection of the Joint VPD 2.0 Long Knee Pads makes them a must for any mountain king's offroad arsenal.
In order to achieve pads that are super comfortable to wear without feeling restrictive POC make use of VPD and a kevlar reinforced stretch fabric that allows the pad to conform to your body shape. You get hard shell style protection with the flexibility of a soft shell pad. You can hit your favourite runs at full speed confident that your POC armour has you covered. Visco-Elastic Polymer DoughVPD is used throughout POC's body armour range to offer extreme impact absorption, allowing a lightweight and comfortable approach to cycling protection. VPD's flexible nature means that it will shape to your body, creating an unparalleled fit that is truly customised. The material hardens during impact, so the flexibility doesn't come at the cost of protection. VPD is able to maintain a high absorption level where other protection garments may see effectiveness drop after every knock. This means that POC's body armour gives you long lasting effectiveness for consistent protection so it doesn't let you down when you need it most. Delivering anatomical and ergonomical fit means a fantastic level of comfort that results in a huge amount of free movement that more rigid materials can't offer. VPD also offers great ventilation to keep you cool and comfortable when you're riding hard.
These POC knee pads have been engineered for riders who want a pad that offers excellent protection on their knees while also giving enhanced flexibility, ventilation and freedom of movement. Riders can then concentrate on picking the best lines not on their uncomfortable pads. If you do take an unfortunate slam, you'll appreciate the shock absorbing qualities of the VPD armour that these air knee pads provide. Jump back on and keep pushing! The elastic strap and neoprene anti-slip material ensures a comfortable fit, even in rough riding conditions, helping prevent slippage as you ride. Visco-Elastic Polymer Dough VPD is used throughout POC's body armour range to offer extreme impact absorption, allowing a lightweight and comfortable approach to cycling protection. VPD's flexible nature means that it will shape to your body, creating an unparalleled fit that is truly customised. The material hardens during impact, so the flexibility doesn't come at the cost of protection. VPD is able to maintain a high absorption level where other protective garments may see effectiveness drop after every knock. This means that POC's body armour gives you long-lasting effectiveness for consistent protection so it doesn't let you down when you need it most. Delivering an anatomical and ergonomic fit means a fantastic level of comfort that results in a huge amount of free movement that more rigid materials can't offer. VPD also offers great ventilation to keep you cool and comfortable when you're riding hard.
Built from the renowned VPD (Visco-Elastic Polymer Dough) to deliver extreme impact protection. Highly impact absorbent whilst being comfortable as the material adapts to your body to create an individual fit, the VPD transitions from soft to hard during impact vastly reducing the energy transferred to the rider. Unlike other materials the VPD material retains the same high absorption level after repeated impacts, thus ensuring it's effectiveness for many rides to come. The ventilated design maintains airflow and breathability to help keep you as comfortable as possible. Fully adjustable with waist and shoulder straps, which have different attachment points to allow the POC VPD System Back to fit almost any user.
POC understands that when you're wearing knee pads you want as much protection as possible but not to the detriment of comfort and flexibility. This is where the VPD Lite Knee Armour really shines. The flexible VPD protection moulds to the body and is certified to the European EN16211, level 1 standard, and this is paired with a mesh fabric on the inner and large ventilation channels which offer impressively cool, breathable comfort no matter how rowdy you get. As soon as the VPD is hit it hardens to absorb the impact, while a low friction outer ensures you slide, further dissipating the impact of a crash. Reinforced fabric on the outer enhances durability, letting them take multiple impacts without sustaining damage. Confidence inspiring protection and comfort means you can push your riding further and faster. VPD Protection POC's VPD (Visco-Elastic Polymer Dough) has a decade of knowledge and progression behind it and when you're pushing hard on your bike then it's almost inevitable you'll fall. VDP lets you get up, again and again, no matter how many times gravity gets the better of you. Allowing complete freedom of movement, VPD is flexible protection with a shock absorbing inner layer matched to an abrasion resistant outer.
The Joint VPD Air Elbow pads have been developed for riders who want maximum flexibility, excellent ventilation and fantastic freedom of movement so that you can forget about them and concentrate on enjoying your riding. Only when you take a stack will you appreciate the VPD protection as it absorbs the impact, leaving you to dust yourself off and get riding again. The Joint VPD Air Elbow pads are a light-duty elbow pad featuring a Crash Retention Strap (CRS) and neoprene anti-slip to ensure a comfortable fit, even in rough riding conditions. Visco-Elastic Polymer Dough VPD is used throughout POC's body armour range to offer extreme impact absorption, allowing a lightweight and comfortable approach to cycling protection. VPD's flexible nature means that it will shape to your body, creating an unparalleled fit that is truly customised. The material hardens during impact, so the flexibility doesn't come at the cost of protection. VPD is able to maintain a high absorption level whereas other protection garments may see effectiveness drop after every knock. This means that POC's body armour gives you long-lasting effectiveness for consistent protection so it doesn't let you down when you need it most. Delivering anatomical and ergonomic fit means a fantastic level of comfort that results in a huge amount of free movement that more rigid materials can't offer. VPD also offers great ventilation to keep you cool and comfortable when you're riding hard.
In order to achieve knee protection that is super comfortable to wear without feeling restrictive, POC makes use of VPD and kevlar-reinforced stretch fabric that allows the knee pads to conform to your body shape. You get hard shell-style protection with the flexibility of soft shell knee armour. You can hit your favourite runs at full speed confident that your POC armour has you covered. Visco-Elastic Polymer Dough VPD is used throughout POC's body armour range to offer extreme impact absorption, allowing a lightweight and comfortable approach to cycling protection. VPD's flexible nature means shapes to your body, creating an unparalleled fit that is truly customised. The material hardens during impact, so the flexibility doesn't come at the cost of protection. VPD is able to maintain a high absorption level whereas other protection garments may see effectiveness drop after every knock. This means that POC's body armour gives you long-lasting effectiveness for consistent protection so it doesn't let you down when you need it most. Delivering anatomical and ergonomic fit means a fantastic level of comfort that results in a huge amount of free movement that more rigid materials can't offer. VPD also offers great ventilation to keep you cool and comfortable when you're riding hard.
POC Fabio Wibmer Special Edition Fabio Wibmer is at the forefront of progressive freeride mountain biking and is well known for his mind-blowing video edits. You can't forget his amazing ski-resort escapades or thrilling urban adventures. POC now give you the chance to own a Fabio special edition product, based on proven POC technology and with Fabio's design input. You just need to push your skills to be the next Fabio. Flexible Impact Protection The VPD Air Knee Pads have been engineered for those of you who want a pad that offers excellent knee protection while also giving enhanced flexibility, ventilation and freedom of movement for mountain biking. You can then concentrate on picking the best lines, not on uncomfortable pads. If you do take an unfortunate slam, you'll appreciate the shock-absorbing qualities of the VPD armour found within the Air pads. It's soft and flexible when you're pedalling but hardens upon impact, soaking up impact forces in order to keep your knees safe. Jump back on and keep pushing your limits. The elastic strap and neoprene anti-slip material ensure a comfortable fit, even in rough riding conditions, helping prevent slippage as you ride. Visco-Elastic Polymer Dough VPD allows a lightweight and comfortable approach to cycling protection. VPD's flexible nature means it shapes to your body, creating an unparalleled fit that is truly customised. The material hardens during impact, so the flexibility doesn't come at the cost of protection. VPD is able to maintain a high absorption level whereas other protective garments may see effectiveness drop after every knock. Delivering an anatomical and ergonomic fit means a fantastic level of comfort that results in a huge amount of free movement that more rigid materials can't offer.
POC Fabio Wibmer Special Edition Fabio Wibmer is at the forefront of progressive freeride mountain biking and is well known for his mind-blowing video edits. You can't forget his amazing ski-resort escapades or thrilling urban adventures. POC now give you the chance to own a Fabio special edition product, based on proven POC technology and with Fabio's design input. You just need to push your skills to be the next Fabio. Flexible Impact Protection The VPD Air Elbow Pads have been engineered for those of you who want a pad that offers excellent elbow protection while also giving enhanced flexibility, ventilation and freedom of movement for mountain biking. You can then concentrate on picking the best lines, not on uncomfortable pads. If you do take an unfortunate slam, you'll appreciate the shock-absorbing qualities of the VPD armour found within the Air pads. It's soft and flexible when you're pedalling but hardens upon impact, soaking up impact forces in order to keep your elbows safe. Jump back on and keep pushing your limits. The elastic strap and neoprene anti-slip material ensure a comfortable fit, even in rough riding conditions, helping prevent slippage as you ride. Visco-Elastic Polymer Dough VPD allows a lightweight and comfortable approach to cycling protection. VPD's flexible nature means that it will shape to your body, creating an unparalleled fit that is truly customised. The material hardens during impact, so the flexibility doesn't come at the cost of protection. VPD is able to maintain a high absorption level where other protective garments may see effectiveness drop after every knock. Delivering an anatomical and ergonomic fit means a fantastic level of comfort that results in a huge amount of free movement that more rigid materials can't offer.
Reinforcing your ride with comfort and safety, the POC Spine VPD System Vest is extremely flexible and sports a moulded back protector to ensure you are fully protected when shredding aggressively. The spinal area is supported by a KEVLAR barrier for anti-penetration protection and the back has flexible hexagon geometry, making this vest one of the safest on the market. A true offroad warrior, the Spine VPD vest is also highly breathable and sports ventilation channels that optimise moisture control should you work up a sweat. To keep you secure there is an internal waist strap while those who need to store loose change can make good use of the chest pocket.
With its highly impact-resistant padding, the Spine VPD 2.0 Vest outperforms EN 1621-2 Level 2 motorcycle back protection standard, ensuring that in the event of a crash your back benefits from the best degree of protection possible. Not only is it highly protective the padding also conforms to the shape of your body for an impressive level of comfort. When you're hitting downhill trails hard you'll build up a sweat and so POC house the protection in a breathable mesh vest, keeping airflow optimised and sweat off the skin. Once you're done riding, then the padding is easily removed to make it easy to keep your vest clean and laundered for the next day on the hill.
If you're tackling more technical mountain bike trails, with more challenging terrain testing your skills, the Spine VPD Air Back Protector will offer back protection should the trail get the better of you. The Level 1 protection standard gives you assurance it has been tested and certified to a recognised standard. In use, this exacting level of protection allows no more than 18 kN of force to be transmitted in the event of an impact. When you're riding you don't want too many distractions and this is certainly the case with your body armour. In order to maintain comfort, the Spine VPD Air protector is encased in a 3D mesh, giving a boost to both ventilation and sweat-management. Adjustability is also excellent. The shoulder straps are highly adjustable and feature a sternum strap to keep the protector secure. The waistband is also adjustable up and down to dial in the fit. And if you feel it's not necessary, the waistband is also removable.