I thought for sure there'd be a previous post on this , but nada.
I was thinking of getting leather knee sliders and I was wondering what they're like. Anyone use them? I would think they'd drag horribly, but then I guess no one would buy them so they must do something to prevent that. Feedback is appreciated.
I use A&G black leather sliders...That is all I have ever used so I cant give you a good comp. but I have to say I like them alot...No hard scraping noise from them. The sliders are not like a normal leather. They are a little hard but have great feel. I hope this helps. ;D
I've used both the hard plastic and leather sliders...
To me, leather is "grabbier".
The plastic offers less resistance, slides easier and wears longer.
I went from plastic to leather, and would probably not buy the leather ones again.
Your mileage may vary. A lot depends on the riding style of the individual.
http://www.cbr600rr.com/forum/index.php/topic,12222.0.html
I love them...they last forever.
But they smell funny when they get hot. :P
Only to the people behind you. ;) I like the smoke screen effect :o
ive tried at least ten differen types of sliders. only by chance did i come bye a leather set. there is absolutely no comparison. the leather pucks are smoother, quieter, an last twice as long. they are all i've used for the last 5 years. try them. Asphalt & Gas makes the ones ive used.
YEA GO LEATHER!!! >:( If its good enough to wear on your body then... besides you dont wear plastic do you ;D
Vanson has a new compound plastic. Less resistance, less noise. I just used them once so I don't know about the wear factor.
I have used Vanson, Ari, Intuitive, and leather A&G. Out of all of them I like the leather the best. They have the best feel not grabby or super slick either. The Ari were my second favorite but I cracked one when I hit a rumble strip. For plactic they had the most leather like feel. The Vanson's were extremely noisy, lacked feel and wore quickly. The Intuitive last forever but had no real feel.
A & G makes different compounds. I've used the grabbie-don't-last-long ones and the superbike endurance ones. Loved the Superbike endurance ones.
I tested different compounds of slider material for Vanson. I think my knee is still the knee in the slider page of their catalog. Anyway, there's several materials that a slider can be made from. It does come down to a lot of personal preference.
Some riders ride their knee long and hard, others seldom touch down.