Smith Scabs Elite Elbow Pads

Overall, a nice elbow pad. A little large and bulky for my tastes, but they are well constructed and I expect them to last through some heavy usage. The materials used are good quality. Plus, how cute is the leopard print?!

My daughter recently purchased these pads to replace some flimsy elbow pads that she had been using. They are effective without being too bulky and increased her confidence by knowing that her elbows are safe if she falls on them.

I really like these elbow pads. When I was wearing 187s, I was wearing a lg/xl. I am wearing a small in these. I find them to be less bulky than the 187s. As a ref, I also love the pattern.

I am very happy with Smith Scabs in general. The shape of the caps was very different from the 187s I started with, so that required a little bit of adaptation of my falling technique. But once I figured it out, it's been great. One nitpicky thing I'd like to see changed in the future is that the straps do this inconvenient thing where they pull the plastic (Rings? Hinges? I'm not sure exactly what to call them. The things the straps double back through) toward one side, causing them to bunch up and turn perpendicular to the way they're supposed to be. It doesn't affect the integrity of the straps, and it won't keep me from buying Scabs in the future, but it does give an extra inch that I have to tighten down.