Received my first order from SSFgear.com earlier today
Shipping was quick, took about half a week inlcuding the weekend.
I haven't had the chance to test these out in action yet, as I'm still recovering from an injury, so I'll update once I do. But for now, I'll give a quick general overview, along with some pics.
As soon as I unpacked them, I could tell that these pads are quality stuff. They look like they can take years of abuse. I've only used Boes shin pads at my school, and their fit was terrible. The straps on the back were too long, and the instep strap always hurt my foot after only 15 min. of use. That was my biggest concern with buying shin pads online, but I am happy to say that SSF pads exceeded my expectations. The foot strap fits perfectly, holding the instep tight enough to not move around, yet keeping my foot very comfortable. The back straps are good too. My calves are average-sized, not huge but not skinny either, and they fit just right. For reference, I'm 5'9 and 155 lbs, and the shin pads I got are Large. I wouldn't recommend for anyone over 5'8 getting Medium, because I have a feeling they would be too small.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with the product. I'm sure they'll hold up in sparring (muay thai) well too, but as I said I'll cover that later on.
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As for the service, I don't think I need to say much. Ron has great rep, and he's definitely proven it with my order, as we had a minor transaction error, and he fixed it even before I noticed it.
PS. If you're a Canadian customer, you WILL get charged extra fees at the border, on top of the shipping cost. Mine was around $24 CAN for shin pads and gloves, but it's well worth it.
*UPDATE* May 16, 2006
So I've been using these for sparring for the last month, and I gotta say, they're holding up great so far. They don't exactly fit like a glove, but it's expected with this style of shin pads. Just tighten up the straps and you're money.
