Brian's Pads Profile

[ricecracker]

Hey y'all. I've been looking at getting a set of pads, specifically the Optik 4s, as I like every feature of them except the aggressive angle they have below the knee.

Does anyone know if any of the other core profiles (max, fly, flx) are a lot straighter or at less of an angle than what comes stock?

If not, would Brian's be able to make a pad straighter? Thanks y'all.

[johncho]

AFAIK it's only the max that has that Z curve

[jerd31]

This was talked about a bit in the Iconik thread, but the stiff core has an aggressive curve, while the regular core is much more tame.  

Here's a side-by-side that @Smalls shared a while back:

 

 

 

[AdamL]

On the Optik, the FLY profile is the straighter one.

[ricecracker]

Sounds good. Do you by any chance know how much softer Fly is compared to the Max core?

[keeperton]

23 hours ago, ricecracker said:

Sounds good. Do you by any chance know how much softer Fly is compared to the Max core?

Only answer I can really give is significantly. Think like a double break pad.

I misread FLY and FLX. The FLY is rather straight, one of the guys I play with has FLY Optik2s. Not the stiffest in the world, but much straighter than the Z curve.

Edited January 9 by keeperton

[kat30]

4 hours ago, keeperton said:

Only answer I can really give is significantly. Think like a double break pad.

I don’t know that a double break pad is accurate, my Optik 3 FLYs have no bend in them. I chose them for the straight profile and have had them for about a year, I can push down on the top of the pad and the only flex I get is the boot. You could probably get some flex if you wanted it, but I  don’t bend or lean on my pads for that reason.

They are less stiff than the MAX, but I would say they are like a single break and the FLX would be a double.

Edited January 9 by kat30
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[ricecracker]

1 hour ago, kat30 said:

I don’t know that a double break pad is accurate, my Optik 3 FLYs have no bend in them. I chose them for the straight profile and have had them for about a year, I can push down on the top of the pad and the only flex I get is the boot. You could probably get some flex if you wanted it, but I  don’t bend or lean on my pads for that reason.

They are less stiff than the MAX, but I would say they are like a single break and the FLX would be a double.

Thanks for the input! Would you mind sending a pic of the side profile of your pads? I've only every seen first gen Optiks in with the FLY chassis, and I'm sure a lot has changed since then.

[keeperton]

8 hours ago, kat30 said:

I don’t know that a double break pad is accurate, my Optik 3 FLYs have no bend in them. I chose them for the straight profile and have had them for about a year, I can push down on the top of the pad and the only flex I get is the boot. You could probably get some flex if you wanted it, but I  don’t bend or lean on my pads for that reason.

They are less stiff than the MAX, but I would say they are like a single break and the FLX would be a double.

Oh, you're absolutely right. I'm going to edit my post because I totally thought they were asking about a FLX and not a FLY. My mistake!

[kat30]

Here is a picture of just the pads plus a picture of them on. The curve actually looks about the same as the stock picture you posted initially, I think it looks extreme there because of the photo angle; it's leaning back on the leg channel padding. They present much straighter with the steep boot when wearing them, very different than the Z-curve.

Edited January 10 by kat30
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