stretching 661 veggie wrap shins?

i purchased a pair of 661 veggie wrap shins. i tried one on in the shop
and it was very compfy, a little snug but good. neway i got home and put
them both on and again the same one fitted nicely but the other just
fits and is really tight (no matter which leg it is on). i have tried
stretching it around a post over night but i had no effect. ne ideas

PS they are the same size (here is a pic)


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take it back? one is smaller than the other....that sounds like good
enough grounds to get a replacement pair from the shop.

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TonyMelton wrote:
* As I posted earlier these are really only cosmetic leg protection
when it comes to unicycling, IMHO. I'd swap 'em for the similar Comp
Shins 661 armour, which are Neoprene with hard plastic shells sewn in.
*


Cosmetic? I suppose stopping your legs from being banged/scratched to
bits qualifies

I think one of Saams legs is probably bigger than the other. He should
bring it back and ask for a refund. Saam, if you don't have any luck
with your parents, you could try not walking on that leg for about 2
weeks, and just hopping on the other leg, which should have the same
effect of debulking the muscle in the big leg.


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TonyMelton wrote:
* As I posted earlier these are really only cosmetic leg protection
when it comes to unicycling, IMHO. *



I can vouch for the veggie shin wraps being great protection. I have
about 5 decent sized scars on my left shin from before I got the 661's.
Since getting them, I have whacked myself pretty damn good and haven't
even gotten a scratch... Worth the money in my humble opinion.


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saam wrote:
*and is really tight (no matter which leg it is on). *


It's not from asymmetrical legs.


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As I posted in another recent thread about 661 veggie shins:

I've worn both Roaches (similar to, but better than 4x4s) and Veggie
shins. I've worn my veggies a grand total of 4 times. In my opinion
these are little more than cosmetic leg armour for unicycling purposes.
I tried some unispins with veggies on and got an enormous bruise through
them when I missed and the pedal hit my shin. I can still feel two
permanent bumps on my shin. And these were caused by freestyle pedals.
I'd hate to think what damage a good hit from a metal pedal with pins
would do.

Roaches or 4x4s offer much better protection. Go for them if you value
your shins! If you prefer the Neoprene type of leg armour Lizard Skins
or the 661 Comp Shins offer better protection by virture of their
plastic reinforcing.


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Bump! I got a paor and theyre both a lil small, a lil too tight, there
sizing charts were a lil wrong...so doesn anyone know how to stretch em,
like soak em in water or something???


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mine have stretched out a bit over the last couple months. the smaller
one is just a tiny bit harder to do up but once they are on they feel
the same.
so my advice to caw89 is if you can live with it, they will stretch over
time but if they are too small exchange them

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Well I dont think i can exchange them because they didnt send my other
things i ordered as well so they didnt charge me...yet....so il just
wear them adn hope they stretch.....


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Where do you find these '661 Comp Shins'? I looked on the website, but
couldn't find them.

And the Lizard Skins aren't available in Canada, or even N. America, are
they?

Edit: Forget about the 661 Comp Shins. I Googled and found them. I'm
not interested in hard-shelled leg armour, so they're out. Still
interested in the Lizards though.


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