Reebok 11K Pro Pants (Review, Pics, and Comparison)

Domo arigato synesthete-san.

You're very welcome. I forgot to add two things:

1. These are WAY lighter than the updated Premier pants. Not sure what the difference is, but it's noticeably lighter. Like perhaps as much as 1/4, it seems, though I haven't weighed it.

2. This thing has some BEEFY tailbone protection. I actually don't like that, as it was rather surprising when I sat down on the bench for the first time. It was like, "Whoa.. violated."

I just bought 9K pants (my level of play doesn't need super-protective stuff). I agree about the tailbone protection. And there is so much padding on the butt, including hard plastic, that I look like I'm wearing a bustle. I'm going to remove some of that - it's just not necessary IMO.

I also used to have the original Premiers, which I loved, but I bought them used and they were falling apart.

I personally like the silver bits on the back and waist - it's one of the reasons I tried them on. But that's just the girl in me, I guess...

Quick update! Just got these back from the cobbler (which apparently is the real name for a shoe repairman) with my new Luongo/Giguere knee/thigh guards sewn to the pants. When I went in I asked him to put some eyelets across the top of the knee guards and then sew in a leather tab across the inside of the pants so that I could string/tie together the knee guards to the pants and adjust them. He said he thought he could do a better job just sewing it and it would perform about the same way. I was skeptical, but I let him do it.

...and I'm glad I did. It's FANTASTIC. I told him exactly where it'd need to be sewn and sent him pictures of the real set up just to make sure. It came out absolutely fantastic. I can't wait to use them tomorrow night at the evaluations.

I'm still considering taking out the hard plastic pad in the tailbone. It's really awkward. Seems like I could rip it out easily and not be a big deal.

I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb question. Where is the protection between the bottom of the pants and the top of the knee protection? Looks like there is a quarter-inch of space that is just fabric.

Not a dumb question at all and it was my initial concern, too. but once I put them on and did some carpetflys it became fairly evident that not only is there not enough room for a puck to get in there, but because the thigh part is basically an extension of front face of the pant and its only attachment point is below the knee, there's ample space between the very thick padding and my leg, so even if a puck was to get into that space, it won't be able to make it all the way back to my leg.

If I REALLY wanted to I have some old player pant padding that I could cut to fashion those two little wedge things to clean up that space there, but I don't feel it's necessary. I might do it in the future just for looks, but right now I love how it looks and works.

Like I said, I put them on and did some carpetflys, which were AWESOME. Nice rotation on the pads, my knees felt comfy, I can finally use the knee lock again to keep it more securely on my leg, and I'm more than confident in the protection.

You look like it's attached on the outside of the pants. Luongo's are attached on the inside, could this cause an issue possibly?

It's attached on the inside of the bottom of the pant. It's kind of hard to see in that last photo, but there's actually quite a bit of the top padding overlapping on the inside of the pant so that it provides additional protection. No issues so far, but I also haven't played in them yet. I'll know for sure tomorrow night.