from the soccer pads i have seen, they don’t cover the back of the shin (half of your pedal bites)
you can either get full shin guards (that cover front to back) or get some $15 plastic pedals (that are as big, foot placement-wise, as the metal pedals)
then you only bang your shins, but it only hurts for a second.
basically, if you are going to continue unicycling, you should get some nice armour, like the 661 4x4’s
o…ok do you think bike shops would have any shin pads
1 of my 4 lbs have pads that protect the back of my leg. I’ve tried FOX North Shore pads in the store and they seem like wouldn’t have the problems I was having w/ my 4x4’s, plus more knee protection (lacking in my 661’s), but seemed like they might be hotter.
I don’t like 661 4x4’s. On me and many others, they frequently slide down and no longer protect my knees and the velco tabs rip off easily.
The KH armor isn’t supposed to have those problems + other benefits.