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Originally Posted by nismosx
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i need some help from some you guys that have switch over from leather straps to velcro
my current setup is reebok x24
what i am looking at now is either brians g-netik or warrior g2 pro classic
what are some pros and cons?
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It would help if you told us what you prefer in a pad. What don't you like about the Reeboks? What do you wish you had on your Reeboks that is causing you to decide to switch? Is it simply just the velcro?
Both options are top-level Made-in-Canada pads so you really can't go wrong with either from a build-quality aspect. Simply judging by the pad you're coming from, the easiest to transition imo would be the Warrior. Similar hard-faced pad to the Reeboks, and less flexible than the GNetik for sure.
That said- are you looking to get away from a "butterfly-styled" pad like your outgoing Reeboks and into a more "hybrid-styled" flexible pad a la Vaughn/Bauer Reactor? If so, the Brian's would be better suited to that decision as they're more flexible than the Warriors from what I've seen/tried.
The best advice anyone on here can give you is to go in store and try both. Having tried on both of those pads on top of Vaughn and CCM when I was buying, I can tell you that they are fairly different in terms of feel, and will be different in terms of certain aspects of performance (like rebound control).