My son loves to ride his bike with these and I love it too.  Easy to slip on and off and he hasn't complained that they are in the way.  However after spending 5 hours in the emergency room to put his elbow back together (he was NOT wearing elbow pads) I don't think he would complain if I put a bubble around him.  Parents please invest in these or other elbow/knee protection (and obviously helmets!!) for your kids...save them and you from having to go through hours at the emergency room, pain, tears, and injury from falls off bike/skateboard/roller blades, etc.