I don't like pads, i think they detract from the beauty of the frame, just my opinion though. My brother had a Phaze 1 when we used to race at Surbiton Town track and he had to have a pad specially made for the Z part of the frame otherwise they wouldn't have let him race! Seems a bit silly that they would give that Phaze 1 Frameset away in a raffle but not supply a padset which they were gonna insist that you use

Adam