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"Matt O'Toole" <
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> David L. Johnson wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 18:19:35 +0000, Per Elmsäter wrote:
> > Modern tights are the best excuse to throw away those annoying legwarmers. They never have, and
> > never will, stay up where they belong. We used to safety-pin them to the shorts to get them to
> > stay put. RPITA. Tights are so much better. I have a selection of weights to work for any range
> > of temperature when I can't wear shorts alone.
My Trek leg warmers, when used with my ordinary cycling shorts, don't fall down. You need to make
sure there's enough overlap to keep everything in place, but it's not hard.
> Some places have huge temperature swings within a few hours, but that's not the norm. Usually it's
> more like 20 degrees (F), well within the comfort range of most garments.
>
> So I don't see what the big deal is with all this layering and re-layering. I do understand leg
> warmers for one reason -- they cost like $20, and will do the trick if you can't afford another
> $75 pair of knickers or tights.
The other nice thing about leg warmers is that they don't get very dirty during normal use (unless
you're a nut and go play in the mud with your mountain bike, like me). Because of that, one pair of
leg warmers and multiple pairs of shorts is as good as multiple pairs of shorts and tights.
My entire lower-body bike wardrobe consists of a pair of cycling shorts, a pair of mountain bike
shorts (baggy synthetic shorts with zip-up pockets and a liner), leg warmers, and Activa Stormfront
fleece tights with rain-shell fronts and no chamois. The tights are incredibly warm: they are
probably too warm above 10C (but I run cold-blooded, often wearing a jersey, arm warmers, and a neck
tube when I know it will be dry and above 5 C)
I wear the tights over the cycling shorts, or sometimes on my short commute with a pair of boxer-
briefs instead.
The plan for this year is to buy a set of bib shorts for racing and some really warm booties. I'm
tired of cold feet.
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Ryan Cousineau,
[email protected] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club