Skins Recovery Tights - Anyone tried them?

[inkspot]

I'm looking into getting some compression tights, and I found these: Tights . I'd love a review if anyone on here has tried them before. I'm wondering about both fit and effectiveness. Thanks!

[crazycanuck]

I remembered a thread a while back asking this & the replies may help ye out

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ighlight=skins

[Marquise]

Late reply but I'm a fan. My body doesn't bounce back as quickly as it did when I was younger, and after rides with some distance and climbing, my legs are often uncomfortable enough to give me trouble falling asleep. I'm also prone to mild restless leg syndrome, though less so since I started cycling. I've twice worn my new Skins RY400 women's recovery tights (not the same as in the OP's link) after challenging (for me) rides and my legs didn't keep me awake. Found the tights discounted on Amazon with different prices for different sizes. I was reluctant to spend the money but when I discovered they're sized for different body types (A and H), not just S, M, L, etc., I felt more hopeful that they'd fit and work - and for me they do.

[OakLeaf]

I have a pair of Futuro thigh-highs and a pair of pantyhose-style that I got from a medical supply place. The thigh-highs are a lot more comfortable - the grippers aren't too bad, whereas the pantyhose are even more uncomfortable around the belly and crotch than normal pantyhose. I'll wear the pantyhose if I want to stay in compression wear under slacks or jeans. I've even slept in the thigh-highs after my marathons.

Some brands are sized by shoe size. If your feet are out of proportion to the rest of your body it can be an issue. My compression pantyhose can really hurt my feet when they're swollen after a long run. OTOH, a bigger size just wouldn't fit me at all. The feet of the Futuro thigh-highs are more generously sized. Maybe because they're "unisex?"

[itself]

I have been using the 2XU tights from Australia for a year now and love them. Now strangely enough, I usually take a large in womens, these I take in small (I'm 135lbs). I also have the compression sleeves as I am a weight lifter and my tendonitis acts up sometimes.

After I hike the Grand Canyon in one day, put them on, and was surprisingly recovered the next day (I had been using them a lot before this), I was sold. I wear them to bed sometimes when I am particularly sore. Just a great product.

I noticed that Zappos carries them now.

[inkspot]

I've twice worn my new Skins RY400 women's recovery tights (not the same as in the OP's link) after challenging (for me) rides and my legs didn't keep me awake. Found the tights discounted on Amazon with different prices for different sizes. I was reluctant to spend the money but when I discovered they're sized for different body types (A and H), not just S, M, L, etc., I felt more hopeful that they'd fit and work - and for me they do.

Thanks for the review - it is helpful to hear that the different fits SKINS offers allow for better fit (if that makes any sense ).