winter tights - how to wear?

**JennK13** · 10-24-2010, 07:30 PM

Ok, yesterday I picked up a pair or cycling "tights" as the cooler weather settles in on Front Range Colorado. How do I wear them? They don't have a chamois - do I wear cycling shorts over or under them?

**jessmarimba** · 10-24-2010, 07:40 PM

I usually wear tights over - but that's because I always overdress and my speed and sweat-factor can vary so much over the course of a ride on the mountain bike. I've been known to stop at the bottom of a big hill and pull them off, only to put them back on at the summit for the ride down

I'd probably better off in leg warmers, wouldn't I?

My boyfriend layers them under, I think.

**Eden** · 10-24-2010, 07:58 PM

I wear chamois-less tights over regular cycling shorts.

no seams against my skin

can be worn more than once w/o washing if its not wet and dirty out

can be taken off if the weather changes

**ny biker** · 10-24-2010, 08:49 PM

I wear tights over cycling shorts.

**Chile Pepper** · 10-25-2010, 04:52 AM

Same here--tights over cycling shorts, so you can take them off if need be.

**Chicken Little** · 10-25-2010, 05:38 AM

Wear them over, but I had some trouble doubling up. Any two layers rubbing can cause heat build up. and seat discomfort. I ended up dropping the bucks for the lined ones after a single season.

**JennK13** · 10-25-2010, 01:31 PM

Thanks! I was thinking over shorts for the seams and over heating reason, but I've seen people wearing them as the first layer - not that I would notice if the shorts were under!

**nscrbug** · 10-25-2010, 02:30 PM

I wear unpadded tights OVER a regular pair of cycling shorts. The only problem I tend to have, is that the tights will sometimes slide down on me...which is usually a result of wearing 2 "slick" materials on top of each other. To solve this issue, I bought a pair of cheapo suspenders from the men's department at Walmart, and I use the suspenders to keep my tights from falling down. Works like a charm.

Linda

**TxDoc** · 10-26-2010, 06:57 PM

Or, you could simply buy some bibtights with a chamois...

**nscrbug** · 10-27-2010, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by TxDoc

Or, you could simply buy some bibtights with a chamois...

Not sure if this was aimed at me or not...but, yes I have considered bibtights...just not in the budget right now.

Plus, I haven't really found very many women's bibtights out there. I suppose I could try a pair of men's. Any suggestions on certain brands? I already have 2 pairs of PI women's bibshorts, but I'm not too fond of the chamois in them, so I think I would bypass looking at PI for any type of bibs.

**JennK13** · 10-27-2010, 01:11 PM

I have some tights with a chamois in them, but they are for more "severe" weather and temperatures than the new "chamoisless" tights I just got.

**jessmarimba** · 10-27-2010, 02:28 PM

I'm too tall for bibtights. And my cold-weather bike tights are actually an old pair of Nike running tights that I got tired of pulling up as I ran. If I was really smart, I would figure out how to put a drawstring in them because they still fall down on the bike - especially over my super-shiny shorts.

Oh, cursed are the athletic hips and thighs that pull tights, hose, and snug pants down.

**Susan Otcenas** · 10-27-2010, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by nscrbug

Plus, I haven't really found very many women's bibtights out there.

TE sells them.

http://www.teamestrogen.com/search.ep?keyWords=bibtight

**nscrbug** · 10-28-2010, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by jessmarimba

I'm too tall for bibtights. And my cold-weather bike tights are actually an old pair of Nike running tights that I got tired of pulling up as I ran. If I was really smart, I would figure out how to put a drawstring in them because they still fall down on the bike - especially over my super-shiny shorts.

Oh, cursed are the athletic hips and thighs that pull tights, hose, and snug pants down.

Try a pair of suspenders to keep the tights up...that's what I have to do with mine for the same reason - tights over shiny, slick cycling shorts. I got a cheapo set in the men's department at Walmart...works great.

**lph** · 10-28-2010, 10:07 AM

Forgive me for being silly, but whenever I see this thread title on the topics list I keep thinking it sounds like a fashion article, and I want to reply "why... how about pairing them with a snappy pair of silver boots, a cute little dress and a matching handbag!"

oh, and yes, I wear them over.

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