Leg Warmer Issues

[SouthernBelle]

I gather that they are not women's, just a general small??

[Kedwards]

How long are your bike shorts? Mine stay tucked in reasonably well with my long bike shorts and knickers, but they fall down if I wear them with shorter bike shorts.

[GLC1968]

Ditto, Kedwards...

I have huge legs, but mine still work their way down my legs when I wear them with my shorter shorts. With my long shorts, they are just fine.

[mimitabby]

I can't wear leg warmers either. after about a mile, I looked like puss'n'boots,
( you know the big folded over kind of boots he wears?)

anyway, i don't wear leg warmers, instead for temps under 60 (which is normal all year round in Seattle) I wear tights and knickers.

[uforgot]

They all fall down on me too, no matter what size I wear. I've about decided to try little snaps in them and one pair of my shorts. I haven't yet because SRING IS FINALLY HERE!

[Triskeliongirl]

Mimi, arm and leg warmers are important for rides in which the temperature changes a lot over the course of the ride. Where I live, we can start a ride in the 50s, and end it in the 70s, so you need them to start and peel them off at the rest stop. LIkewise, when I toured in chiapis we'd need them early and late in the day but not in the middle. I agree, if know the temperature won't go above 60 I'll just wear tights, cuz I think they are more flattering, but the key to keeping leg warmers up is tucking them under long shorts.

[Crankin]

Cycle chick, I had the same issue as you. Wear long bike shorts and buy leg warmers that are woman specific. Terry has them. I am also small, short, with larger thighs and these fit fine. I also bought a pair of x small knee warmers from Sheila Moon and these fit perfectly. She makes leg warmers, too.

[uforgot]

You can tuck them under long shorts, short shorts and they still won't stay up. I've tried. I taught ballet in the 70s and THOSE leg warmers wouldn't stay up on me either. I was the only one in the studio with this problem. It's the shape of your leg. I completely forgot about my leg warmer issues until I started riding with them, and then I realized what an idiot I was to try it again. I'm either going with snaps, or knickers.

[mimitabby]

Mimi, arm and leg warmers are important for rides in which the temperature changes a lot over the course of the ride. Where I live, we can start a ride in the 50s, and end it in the 70s, so you need them to start and peel them off at the rest stop.

Trisk
believe me i do rides with 40 degree temperature changes, but that still doesn't make leg warmers fit me. I just take extra stuff and plan to carry it when I get too warm.
It's not as convenient to have to stop and change, but I do that too.
I bought some cool arm warmers (I hope they work) i can't wait for it to get warm enough to try those too!