Skins Knicks

[Tokie]

DH and I have the Skins recovery tights. Our LBS guy encouraged us to buy one size smaller than indicated for our weight, and it worked well for DH. I'm at the bottom of the sizes, and think I would be happier if they had an XXS size ( I would like them tighter) I bought them after my coach's friend (a female pro cyclist ) was complaining on a training ride that her legs were "on fire". She had done a hard track workout the night before (training for international competition) then gotten in the car and drove 3.5 hours to get to our camp. she said if she had bothered to put on her recovery tights for the drive up, her legs would have been much better (and not "on fire!"). I see another pro cyclist around town wearing them too. And I think they wear them whenever they fly. DH wore them on our last summer's ride from Jackson Hole Wyo to Sioux Falls South Dakota, he felt they really helped his legs recover between back to back 70 to 120 mile days. since I am short and small, I get better results with the thigh high white anti-embolism stockings ("TED hose") - (used in hospitals to prevent blood clots in legs of immobile patients). they are good around the house or at work, but fall down if I am really active like taking a brisk walk with the poodles. And they are ugly. Skins look sporty. sometimes I wear the TED hose under my skins when my legs are really done. tokie

[aicabsolut]

Tokie, maybe you'd like 2XU. A friend suggested those or Skins. He likes 2XU better, because they use different thicknesses of spandex instead of seaming like Skins. I noticed that their size chart goes smaller than Skins (I think I'd be a small in 2XU but xs in Skins), so maybe you'd find a better fitting tight with them. I think they can be more expensive, though.

[Tri Girl]

Hmmm... I have not heard of these recovery tights that you speak of. I'm off to ask my second brain about them (aka: the internet)...
Sounds like something that might come in handy for my week long cross state bike ride this summer.

[Kiwi Stoker]

I love my Skins recovery tights. They really take the ache out of your legs post ride.

I too am interested in the cycling gear- especially the chamois. However they are always packaged up in sealed boxes and I haven't been that keen to open a box up yet. They are really expensive ($270NZ) which is up to Assos pricing so someone please let us know how good they are.

Also is anyone else annoyed at how easy the screenrpinting peels off the legs?

[Tokie]

Hi - Thanks - I will look into the 2XU's. And no, when the advertising peels off, I am happy. No need to be their walking billboard. As long as it peels off nicely, and not raggedy. Will have to try peeling mine! Tokie

[withm]

got a link?

[crazycanuck]

http://www.skins.net/au/en/default.aspx

[Brandy]

My boyfriend George just got a pair of Skins cycling bib longs. His first ride in them was a century in the Santa Monica Mountains about a week ago, and then he wore them on the 600km brevet (372 miles) on Saturday/Sunday. He was impressed after the century and subsequently SHOCKED that the chamois held up for 27 hours of straight riding on the 600km. He actually said he's gotten more chafed on shorter rides in his Assos...and he's a die hard Assos lover. Whatever they've done, they've done it right.

He reviewed them on his blog about a week ago http://epictrain.blogspot.com/ and that was before the 600km. I expect another rave on there soon.