Knee Warmers that don't creep down?

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As far as knee warmer creep goes - I'd say either your shorts are a bit big - if they are even a little baggy around your thigh your knee warmers won't stay up or you need to wear them with shorts that have a good silicone gripper.

I can't imagine that my shorts are too big...I'm 145#s at just under 5'4" and my PI shorts (Symphony Short Cut) are mediums and give me a bit of sausage-leg. They do have a rather short inseam at 6", so maybe that's part of the problem. The leg-grippers are silicone and quite sticky...I think in the shape of the PI symbol.

[OakLeaf]

+1 on the silicone gripper holding them better (although it gives me a rash on warm days ) and on a longer inseam.

The other trouble with so-called "unisex" knee warmers is that they cut off the circulation in my calves. I know it doesn't sound right, but I guess it has to do with the length again.

[Crankin]

Yep, the reason why the warmers work better with my Terry Bellas is that they are 7", maybe even 8" and the Shebeest S Pros are 6". While, I finally feel comfortable enough to wear 6" shorts, they do not flatter my "cycling thighs" with the knee warmers. Though my thighs are not flabby as they once were, they are definitely "athletic" looking.

[lph]

My knee warmers don't creep down unless I wear my shorty shorts that just barely overlap, but they have a good gripper (i.e. a slightly uncomfortable gripper, in the long run) and I hike up the bottom end so that they're "pre-bent", if that makes any sense. The lower hem is then just underneath my knee, nowhere near my calf. That accomodates all my knee-bending when biking without going south.

My long leg warmers however are a bit useless. They're comfy as such, but they're pretty obviously not cut for my thigh/calf ratio. (Aren't women often built differently from men in this area?) The upper part is too long, so that when fitted over the knee like they're supposed to I have the upper hem up near my crotch. Yuck to grippers on upper thigh. Worse, the lower half is too short, so that they flutter in the breeze way above my ankle. Always have to dig out long socks for those, hate that.

[GLC1968]

They do have a rather short inseam at 6", so maybe that's part of the problem.

This is likely a contributor. I have PI knee warmers and I find that if I wear them with either of my two pair of longer PI shorts (8" inseam) then they work great. If I grab the wrong shorts (my 6" summer shorts), then the knee warmers will work their way down my legs. My thighs are NOT small...so it's not a matter of my shorts or the warmers being too big.

I think that the longer shorts give them enough extra overlap that when my knee is bending repeatedly, they don't work their way out like they do with the shorter short.

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This is likely a contributor. I have PI knee warmers and I find that if I wear them with either of my two pair of longer PI shorts (8" inseam) then they work great. If I grab the wrong shorts (my 6" summer shorts), then the knee warmers will work their way down my legs. My thighs are NOT small...so it's not a matter of my shorts or the warmers being too big.

I think that the longer shorts give them enough extra overlap that when my knee is bending repeatedly, they don't work their way out like they do with the shorter short.

I think this is likely the problem. Perhaps by Fall I should invest in a pair of longer shorts with the chamois that I like. For now I'm fine just throwing a pair of shorter tights over my shorts.

[7rider]

My DH has a pair of Descente knee warmers that have the gripper on the outside - so that when you wear them under your shorts - they grip your shorts, not your skin. They seem to work great for him. I suppose it's the same theory that DebW uses by wearing them on the outside.
I have Trek knee warmers and they're good for the 7 mile ride into work on a cool a.m. when I know I'll just need the shorts for the ride home, but that's about it. But often, I do have to deal with a gap forming at my hamstrings.
One thing I do notice tho', is that knee warmers can't be "re-used." Once I take mine off during a ride, they're stretched out and useless until I wash them and they seem to shrink back into shape a bit.