Arm & Knee Warmers - Your Favorite

[Catrin]

I've been known to wear BOTH tights and leg warmers at the same time....

[Crankin]

Yikes, you wear shorts down to 35 degrees? I know everyone's different, but... my legs are freezing if it's below 55. That's why I like the knee warmers, because for a good part of the beginning and end of my cycling season, it starts out around 45 or 50 and goes up to 60 or so. I can take them off if I get warm. I wear tights over my shorts starting around 50 or so, if it's not going to get any warmer.
I used to wear knee warmers up to temperatures of 70, but now I can do 58-60 with shorts, if it warms up.

[Owlie]

My tights are much too much for 45-50 (Sugoi Midzeros) but my leg warmers in that 45-degree range aren't quite enough. Above 50, I'm okay with shorts and a jacket, but it depends on the wind.

I've also layered my arm warmers under a long sleeve jersey and a jacket...but that ride was like 28-34 degrees.

[Crankin]

I'm fine with the Sugoi mid-zeros at 45. 50 might be pushing it, but if it's windy and cloudy, yes, I'd be wearing tights. Last fall I did a ride on the south coast, about 40 miles. It was super windy and we hugged the ocean. I as wearing a thermal LS jersey, but at times I had to put my wind jacket on. I am sure the temperature was in the fifties, but I needed those tights.

[OakLeaf]

So what is the difference between "unisex" and "women's" arm warmers?

Both styles of PI ones are stretchy and fit me fine. My DeSoto arm coolers, OTOH, which are not stretchy, will NOT stay up - the gripper opening is larger than the bicep, which I find just bizarre. If I were a man with enormous delts would that help? (It doesn't really seem like it. Most of the belly of the delt is above the armpit joint which is the highest the grippers can ride.)


And, has anyone tried the Zoot arm coolers? Those are looking tempting to me.

[Crankin]

The biggest difference I found is that the PI unisex ones were too long in the s/m (the smallest size) and also kept falling down. The Shebeest women's ones I have came in 5 sizes, XS-XL and fit me like a dream. They are the right length and stay up.