avoiding a fashion faux pas...

[bouncybouncy]

i just got some Gore leg warmers and was wondering the proper ettiquit of wearing them?

first of all...i am short so they come up to...well...uh-ummm...let's just say if i knew how to sew i could make tights of them...

anyway, because they come up so high should i wear them under regular cycling shorts or over them??? i also bought a pair of baggies (not sure if i like them or not for road...i got them mainly for commuting) should i wear those over them???

don't want to look like a complete dork...just a little bit if i can help it!!

[Veronica]

I wear my knee and leg warmers tucked under my shorts. They seem to stay up better that way. I figure I already look geeky so... no diff.

V.

[DeniseGoldberg]

I always wear my knee warmers or leg warmers under my cycling shorts. There is only an overlap of a 2 or 3 inches.

I couldn't tell you if there is a right or wrong though...

--- Denise

[annie]

Better to wear them under, I think. The gripper elastic will grip the skin of your legs much better than the lycra (slippery) of your shorts, so they'll stay up better.

I know what you're saying, Bouncy, about how high they go up.......... Oh well, makes it easier to keep them up that way.

Go ahead and wear them under your baggies.......... better to be warm and slightly dorky-looking than cold and stylish, so I think.

annie

[RoadRaven]

I don't wear leg warmers myself - I have tights
But my training partner wears hers under the shorts also...

[bouncybouncy]

looks like the census is under...i will try them on at home and see how it goes!! my only bummer is that my favorite pair of shorts (chamois speaking) are extremely thin...i may wear shorts/my thin tights/and the leg warmers...it may sound extreme but i would rather have too much than not enough (i will keep an eye on the weather of course!)

***i perfer tights too but i saw these and a sale sign the store forgot to take down (35% off) which made them $30...and the tights in the same material are $130 (so he said) impulse buy...i think i will be happy! (btw...did i mention i only have one pair of tights...thin ones i bought for running on a cold day in FLORIDA...hahahahaha)

oh yeah...THANKS!!!

[alpinerabbit]

geeky is cool on a bike.

[Nanci]

But dorky isn't...

I have finally ordered my _first_ pair of knickers with a chamois, so, assuming I even like them, I will no longer have to look geeky or dorky by wearing shorts, with running knickers over that, with sometimes my Performance windproof tights over that!

Low of 36F here tonight...Wish they'd gotten here. And I was worried I wouldn't get to wear the Bolero much before summer! I love it more every time I wear it.

I'm scared to try leg warmers for the shortness reason too.

Nanci

[Adventure Girl]

I'm scared to try leg warmers for the shortness reason too.

I've never admitted this to anyone... I have worn extra large arm warmers as leg warmers before. They don't have zippers at the ankles (wrists), so you can't take them off easily during a ride. But they're about the right length for me.

[snapdragen]

OK - everybody laugh and point at adventure girl

[snapdragen]

You want a faux pas? Take a look at this one, I was hiking in Canada, we were heading back to the lodge and decided to stop at a falls.

Here is snap, ever the fashionplate in long sleeved baselayer, tshirt, tights under the hiking shorts, hiking sox, and Ryder's sandals. With a very smart baseball cap to top it all off.

Call the dork patrol.......

[Nanci]

Well, if you just would have left off the shorts.... I wear socks with sandals every day!

Armwarmers for leg warmers, that would work if I could find a pair that fit a, say, 24" biceps!

Nanci

[bcipam]

Wear than over shorts just once... and you learned they have to go under shorts. Basically they will just slide down to your ankles otherwise!!!!! I bought a pair too big, I just bunched the extra fabric at my knees, figured they could handle the extra warmth!!!

[SadieKate]

I've never admitted this to anyone... I have worn extra large arm warmers as leg warmers before. They don't have zippers at the ankles (wrists), so you can't take them off easily during a ride. But they're about the right length for me.

Honey, you do whatever you want. Veronica wears socks for arm warmers, some with penguin motifs.

[DebW]

I have a pair of one-size-fits-all wool knee warmers that just about make leg warmers for me, and I'm 5'6" with a 32" inseam. That's an idea for some of you shorter people.