Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - leg warmers

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sers
03-07-06, 12:29 AM
anyone know of some decent leg warmers? i bought a pair from EMS and they tend to roll down mid ride.

as a side note, i took a dump while i had them on today. i felt like madonna.

KrisPistofferson
03-07-06, 12:35 AM
I used to wear leg warmers on my commute when I worked as a welder. I felt like Jennifer Beals every day. If you feel like doing some serious googling on Army/Navy surplus sites, the Swiss Army makes some wool gaiters that are the bee's knees. I'm surprised the Rivendell catalogue doesn't have them.
pcsanity1
03-07-06, 08:09 AM
Sers -

Are you wearing them UNDER your shorts, so that the shorts help keep them up?

wangster
03-07-06, 08:12 AM
I only wear them with my bike shorts, or else they'll roll down after a few blocks. Bike shorts will keep them from falling. The pearl izumi's are nice, but I think you can find the same with performance or similar house brands.
shants
03-07-06, 08:15 AM
i wear the ****ing **** out of wool military leg warmers in the winter. they keep my legs warm as ****, but they itch if i am not wearing thermal underwear under them.
astrx
03-07-06, 08:49 AM
i know american apparel has some but they only cover the shins and i dont know how they fair as far as bicycling, but its another option if you arent into the sweatshop stuff
FXjohn
03-07-06, 08:51 AM
i know american apparel has some but they only cover the shins and i dont know how they fair as far as bicycling, but its another option if you arent into the sweatshop stuff


I ONLY like sweatshop stuff.
ImOnCrank
03-07-06, 09:02 AM
Tall socks baby. Double em up and rock em proud.
Surferbruce
03-07-06, 09:13 AM
Castelli or Bergamo.
noriel
03-07-06, 09:44 AM
I've got some Sugoi's that are fleece lines and some that are unlined. They stay up without shorts. Sometimes I forget to take them off when I enter the building and wear them pretty much all day. I think I may be developing a problem....
pigmode
03-07-06, 12:37 PM
I have a 11 year old set of Assos knee warmers. They still fit well and never bunch up. definitely worth the bucks.
skanking biker
03-07-06, 02:45 PM
i use heavy wool socks---i cut out the toes on one pair and shove em under the other on top of long johns
queerpunk
03-08-06, 06:16 AM
my legwarmers are just thick cotton. i got them from my friend lizxnn's freebox and honestly they were the best thing i've ever gotten from a freebox. they keep my calves warm in some unhappy new england temperatures.
operator
03-08-06, 03:13 PM
Adhesive velcro to the rescue...!