Leg warmers?
11-07-11, 12:26 PM
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Leg warmers?
Just curious, do you prefer leg warmers or full tights when races get cold enough to go beyond knee warmers?
11-07-11, 01:11 PM
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I thought the idea behind leg warmers was their ease of removal if the temperature changed or just for warm-up. Full tights would be a commitment for warm-up and the full race.
11-07-11, 01:54 PM
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If it's cold enough to warrant full length leg warmers, I do full tights. You don't have to worry about leg warmers falling down and causing problems.
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Race in shorts and get a can of this.
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11-08-11, 11:27 AM
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11-08-11, 01:55 PM
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Ice on the course, then keeping the tights on is probably a good idea..
but as the race is short , may be fine to just jump back into the warmups
after you finish.
but as the race is short , may be fine to just jump back into the warmups
after you finish.
11-08-11, 02:18 PM
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most people dont wear anything on there legs clothing wise and use embro so as they get wet with rain/mud they dont weight you down. plus it looks pro.
11-08-11, 04:11 PM
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embrocation and knee warmers prior to the race. just embrocation during the race. burning legs after the race.
11-08-11, 08:26 PM
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11-08-11, 08:53 PM
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Maybe this obvious, but it wasn't to me: embrocation on the OUTSIDE of the knee only. The inside is pretty sensitive and it doesn't help anyway.
11-08-11, 09:12 PM
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Do you mean the front and back (pit) of your knee, or the actual inside (left side of right leg and right side of left leg) and outside of your knees?
11-08-11, 10:15 PM
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I meant the pit or backside.
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