Compression is compression is compression. While i'm not too savvy on the uber-new compression technology, I can say that compression absolutely helps with recover (and use during riding). I can certainly tell the difference in recovery when I wear a pair of knee high compression socks the day after a competition vs. not. For a cheap alternative, I went to Walmart into the sock section and picked up the medicinal type compression socks for elderly people. Works all the same, just not as pretty.