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Old 12-17-14 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by kingston
Are you guys pulling your leg warmers over your bike shorts? I put my leg warmers on under my bike shorts and they don't go anywhere; even the super-cheap nashbar leg warmers stay up under the shorts. Maybe your bike shorts are too loose?
I have never liked shorts that are tight enough around my thighs to hold up anything. I know the literature (and advertising) talk of compression this and that, but it has always felt to me that compression was working against me. Good thing is that I am long and thin, so anything I purchase that is long enough will be big enough that the elastic on the shorts doesn't compress. And does not hold warmers up. And since I have to keep my knees warm or go in for 3rd party joints, the idea of using the non-stylish method that always works is a no-brainer.

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