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Old 01-21-09 | 09:11 AM
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Bikes: Orbea Orca Trek 5500 Trek Equinox

I used my Travel Recovery Tights for the first time yesterday. In the previous 7 days I had ridden ~210 miles and then boarded a flight to Seattle. That amounted to about 4.5 hours of total flight time with a 1.5 hour layover, a perfect test for the Travel and Recovery tights. Total time worn, 8 hours (house to hotel). The fit was great (XS for 5'9" 131 lbs) though the seams on the feet hooks were a bit annoying. Not too bad, but I could feel the seams as I walked through the airport. They were not uncomfortable at all, though they did bunch up just a tad on the back of my knee when seated. The temperature regulation seemed to work, as if I was in one position for a while then moved I could feel cooler air hit my legs. Weird feeling. My legs did feel different with them on and I have to admit that my legs had never felt that good after such a long flight. When I took them off I could tell a difference also. Unfortunately I can't really "test" the recovery aspect of them as I don't have my bike, but I plan on hitting the hotel bike for some intervals later. So far so good though.
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