I have some Defeet knee warmers that I love and I had that problem also, so here's my solution: I took the warmer and stretched it out on a can that was slightly smaller than my thigh; with the side that will touch your skin on the outside, I then take a silicone sealer and smear about one inch thick around the lip of the warmer, the clear tube of silicone. After drying you are now ready for trouble free slipperage. Mine do not slip anymore. Think about it when you buy a warmer most of them always have this little thin rubbery lines on bothe ends to keep it from slipping, but the problem is they are usually not enough, my opinion. My solution RMWun

Do you slide them under the thigh band of your shorts? I wear knee warmers and just roll back the thigh elastic, pull the knee warmers up under the shorts...and they don't move at all.

Ooh-ooh-ooh I got this one!

Turn the hem of your shorts up and over, so grippy side is out. Pull leg warmers up and over the hem of the shorts. The doubled-up hem of the shorts prevents the hem of the legwarmers from sliding down, and if it starts to, the two grippers will meet and stop them from slipping all the way down.

(I started a thread with my brilliant idea a few weeks ago, but no one but me thought it was all that interesting!)

Well I bought Pearl Izumi medium's and am about to try the small. The mediums fit great when you try them on but I found I was pulling them up a few times on my small 10 mile trial ride.

BTW, I have chicken legs and thighs but not for long

Bok Bok..

AHH it is back from the dead.

I never found a way to keep my Performance warmers up all the time. It seems like some days they stay up fine and some days they fall down. I basically just decided to go to the tights unless there is a chance I might get WAY too hot. Maybe I will try some other brand next year but maybe not too. The Performance arm warmers have been fine as has the poly pro head band and skull cap.

That's the way I've got to wear mine too. It leaves the lower part of my leg uncovered (like knickers perhaps), but the rest stays warm enough.

You've got chicken legs? I already have the size small ones!

I like this idea. Makes sense, I am gonna try it on my leg warmers

I do this all the time. Once it gets below 40 degrees, my lame old tights just won't cut it. It was 38 on Saturday and I had on leg warmers, shorts and tights.

But..... the Assos windbloc bibtights I ordered just arrived... !! I am saved!!!

just so you all know, it's 75 degrees in SoCal today...



but on those days when it's really "cold" here, i do use defeet knee warmers and they work great. knee warmers first, then shorts. then again, i do make sure the bottom cuff is above the calf. that might have a little do with why they stay up.

Yea great, the wind chill here this mornign was -10 F. I heard in MN it was -40 BEFORE wind chill this morning. BRRRR

I'll bump this thread instead of starting another warmer related one here. I have Performance Knee and Leg warmers that I have yet to use, but the knee warmers will prolly get used tomorrow and for the Covered Bridge ride and the legs warmers for a 75 miler I'm doing the weekend after that.

I know the warmers should do under my shorts, but should I roll the elastic gripper on the shorts up so it shows, or leave it as I normally would to grip the warmers? I know is sounds like a noobish question, but I've never used any kind of warmers before, so better to ask that have troubles mid-ride, right?

Ahh it is back from the dead again.

I leave the elastic grippers as they normally are as it helps to hold up the knee/leg warmers.

+1

This is the way I've always done it.

Same here. PI leg warmers and have never had a problem with them slipping down.

My wife suggested trying some lotion on my thighs. I tried that and it worked. She always said I had dry skin.

Many clothing makers use a set of measurements that are average for Americans. And since most Americans are fat now, they have large thighs and large biceps.

So many company's arm and leg warmers don't fit cyclists properly with their muscular but lean thighs and (relatively) skinny arms.

As someone pointed out, Castelli is a bit further ahead on this but they're also expensive and I've had a couple of clothing failures from them. Pads that fell apart and seams that came apart etc.

What I did with some Performance arm warmers would work equally well (or unwell) with leg warmers: I did a single s-fold at the top seam and put a couple of stitches in to hold the fold in. This works perfectly with the arm warmers and would probably work with the leg warmers equally well. The problem is that for me that large size was oversize enough that the fold didn't make it too tight and cut off circulation.

Your mileage could vary.

NO problem with mine, have worn them twice this month already. Put them on first....then pull your biking pants up over them. The two stay together nicely. I did notice that they only came in one size at my LBS so I might have gotten lucky.

If you have problems...get a pair of ladies nylons and wear them. yes...for those that shave your legs I bet you will get lots of catcalls. So what is the deal with shaving legs. Is this the newest trend in HS? I saw something in the paper about how 13-15 year old boys think this is now fashion!

You can try washing warmers and throwing them in the dryer for a bit. Don't leave them in too long though.

Like everyone else has said, they have to go under your cycling shorts or all bets are off.

Those are fabulous!!!

rubber bands????