View Poll Results: tights over socks or socks over tights?
tights over socks
76
80.00%
socks over tights
12
12.63%
i am not weak so i dont wear tights or leg warmers
5
5.26%
i am a chump that always wears ankle socks on a bike
2
2.11%
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socks over tights? tights over socks?
10-23-20, 02:28 PM
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10-23-20, 02:32 PM
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10-23-20, 08:39 PM
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Ankle socks under my kilt. Sometimes I'll wear merino wool ankle socks when I'm feeling extra fashy. I get Russell ankle socks with L and R on them so I don't waste time trying to remember which sock goes on which foot.
When it's cold enough I wear capri length bibs for that stylish 1960s Mary Tyler Moore look.
When it's cold enough I wear capri length bibs for that stylish 1960s Mary Tyler Moore look.
10-23-20, 09:24 PM
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Always under. I really don't like stretched socks that fall down. And if it rains, all the water running down our tights goes into your shoe. No way for the water to do anything else. No thanks.
Except: no-cycling right socks go over my right pant leg to keep it off the chain when I am in street clothes and don't have pant clips.
Except: no-cycling right socks go over my right pant leg to keep it off the chain when I am in street clothes and don't have pant clips.
10-23-20, 09:51 PM
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10-23-20, 10:13 PM
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This is funny and entertaining. Start one for cycling caps under helmets with brim facing front or back. 
10-24-20, 02:13 PM
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Socks over tights to keep the tights from ( at least mine) from getting caught in the chain, I wear a pair of running pants that are warmer than tights and thicker but not skin tight. They could get my right leg caught in the the chain or at least close enough that socks over prevent this.
10-24-20, 02:19 PM
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When I'm wearing tights and longer socks I always put the tights over the socks. But I could have gone with the last option as I tend to wear ankle socks a lot. Certainly during the warm summer months. If it's cold enough for tights i'm wearing longer socks.
10-24-20, 04:34 PM
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10-25-20, 10:38 AM
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Ankle socks under my kilt. Sometimes I'll wear merino wool ankle socks when I'm feeling extra fashy. I get Russell ankle socks with L and R on them so I don't waste time trying to remember which sock goes on which foot.
When it's cold enough I wear capri length bibs for that stylish 1960s Mary Tyler Moore look.
When it's cold enough I wear capri length bibs for that stylish 1960s Mary Tyler Moore look.
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10-25-20, 02:06 PM
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10-25-20, 02:39 PM
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10-25-20, 06:00 PM
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Socks for me!
10-25-20, 07:17 PM
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It's a no-brainer:
