Leg warmers insanity

[cyberknight]

3/4 length bibs are the longest I ever use, even when it's below zero.

Each to their own ,I'm on meds for reynauds and my feet were numb with cold yesterday watching football even though I had thick shoes and a coat on .

 

[matticus]

Why not just have long bibs if it’s very cold & 3/4 if not too cold. Make it make sense about leg warmers.

I don't need to own 3/4shrts if I have knee-warmers. It's cheaper/easier to buy 'wamers than shorts.

, how do they fit in small jersey pockets?

Knee-warmers fit a lot more easily.

(and here is my current moan ... KNEE-warmers are dying out! Much more useful than the longer LEG-warmers.
Sure, some love their LEGwarmers but what happened to consumer choice? Eh? eh!)

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

I read an interview with Nicolas Roche some years back. He was bib shorts or tights, never knee warmers. I am the same, bib tights when below around 15 degrees and bib shorts above that temp.

 

[Sea of vapours]

I am the same, bib tights when below around 15 degrees and bib shorts above that temp.

As above, that's fine for short rides - less than four hours say - but around this time of year it can easily* be about 5C at 0800 and above 15C by mid-afternoon.
* Well, perhaps more like 'sometimes' in the north of England, but the point is that temperature can change during the day from 'pretty chilly' to 'too warm for bibtights'.

 

[T4tomo]

Been cycling donkeys years and never used a pair of leg warmers 15 years ago I chucked a pair. Been talked about on GCN I thought hang on if you peel them off as you warm up, how do they fit in small jersey pockets? Why not just have long bibs if it’s very cold & 3/4 if not too cold. Make it make sense about leg warmers.

maybe the insanity was chuck your pair away without trying them to appreciate the benefits / flexibility when cycling in varying temperatures.