Mr Haematocrit
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Castelli thermo suit and a base layer is all you need
Tights or not?
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RiflemanSmith
Senior Member
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- London UK
Everybody slates them saying the padding is erm pants, I found them to be alright and for a tenner you can't go wrong.
defy-one
Guest
Exactly mate ... i bought them when i first started .... the list of essentials was growing and growing (track pump,micro pump,shoes,pedals,levers,garmin,lights etc) ... so i decided my naturally padded ass didn't need the best padding ... these fitted the bill.
6 months on and they are doing fine ..... i've lost 2 stones and they are still comfy!!!
6 months on and they are doing fine ..... i've lost 2 stones and they are still comfy!!!
billy1561
BB wrecker
- Location
- North west England
Made up with mine Dave, they are great quality . Who cares what we look like. So long as I'm warm in winter I'm happy on my bike.I bought a pair of DHB Vaeon Roubaix padded bib tights from Wiggle. Never worn Lycra or tights before but wanted something comfy and warm to cycle in when the weather gets chilly and something that wouldn't catch my chain. Very pleased with them. Bit self conscious first time out but that was the same for wearing a helmet and I soon got over that. I feel good in mine and have no hang ups about them now. In fact I think they're pretty cool actually
billy1561
BB wrecker
- Location
- North west England
Fair play to you mate that's exactly how i started. But trust me when you need another pair upgrade to dhb stuffand your arse will thank you on longer rides.
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Deleted member 20519
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The Muddyfox pad seems to go flat and stops working after about 90 minutes on the bike, I recently picked up a pair of bTwin padded bib shorts for £15 and the padding is 100x better - used it on a five hour ride with no problems what so ever. It's well worth the extra £5.
You can pull down leg warmers without stopping, that's their main selling point.
lulubel
Über Member
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- Malaga, Spain
So they end up bunched round your ankles? That's quite weird.
Christopher
Über Member
I use knee warmers. Less material to bunch round the ankle, and I find it is my knees that suffer in the cold, not calves or thighs. Also I can take off the knee warmers easily, sometimes without stopping, struggle to do that with leg warmers
Devonshiredave
Active Member
- Location
- Brackley, Northants
I think quite a bit of the DHB is good quality. Gets good reviews and judging by these tights I can see why. I might get some of the Zero's when the weather gets really nippy and a set of shorts for when things warm up. Is there a "I bought these and they're really good" thread anywhere?
Weird or not, that's their function. Same with arm warmers. Obviously this stuff is race derived, but you'd be surprised how often you find you'd rather not stop just now, but you are feeling quite hot.
To reassure you, they bunch around your ankles quite tightly, like big black socks, rather than Nora Batty stylee...
billy1561
BB wrecker
- Location
- North west England
Yep, like being in a shop window. Feels odd when i don't have the lycra on now in fact.
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
In the cold weather I wear normal shorts and then unpadded tights and find it he best solution in keeping warm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lulubel
Über Member
- Location
- Malaga, Spain
That is a bit reassuring. My mind wasn't creating an attractive image!
