Author Topic: Leg/knee warmers - over or under you shorts (Read 4833 times)

Domestique · « **on:** 03 May, 2008, 11:14:27 am »

I am always an 'under' person, but today I saw a cyclist who was 'over'. Suppose it makes it easy to get your kit of once you have warmed up.

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #1 on:** 03 May, 2008, 01:21:24 pm »

Over just looks *wrong*

Blade · « **Reply #2 on:** 03 May, 2008, 04:13:09 pm »

Tried 'over' once, within a mile they started creep down. Never again.

The leg grippers on the shorts help to keep the leg warmers in place

MSeries · « **Reply #3 on:** 03 May, 2008, 08:44:25 pm »

Under if you are riding on the road, over if you are warming up on the velodrome or between races.

GruB · « **Reply #4 on:** 04 May, 2008, 05:43:10 pm »

I always wear mine under. It doesn't look right on top in my mind.

delthebike · « **Reply #5 on:** 04 May, 2008, 06:05:03 pm »

Under, no doubt about it. As blade says the shorts leg grippers help to hold them up. They'll go Nora Batty on you eventually though, mine do.

alecstilleyedye · « **Reply #6 on:** 05 May, 2008, 05:55:27 pm »

under. over looks silly, a faux pas like wearing boxers under your shorts.

Hummers · « **Reply #7 on:** 05 May, 2008, 05:58:36 pm »

Under.

Although I have been known to use bar towels stuffed down the front of my shorts as impromtu thigh warmers.

Hope this helps.

H

FatBloke · « **Reply #8 on:** 05 May, 2008, 07:47:52 pm »

Under! Anything else is as bad as tucking your cycling jersey into your shorts!

Regulator · « **Reply #9 on:** 05 May, 2008, 07:49:41 pm »

Quote from: FatBloke on 05 May, 2008, 07:47:52 pm

Under! Anything else is as bad as tucking your cycling jersey into your shorts!

There were a fair number of riders on Sunday with shirts tucked into shorts - many of them in club kit...

FatBloke · « **Reply #10 on:** 05 May, 2008, 07:56:03 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 05 May, 2008, 07:49:41 pm

Quote from: FatBloke on 05 May, 2008, 07:47:52 pm
Under! Anything else is as bad as tucking your cycling jersey into your shorts!

There were a fair number of riders on Sunday with shirts tucked into shorts - many of them in club kit...

That doesn't make it right!

Regulator · « **Reply #11 on:** 05 May, 2008, 07:58:36 pm »

Quote from: FatBloke on 05 May, 2008, 07:56:03 pm

Quote from: Regulator on 05 May, 2008, 07:49:41 pm
Quote from: FatBloke on 05 May, 2008, 07:47:52 pm
Under! Anything else is as bad as tucking your cycling jersey into your shorts!

There were a fair number of riders on Sunday with shirts tucked into shorts - many of them in club kit...
That doesn't make it right!

I know - but it did make them look like right prats. As did their riding in many cases....

fuzzy · « **Reply #12 on:** 07 May, 2008, 02:29:28 pm »

Quote from: Hummers on 05 May, 2008, 05:58:36 pm

Under.

Although I have been known to use bar towels stuffed down the front of my shorts as impromtu thigh warmers.

Hope this helps.

H

How does a rolled up bar towel down your shorts keep your thighs warm?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #13 on:** 07 May, 2008, 02:35:37 pm »

Mistakenly did over instead of under on the first night of PBP, and it bloody hurt

darkpoint · « **Reply #14 on:** 07 May, 2008, 02:39:31 pm »

I tried intitaly to wear mine under my shorts, but they fell down just the same, and where harder to pull back up again, so these days I just put them on over my shorts.

Charlotte · « **Reply #15 on:** 07 May, 2008, 02:40:05 pm »

Under.

FWIW, I've always thought that blokes in leg warmers looked like they were wearing stockings.

But then, I did once have a very traumatic incident on Spanker's Hill in Richmond Park when one Mr H. Ummerstone of this parish jumped out from behind a tree at me, clad only in a pair of leopard print pants and the aforementioned leg warmers, held up with ladies' suspenders.

*shudders*

Greenbank · « **Reply #16 on:** 07 May, 2008, 02:43:00 pm »

Under.

The only time I wore them over the shorts it took a week for the sores/welts to heal.

Wendy · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 May, 2008, 02:44:42 pm »

Which muppets voted over the shorts?

fuzzy · « **Reply #18 on:** 07 May, 2008, 02:50:58 pm »

I don't own leg warmers but could not imagine wearing them over. I wear arm warmers over my under shirt and under my over shirt (if you get my drift

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Ian H · « **Reply #19 on:** 07 May, 2008, 03:27:04 pm »

Under. It's one of those things parents used to teach their children but don't any more.

tiermat · « **Reply #20 on:** 07 May, 2008, 03:30:20 pm »

Quote from: BentMikey on 07 May, 2008, 02:44:42 pm

Which muppets voted over the shorts?

Me for one!

Wendy · « **Reply #21 on:** 08 May, 2008, 08:18:59 am »

Quote from: tiermat on 07 May, 2008, 03:30:20 pm

Me for one!

Oh dear!!! Oh dear oh dear!!!

(just gentle teasing really.

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cc93 · « **Reply #22 on:** 08 May, 2008, 03:18:59 pm »

I prefer 3/4 shorts, to avoid having to decide

Wendy · « **Reply #23 on:** 08 May, 2008, 03:35:21 pm »

Having worn 3/4s on the first hot and sunny Sunday, you now get to laugh at my three-tone suntan. White upper thighs, medium knees, and brown lower calf.

Poll

Your leg and knee warmers do you wear them

Author Topic: Leg/knee warmers - over or under you shorts (Read 4833 times)

Domestique

fuzzy

fuzzy

cc93