Wearing Tights for XC

Im just after some opinions on what people think on wearing tights for XC.
I went for a local ride on sunday morning and it was pretty nippy so i decided to wear my Endura Knee Warmers. They do a good job of keeping me warm but they tend to become lose and fall down a bit which is really annoying having to stop and pull em up. They were ok last year and i dont think my legs have gone thinner.
Anyway, ive been thinking of buying some 3/4 or full lenght tights instead and wearing my singletrack short over them.
Im just wondering how many of you use the same combination and what tight you would recommend for xc winter riding thar arnt too expensive.
Cheers
Ian
I went for a local ride on sunday morning and it was pretty nippy so i decided to wear my Endura Knee Warmers. They do a good job of keeping me warm but they tend to become lose and fall down a bit which is really annoying having to stop and pull em up. They were ok last year and i dont think my legs have gone thinner.
Anyway, ive been thinking of buying some 3/4 or full lenght tights instead and wearing my singletrack short over them.
Im just wondering how many of you use the same combination and what tight you would recommend for xc winter riding thar arnt too expensive.
Cheers
Ian
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Never mind ... if it keeps me warm.http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360031772&N=dhb%20Merston%20Bib%20Tights
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Hey... it would be pretty scarry if you saw me in them. I pity the folks behind
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Although I still use some Pace cycling tights from 1890 and they're still fine!
2012 Wilier Cento Uno:
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7134480/
Commute bike: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9065383/
1890.. wow they're antiques. Must have been early lycra
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If your not man enough for tights
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1723188/
I admit tights look daft but I stick my baggies over the top, probably doesn't make me look any less stupid but in my head it does.
Other stuff http://www.myspace.com/ohcd
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I did , and they fit well and are remarkably comfortable.
I put my baggies over the top though...
Ive just got to find some 3/4 length tights (dont want full length really) that arnt gonna cost me an arm and a leg.
Which one of these 2 would best suit autumn/winter/spring riding.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360030443&n=dhb%20Earnley%203/4%20Bib%20Tights%202007
or
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360031776&n=dhb%20Merston%203/4%20Bib%20Tights
http://cjwoods.com/london2paris
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At the mo i have lycra cycle short which i wear cammo knee lengh shorts over the top, but yesterday riding in the cold and damp my knees were getting cold.
I have i bib and brace type lycra outfit which i wear underneath but my wife refers to it as the gimp suit!
So i'm toying with the idea of longer tights and wear 3/4 trousers over the top or just lycra shorts with 3/4 lengh trousers over them.
But the ones in the link look good with the double layer in the knee.
Am i man enough to just wear the lycra trousers.....vain buggers us lot!
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CJW - What was the sizing like on your dhb tights? I normally have to buy 34 inch waist so what size would i need to order?
Thanks
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That has been bounded about fishing circles (my other past time) for all eternity, it comes from when the newage hi-tech materials didn;t exist. There are far better alternatives nowadays.
If you don;t like wearing tights, how about 3/4 leght shorts like the Endura Humvee, unless it's proper brass monkies then I ain;t got a clue as to an alternative
Cheers
Sorry but all i can think of when i see the name for this thread is that "Driving a truck with my high heels on " tune off radio one
I was reading it and singing that song ....now the rest of my office is singing it as well
if no one knows this song please ignore i know its a random comment
I dunno 'bout 3/4 length.
Lookin at the review in this months MBUK, I couldn't decide if the person modelling 'em was a bloke or woman.
http://www.visiontrack.com
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360031776&N=dhb%20Merston%203/4%20Bib%20Tights
Hopefully they shoud be here by the weekend.
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