arm warmers tightness

samsbike

I need some advice on arm warmers. I tried on a l and xl ( boy same brand and same length -specialized) and the xl felt better, but the shop recommended the L. In terms of sizing the XL is only a few mm wider. In terms of all other specialized clothing I wear XL.

Thanks for any advice.

To be honest I could live with both but the xl is just slightly less than a second skin

jgsi

Last thing you want in road cycling life is armwarmer gappage.

ShutUpLegs

Or Slippage

klep

Wear em tight. Prevent breaking Rule #82

Bobbinogs

Unfortunately I have puny arms but am average height which means that, to get a snug fit with small sized armwarmers, they end up too short. Tried quite a few options but had to make do with some m/l sized ones with a few stitches in to keep tight, still a bit rubbish though.

rick_chasey

Bobbinogs wrote:

Unfortunately I have puny arms but am average height which means that, to get a snug fit with small sized armwarmers, they end up too short. Tried quite a few options but had to make do with some m/l sized ones with a few stitches in to keep tight, still a bit rubbish though.

They're like gold dust, but the nike arm warmers are good for that.

giropaul

A safety pin at the top prevents an unsightly gap.

JustinLeeAtkinson

Try the Prendas meraklon armwarmers. I am blessed with the build of a colombian climber (so I am told) (And no, I dont kick out the same power to weight ratio). So I have particularly skinny arms, and wear small in everything. I have both the small and medium arm warmers from Prendas. The medium are just as tight as the small, but longer. There is no slippage at all. Cheap as chips too, plus pro's wear 'em etc

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ty ... 43&ID=1037

g00se

Another long set of small arm warmers are Endura FS260 Pro:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... mers-34153

Bobbinogs

Thanks chaps, didn't mean to hijack the thread but it looks like toasty arms for me

prawny

Go tighter.

I have arms like Thor (honest) but wear medium spesh arm warmers. They're a bit of a ball ache to pull down but I'd rather that than have to keep pulling them up like another pair I have.