What are they?
mentalalex
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Keep seeing these on riders.
the third rider from the front, on the shorts, extends out much further than the other riders, are they quad compresion leg type things?
the third rider from the front, on the shorts, extends out much further than the other riders, are they quad compresion leg type things?
I do science, sometimes.
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Dunno, but they look properly naff. The UCI will probably ban them anyway, whatever they are...0
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Why would the UCI ban them? Is that suppose to be a joke I've failed to notice..
It seems to be compressing the cyclist's leg, so I'd assume OP is correct.
Well spotted btw, never noticed it before.0 -
Thing is thou i only ever see them when its cold or cold and wet!I do science, sometimes.0
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TakeTurns wrote:Why would the UCI ban them? Is that suppose to be a joke I've failed to notice..
It seems to be compressing the cyclist's leg, so I'd assume OP is correct.
Well spotted btw, never noticed it before.
They banned long socks for the same reason?Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.0 -
TakeTurns wrote:Why would the UCI ban them?
there is no logical answer to that question, but the humour appears to have been lost on you anyway0 -
Might be a "SchleckChute" (tm) or a bungy to stop him going out the back.0
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Anybody??
seems them on Uk road races as well.
They look to keep quads (etc) warm in nasty conditions.
again here on the hope rider behind Ryan
I do science, sometimes.0 -
Could be compression quad guards like these - http://estore.compressport.uk.com/epage ... ad-0001%22Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.0
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They're literally just cut down leg warmers - they call them thigh warmers.0
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Cheers Motd2k
makes senseI do science, sometimes.0 -
mentalalex wrote:makes sense
not to me it doesn't..
Surely if it's cold enough to need 'thigh warmers' then it's cold enough to need knee warmers too ??0 -
If it's cold enough to need knee warmers then it must be cold enough to need full leg too! My guess is that James just finds them comfortable!0
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It could be accapi...
http://www.accapi.co.uk/
Their undershorts extend to just above the knee. The fabric is meant to improve circulation and recovery.0