Arm/leg warmers, any point?

2»

Comments

  • jaxf
    jaxf Posts: 109
    I thought that the main point of arm warmers was: (in haiku form)
    hot on climb up, cold on descent,
    put on my arm warmers,
    not so close to hypothermia.
  • HiDidleyHi
    HiDidleyHi Posts: 12
    I could not really see the point of arm warmers till I went to the Alps. In this country, you pretty much know what the weather will do during the day and the temperature fluctuation is not that big. I'd either decide to wear a long or short sleeve top accordingly, and sometimes it might be a bit too cold or a bit too warm. A 20-30 degree difference between the top of the mountain and the valley is a bit different. Jaxf's Haiku says it all really.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Carbonator wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Carbonator wrote:
    Isn't the point of arm warmers that you can take them off?

    Does anyone actually take leg warmers off before they get home?
    If not then bib tights would be better and leg warmers are not the leg version of arm warmers that some people say they are.

    Yes

    Yes if I need to.

    Also means that you ride to work dressed for the chilly morning then ride back in the halcyonic warmth of the end of the working day.

    Thought you had me there for a moment, but thats two rides :wink:

    Can now see they could be useful for commuting and touring etc. but most people (that I see wearing them) still buy them to avoid the expense of bib tights.

    Agree completely that thick bib tights have their place but I personally don't like them (although I do use them. I suppose it's like having to be seen with fat women in public - a necessary evil for that particular situation that you try and remedy ASAP).

    Arm/leg warmers mean that you can be comfy, adaptable and warm. Like a chameleon, but only on a bycycle.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    HiDidleyHi wrote:
    I could not really see the point of arm warmers till I went to the Alps. In this country, you pretty much know what the weather will do during the day and the temperature fluctuation is not that big. I'd either decide to wear a long or short sleeve top accordingly, and sometimes it might be a bit too cold or a bit too warm. A 20-30 degree difference between the top of the mountain and the valley is a bit different. Jaxf's Haiku says it all really.


    Depends how long you're out for, and where you are going.
    If I go out early it can be a lot cooler but you might not want to commit to long sleeves for the full day.

Categories