Arm warmers

paulbnix

I have a couple of pairs of arm warmers I bought from Aldi.
The roubaix ones are good for cold weather but the thinner lycra ones tend to fall down.
Just after some suggestions for thinner arm warmers.

Anonymous

wiggle have a sale on for UV arm screens etc.

Bobbinogs

A lot will be dependent on fit (shape and length) and this usually comes down to specifics. I would try and get to a shop and try some on and buy the ones that work for you. The Roubaix ones generally tend to be a bit more forgiving on shape/fit due to the extra friction/wriggle room provided by the fleece but with thin arm warmers (or coolers) it has to be spot on or you end up looking like you have Nora Batty's tights on your arms.

trek_dan

Just bought a set of Lusso Summer Warmers from Ribble - good quality and fit.

horizon

coriordan wrote:

wiggle have a sale on for UV arm screens etc.

I have a pair of their dhb Aeron UV Arm Sleeves - very very thin material (medium weighs only 35g pair), and definitely for thin arms. Although they say for UV protection, when they arrived there was nothing on the tags to indicate any SPF, so I wouldn't trust them on their own to stop UV. They do seem to have a cooling effect. Like other dhb arm and knee warmers I have, they are definitely sized on the large side - I'm 1.8m, 86kg and medium is verging on the generous.

paulbnix

I've ordered some Lusso Summer Warmers from Ribble. Lets hope they fit.
Cheers

stueys

I love the Rapha merino arm warmers, find they seem to work in most temps. Other than those I run the Gabba ones for winter/wet, they fit well but run warm

daniel_b

Interesting - I have one pair of really thin Mavic arm warmers which I love, a £10 bargain from Evans a while back.

I have warmer ones, but prefer the thin ones when you just need to take the edge off, so am after a second similar pair.

Just ordered some Sportfuls, Gore 2.0 and GripGrabs (Which I have a feeling will be too thick) from Wiggle - see how they turn out.

mrb123

Daniel B wrote:

Interesting - I have one pair of really thin Mavic arm warmers which I love, a £10 bargain from Evans a while back.

I have warmer ones, but prefer the thin ones when you just need to take the edge off, so am after a second similar pair.

Just ordered some Sportfuls, Gore 2.0 and GripGrabs (Which I have a feeling will be too thick) from Wiggle - see how they turn out.

Please report back once you get them. Which Sportful ones have you ordered?

daniel_b

MrB123 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

Interesting - I have one pair of really thin Mavic arm warmers which I love, a £10 bargain from Evans a while back.

I have warmer ones, but prefer the thin ones when you just need to take the edge off, so am after a second similar pair.

Just ordered some Sportfuls, Gore 2.0 and GripGrabs (Which I have a feeling will be too thick) from Wiggle - see how they turn out.

Please report back once you get them. Which Sportful ones have you ordered?

Will do for sure - these ones:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sportful-lycra-arm-warmers/?sku=5360740244

The Gore's look to be sold out now, well except for XXL in white.

grenw

Stueys wrote:

I love the Rapha merino arm warmers, find they seem to work in most temps. Other than those I run the Gabba ones for winter/wet, they fit well but run warm

My favourites and do work across a wide range of temps. Pink(!) ones are in the sale too

daniel_b

So they all rocked up this morning.

The GripGrab's as I surmised are indeed of a thicker variety so not what the OP is after, but I liked them enough to keep them and sell on some Etxeondo's, dhb and Prendas ones I have.

The Gore and Sportful ones are imo, identical in thickness, and pretty much the same as my beloved Mavic's - maybe a bit longer, so perhaps even better.
I liked them both so much (And I have some matching Gore knee warmers), and could not decide, so am keeping a pair of each.

If anyone wants a pair of the Gore ones in XS (Didn't try them on, as the S fitted me perfectly), I will be sending them back later this week, so they will pop up on their site again I guess, or you can message me, and I'll send it out at cost plus postage - guess it will go as a large letter, not sure what that costs - £1 maybe.

Similarly one pair of Sportfuls will be heading back, a pair in Small, so again, if anyone wants these at cost plus postage, do let me know, otherwise they will all get parcelled back to Wiggle probably on Thursday.

I am saying people can contact me directly, as Wiggle do not have stock of these at the prices I paid.

Thanks

Dan

Gromson

I've been waiting ruefully for my bulging biceps to develop for 48 years, but alas it seems I'm destined to have very long stick arms forever.

Which means that by the time I've found a set of arm warmers that copes with the length of my arms, the top end is more suited to a sumo wrestler. They generally end up sliding down my arms and becoming wrinkly wrist warmers.

I have a pair of thick Altura arm warmers that fit well, and our club kit is made by Kalas, which also fit well.

paulbnix

The Lusso Summer Warmers seem ok after a ride yesterday. They are not skin tight all the way as they have seams that presumably give some shape to them. However they do stay up so a success I think.

Tiesetrotter

http://svelte.co.uk/collections/men/accessories

Very nice and come up small.

Wheelspinner

Nike do them too it seems...

daniel_b

The Gripgrabs are now down to £11.20, BUT what I found out my accident, is that they are identical in material and stitching to these offerings from Planet X:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLPXHIVRAW/planet-x-hi-viz-roubaix-armwarmers

As I bought a pair for my GF last year, and went to compare them, and then realised they are identical bar the badging.

For £5, that's a mentally good deal, they are very good quality.
Limited sizes though for the PX offerings, I would wager their S\M is a Medium in the GripGrabs.

fenix

It's hard to beat these IMO. http://www.prendas.co.uk/prendas-ciclis ... rmers.html

jimmocrates

Fenix wrote:

It's hard to beat these IMO. http://www.prendas.co.uk/prendas-ciclis ... rmers.html

There was another thread recommedning these. And the ones by Torm. I bought them both, but these ones are my favourite :-)