cold mornings bothering my knees
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cold mornings bothering my knees
In my neck of the woods the mornings have gotten a bit on the chilly side and yesterday my knees were bothering me after my morning commute. Any suggestions? My favorite LBS has no leg or knee warmers in my size, L or XL... Lots of stuff for the smaller rider but not for the bigger guys... The knees were bothering me enough that I may not want to ride in the mornings until I can find some knee warmers. It isn't a fit issue as nothing was wrong before the temps lowered in the am...
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Tights?
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By a pair of hockey socks and cut off the foot section. The high tube part will work great as a leg warmer. They'll last a long time if you get someone to sew a band of elastic around the bottom where the cut was made. Ah, I see a lot of them don't have feet. Something like these should work.
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Have a look around at what's available through the UK. Road.cc does lots of clothing etc. reviews. Have seen a couple of knee 'warmers' which were more like wind-stopper material which is really what you want.
I had a below-the-knee Castelli bib which had a bit of fleece in them, for cooler temps. Found though, just having that fleece didn't stop the wind that great (knees were still getting cold and locking-up a bit).
Then I came across another model they did which actually had more of a wind-stopper fabric around the knee. That did the trick nicely. Can't seem to find that same model with their latest offerings though.
I had a below-the-knee Castelli bib which had a bit of fleece in them, for cooler temps. Found though, just having that fleece didn't stop the wind that great (knees were still getting cold and locking-up a bit).
Then I came across another model they did which actually had more of a wind-stopper fabric around the knee. That did the trick nicely. Can't seem to find that same model with their latest offerings though.
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If you find something that works into the 30 and 40 degree area, please let us know! I am unable to ride in temps lower than 50 degrees regardless of the leg protection I have on.
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Knee warmers are a thing. I have some for the same reason as the OP... when it gets cold, my knees don't like it. Knee warmers are easy to pull off which is important as Fall days usually start-out cold but can warm-up pretty quickly.
For colder weather riding, I've found fleece lined riding gear to be wonderful. With long sleeves and long tights that are fleeced lined, I can comfortably ride to 45 degrees F (my cut-off point) without any other layers.
For colder weather riding, I've found fleece lined riding gear to be wonderful. With long sleeves and long tights that are fleeced lined, I can comfortably ride to 45 degrees F (my cut-off point) without any other layers.
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Hey gang, this afternoon I found a popular LBS that had several brands of knee warmers in my size, I bought a pair of 'Sugoi Zap' knee warmers and will pick them up tomorrow afternoon - will let you know how well they work as soon as I've tried them out.
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My favourites were long an older version of these https://www.mcdavid.eu/product/volleyball-knee-pads/
Guaranteed wind proof and impervious to rain.
For less severe weather I use these https://houdinisportswear.com/de-de/...olor=328234900
Guaranteed wind proof and impervious to rain.
For less severe weather I use these https://houdinisportswear.com/de-de/...olor=328234900
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Go to a Goodwill or other thrift shop, but a couple large sweaters (wool or synthetic), cut the sleeves off and use as knee warmers.
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I'm guessing you're got something to keep your ears warm, as well as a jacket or heavy wool jersey, and gloves? You can lose a lot o body heat from your head and torso, and cold hands aren't comfortable. For my riding below 40° or so, tights are better than knee warmers. Keep riding and soon you'll have a whole new cool weather wardrobe!
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Hey gang, this afternoon I found a popular LBS that had several brands of knee warmers in my size, I bought a pair of 'Sugoi Zap' knee warmers and will pick them up tomorrow afternoon - will let you know how well they work as soon as I've tried them out.
cheers,
Lorne
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In my neck of the woods the mornings have gotten a bit on the chilly side and yesterday my knees were bothering me after my morning commute. Any suggestions? My favorite LBS has no leg or knee warmers in my size, L or XL... Lots of stuff for the smaller rider but not for the bigger guys... The knees were bothering me enough that I may not want to ride in the mornings until I can find some knee warmers. It isn't a fit issue as nothing was wrong before the temps lowered in the am...
thanks gang...
thanks gang...
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I picked up a couple pairs of cheap Baleaf running tights that I wear over either summer-weight cycle shorts or cycle tights.
They were truly wonderful last winter and early spring; true, one could just protect the knees, but before I got them I had a ride where I ended up wearing my zip-up warmth layer as a sort of skirt to keep the wind off something else, and the extra tights layer accomplishes that, too.
Plus having an extra layer of fabric compression seems to help with saddle-area duration tolernace, too.
And the best part is if you wear them over legit cycliing stuff you can remove them - eg, my return ride on an early March overnight where I decided mid-morning it had warmed up enough, sat down on the end of a Delware camelback bridge, off came the shoes, off came the tights, shoes went back on, tights stuffed in with gear and off I rode in summer rather than winter mode.
They were truly wonderful last winter and early spring; true, one could just protect the knees, but before I got them I had a ride where I ended up wearing my zip-up warmth layer as a sort of skirt to keep the wind off something else, and the extra tights layer accomplishes that, too.
Plus having an extra layer of fabric compression seems to help with saddle-area duration tolernace, too.
And the best part is if you wear them over legit cycliing stuff you can remove them - eg, my return ride on an early March overnight where I decided mid-morning it had warmed up enough, sat down on the end of a Delware camelback bridge, off came the shoes, off came the tights, shoes went back on, tights stuffed in with gear and off I rode in summer rather than winter mode.