Padless Cycling Tights?
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I have endura multi sports for spring and autumn and gore for winter. I find Ron hills a bit loose but have some in reserve. Good unpadded tights are hard to find. I’m not keen on padded shorts or longs and even less keen on the bib variety.
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Try Decathlon running tights, although they aren’t loose.
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Super deal from Pete Bland in that link .. my very old pairs (a Bikester and a Trackster) are completely shot so have used your link to order another pair of tracksters. I actually hadnt realised they were still made or I would have ordered them sooner ...geomannie wrote: ↑3 May 2021, 1:13pm I hate padded shorts & tights and in cooler weather use Ron Hill Tracksters. They are primarily designed for running but are great for cycling. They are very durable and pretty cheap too!
£18 at https://www.peteblandsports.co.uk/buy/r ... c_4988.htm
In use I put mountain bike baggies over the top of these to get pockets etc ... sounds crazy but works really well for me in winter ...
thanks for posting geomannie
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Important addendum - I think - to above:
High BACK tights are what cyclists need - not simply high-WAISTED!
(Ron Hills are brilliant all-round activity things, assuming you don't need warm Roubaix-style materials. But they do NOT have high backs ... )
High BACK tights are what cyclists need - not simply high-WAISTED!
(Ron Hills are brilliant all-round activity things, assuming you don't need warm Roubaix-style materials. But they do NOT have high backs ... )
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zenitb wrote: ↑5 May 2021, 4:10pmSuper deal from Pete Bland in that link .. my very old pairs (a Bikester and a Trackster) are completely shot so have used your link to order another pair of tracksters. I actually hadnt realised they were still made or I would have ordered them sooner ...geomannie wrote: ↑3 May 2021, 1:13pm I hate padded shorts & tights and in cooler weather use Ron Hill Tracksters. They are primarily designed for running but are great for cycling. They are very durable and pretty cheap too!
£18 at https://www.peteblandsports.co.uk/buy/r ... c_4988.htm
In use I put mountain bike baggies over the top of these to get pockets etc ... sounds crazy but works really well for me in winter ...
thanks for posting geomannie
Just Google Ron Hill trackster and you will find lots of places sell them, at a variety of prices. Given Pete Bland do them post free, they are as good as any.
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If you say so. I have worn Ron Hills for 20 years and have never complained of a cold back.
geomannie
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At one time, Ron Hill used to do Bikesters, which were higher cut at the back, not sure if they still do?
These days I tend to go double padded - padded tights over padded shorts, but as part of my clothing stable I have Altura Winter Cruisers ( again not sure if they are still made) and Tudor Sports York trousers, both of these don’t have a pad. The Tudors are still available and are a bit baggier than Lycra or Roubaix bottoms.
These days I tend to go double padded - padded tights over padded shorts, but as part of my clothing stable I have Altura Winter Cruisers ( again not sure if they are still made) and Tudor Sports York trousers, both of these don’t have a pad. The Tudors are still available and are a bit baggier than Lycra or Roubaix bottoms.
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I do.
(I've worn them for about the same time! I'm not bothered much about the cut of Ron Hills on the bike, as when cold is any real issue I wear Roubaix-type bike-specific tights. So if you're happy with Tracksters, great!)
So they probably wouldn't have as high a back as a cycling-specific design.
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Any chance one the Trackster fans could do me a favour and measure from the crotch cross-seam to the top of the rear waist and let me know the size? Looking at my worn out old Alturas they're only slightly shaped up at the back and have worked well for me if I don't use the leg loops to pull them down (40cm for a size L).
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Not sure if it will help. I bought 2 pairs in a sale about 10 years ago. Only a quid each. Just started on the 2nd pair.
They are womens, size 10. I was told they are same as men's - dunno if true, but fine for me.
On my only worn a couple of times pair, the distance is 36.5 cms.
They are womens, size 10. I was told they are same as men's - dunno if true, but fine for me.
On my only worn a couple of times pair, the distance is 36.5 cms.
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15 1/2 inches (39.4cm) for the 32"-35" waist Medium size i have just received from Pete Bland in KendalClaud wrote: ↑8 May 2021, 4:56pm Any chance one the Trackster fans could do me a favour and measure from the crotch cross-seam to the top of the rear waist and let me know the size? Looking at my worn out old Alturas they're only slightly shaped up at the back and have worked well for me if I don't use the leg loops to pull them down (40cm for a size L).
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Ron Hill died today.
Wonderful athlete.
Jonathan
PS: I had the good fortune to be at Meadowbank in 1970.
Wonderful athlete.
Jonathan
PS: I had the good fortune to be at Meadowbank in 1970.