arm warmers - which ones?

[malverncyclist]

Hi all

I want to get some arm warmers for the 'interim' period (what interim???) and had a look on wiggle/ribble/etc. and can't make sense of what to get. Firstly - I could go for goretex stuff but am not sure whether it's worth it?

Secondly - size. I see short/medium/long without any indication of what that means??? Anyone any help for me?

thanks

Martin

[rjb]

Lidl - have sets of arm and leg warmers on sale for less than a tenner. Sprint down there and try them on.

[David Cox]

I'm very pleased with some Gore ones (they aren't goretex) they are warm and stay up. Third season of using them and they are wearing well with new club short sleeve jerseys and more versatile than my previous habit of long sleeve jerseys with sleeves getting pulled up as the ride progressed.

[reohn2]

Lusso Roubaix arm,leg and knee warmers are unbeatable IMO.I've had them for years,my only complaint is that they only do black.
Size? you'll have to try them on

[eileithyia]

Small = about the size I wear = slim skinny arms / dress size 10 female.

You really do need to go to a shop and try some on, I would not go for goretex.. seems pointless. Use Lusso other kit.

[stewartpratt]

I ordered a bundle from Wiggle and sent back the ones I didn't want; they have a post-free returns service via local newsagents etc (I assume they're still doing it).

I ended up with both the DHB Pace and Pace Roubaix. The latter are more useful; the former just take the edge off really, although as I found out earlier this year they're very useful to keep the sun off on blazing midsummer days. I settled on medium in one and large in the other, but I forget which. I have very long and quite thin arms; they were all long enough for me in M and L sizes, but unless you go for a windproof fabric they'll all be pretty stretchy.

[mattsccm]

Just get what fits best. They are only arm wamers. The important thing is tht they stay up.

[robc02]

Most of the ones I tried were too short - the exception being Impsport. They make them in a fleecy backed "Roubaix" material or ordinary lycra. They are ordered direct from Impsport via their website or by telephone.

[reohn2]

As a bit of a caution,don't buy the Lycra ones ditto for legs,they don't streatch as well as Roubaix and for some reason you're arms or legs are cooler than without

[Big T]

Shop around. I have a number of sets of arm warmers - Decathlon, Pearl izumi, Crane (Aldi) and Biemme. The Crane ones are good for the money, but my favourite ones are the Biemme. They are like the sleeves cut off a cotton/woolly jumper, but with a bit of elasticity added. They are plenty long enough, warm and they stay up.

[Ontherivet77]

+1 for Lusso Roubaix

[mr riff raff]

Prendas Ciclismo.

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ty ... 43&ID=1037

Cheap. Choice of colours. Stay up. Keep your arms warm.

[Colin Stanley]

er, I just use a pair of my wife's old winter weight tights cut off as appropriate. Washed of course. I chose her black ones. They don't run after being cut which is a good thing and they stay 'up' without too much trouble. Otherwise I use a Campag long sheeve black thermal vest with a short sleeve road jersey. The look is the same.

[malverncyclist]

Prendas Ciclismo.

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ty ... 43&ID=1037

Cheap. Choice of colours. Stay up. Keep your arms warm.

ordered a pair of these at £7.95 ... if they don't work I'll try the 'tights' solution

thanks for all your advice, as ever very useful.

Martin

[mr riff raff]

Otherwise I use a Campag long sheeve black thermal vest with a short sleeve road jersey. The look is the same.

Not 100% sure the idea is to get the look.
How do you take them off when the sun warms up, as per yesterday? Scissors?