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Knee/Leg warmers for normal thighs

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I bought some XL galibier knee warmers and they are only big enough for my calves.
Can anyone suggest some with leg grippers that will fit the chunky of thigh? (50cm ish)
Thanks.
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I had some Lusso leg warmers that weren't for a 'southern European type build'.
They were good quality, although they did have an internal seam. Could be worth a look..
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Their XL can't be very big, 50 cm thigh is not particularly large!

I have some Morvelo and some Pearl Izumi, both are fine on my 58cm thighs and in cycling terms I'm not over-endowed in muscular thigh terms, infact they need to be tucked in my bibshorts to stay up :cool:
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psling wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 2:07 pm Their XL can't be very big, 50 cm thigh is not particularly large!

I have some Morvelo and some Pearl Izumi, both are fine on my 58cm thighs and in cycling terms I'm not over-endowed in muscular thigh terms, infact they need to be tucked in my bibshorts to stay up :cool:
I've just realised that!

What size are those two?
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Wotsits wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 2:04 pm I had some Lusso leg warmers that weren't for a 'southern European type build'.
They were good quality, although they did have an internal seam. Could be worth a look..
Thanks, will have a look.
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Can we see a photo of your thighs please to judge for ourselves whether they're "normal" or not?
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In Reverse wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 2:16 pm Can we see a photo of your thighs please to judge for ourselves whether they're "normal" or not?
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What size are those two?
The Morvelo ones are labelled L/XL. They measure 40cm unstreched and stretch out to about 62cm. They are tight but not uncomfortably so.
The Pearl Izumi ones are looser but I don't have them to hand to measure. They're quite old too.
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techno wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 2:19 pm
In Reverse wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 2:16 pm Can we see a photo of your thighs please to judge for ourselves whether they're "normal" or not?
:lol:
I'll DM them Andy. Don't want to terrify the general public.
One of those situations you want no-one to see... when you put your knee warmers on before your bibshorts :o
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Endura always been OK for me. I'd try and help with sizing but I've never measured my thighs, nor ever felt the need to (why would you :???:).

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Stolen goat ones get my vote

Available on a variety of sizes and they are water resistant, toasty warm for bikepacking/commuting,
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Gore seem to fit me OK, they're bigger than Endura which is the next biggest thing I've tried. The only other thing that is equal to Gore is my Nike stuff but they stopped making it in the 90's.
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psling wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 2:29 pm
What size are those two?
The Morvelo ones are labelled L/XL. They measure 40cm unstreched and stretch out to about 62cm. They are tight but not uncomfortably so.
The Pearl Izumi ones are looser but I don't have them to hand to measure. They're quite old too.
Brilliant, thanks bud.
Going to LBS later, will see what they have and the measurement will give me an idea about the ones they have in stock.
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