Ladies 3/4 knicks

[Fiona N]

I've just got the most amazing pair of 3/4 knicks, leggings, whatever you want to call them - they're red with a white strip and stars on the bum. How cool is that I do love something a bit different form the usual boring black. Early on in my cycling career I got told off for turning up to race in a pair of red knicks back in the day when only plain black were allowed so it seems like age isn't withering my love of a coloured short (see also avatar )

I'll post properly on the review forum when I've been out for a ride but it's too horrible at the moment - i'd risk getting them dirty first ride But the pad is a sight to be seen (well, by close friends...) as well, I just hope it's as comfy as it looks

 

[Paul.G.]

Funky!!

 

[Jaguar]

they are v. cool, but sixty quid ?????

 

[gavintc]

they are v. cool, but sixty quid ?????

its what you pay for decent kit.

 

[Jaguar]

Hahaha Gav: us gals say that about our latest addition to the shoe/handbag collection ...!

 

[gavintc]

Hahaha Gav: us gals say that about our latest addition to the shoe/handbag collection ...!

LOL. My problem is funding a cycling wife and one that likes handbags and shoes. I thought cycling kit was bad, but you ladies seem to have expensive tastes in bags.

 

[Eurygnomes]

I love them! But would the stars look like butt dimples, and is that the way I really want to ride?

*browsing for wet/cold weather gear - it's been a few cold mornings lately*

 

[Fiona N]

Sadly the stars have not been long-lasting. Two machine washes and they've lost all their points But perhaps if I didn't stretch them quite so much...

The knicks themselves are Roubaix fabric and rather cosy in cold weather. I was out around Lake Windermere and down to Coniston yesterday and they were really nice and warm. A side effect of the red rather than black is that they don't heat up so much in the sun so there's not the warm/cold sensation when you're cycling on sunny then shady lanes. They have grippers on the ends of the legs so they stay in place on the calves and don't end up bunched under the knees.

The pad has turned out to be very comfortable. It's quite a lot thicker than anything I've used previously (such as Gore or Giordana) - plush is a good description - and I was a little worried that while initially comfortable, it might start to bunch uncomfortably after a few miles. But no problems in about 100km yesterday.

My only slight quibble is the 'flat front' business. It means that there's no elastic around the waist (the strip across the back is quite loose but has a gripper band) and I find them rather loose. It's not too bad on the bike - they more or less stay in place - but walking around, there's a definite feeling that they're creeping hip-wards. I may have to implement a drawstring across the front.

I think they'd be perfect if they were bib knicks (comfort breaks notwithstanding)