shorts in winter - will i damage my knees?

[Louch]

Cold seems to affect existing ailments, not create new. Of only doing a short ride, go with shorts if you are more comfortable.i did a ride in December wth sorts and felt fine over 40 mins

 

[Wolf616]

Doesn't cold weather increase the viscosity of synovial fluid (the stuff that lubricates joints such as your knees) and therefore could lead to less efficient motion? Not necessarily saying it'd lead to injury, but yeah if you've got dodgy knees already probably doesn't help. Particularly arthritis!

 

[Kajjal]

I found since being over 40 i feel the cold more and now wear bib tights in colder wearing weather. If i don't i can feel it a little in my knees. With bib tights on all is fine.

 

[Truth]

I have had knee reconstruction after rupturing my cruciate ligament playing football 15 years ago. I wear shorts all Winter and it has no effect at all on my knees.

 

[Citius]

I wear shorts all winter too. But I also wear thermal bib longs over the top.

 

[bpsmith]

That's like saying that you don't wearing anything, aside from shorts and thermal bib longs over the top.

 

[Tin Pot]

Cover your legs in winter.

Or,

Argue about it on tinterweb.

 

[bpsmith]

I would say cover your legs when it's cold, rather than just because it's Winter.

Last week didn't feel at all like Winter. This week is getting more like it, thankfully.

 

[MarkF]

I have had knee reconstruction after rupturing my cruciate ligament playing football 15 years ago. I wear shorts all Winter and it has no effect at all on my knees.

I have historical knee and hip problems due to football, that's why I took up cycling, I've never worn leg/knee warmers and never felt any need to. I am sure footballers worth millions of pounds would be wearing knee warmers if they should.

 

[Citius]

I am sure footballers worth millions of pounds would be wearing knee warmers if they should.

They do in training.

 

[adscrim]

I have historical knee and hip problems due to football, that's why I took up cycling, I've never worn leg/knee warmers and never felt any need to. I am sure footballers worth millions of pounds would be wearing knee warmers if they should.

I suspect they do a proper warm up, thus mitigating the 'need' to wear knee warmers - should there be one.

 

[Mugshot]

I have historical knee and hip problems due to football, that's why I took up cycling, I've never worn leg/knee warmers and never felt any need to. I am sure footballers worth millions of pounds would be wearing knee warmers if they should.

There's a fair few footballers that wear tights nowadays, as a quick google will confirm.




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[400bhp]

I have historical knee and hip problems due to football, that's why I took up cycling, I've never worn leg/knee warmers and never felt any need to. I am sure footballers worth millions of pounds would be wearing knee warmers if they should.

And they don't run about as fast as you cycle.

This is the biggest difference in my view, wind chill.

 

[samsbike]

I haven't read the whole thread, but I wear 3/4 shorts all year to commute in but also have leg warmers and knee warmers. The latter are on just about the whole year.

 

[mjr]

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