Very warm, but watch the sizing, and don't expect the water repellency to last
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Sadly, with repeated washing, the fabric's ability to repel water has deteriorated. This is not surprising – Velcoio confirmed that the warmers have a DWR treatment that"does not contain any PFAs. This item uses C0 DWR treatment". In my experience, and as other reviewers at road.cc are discovering, the eco-friendly, PFA-free treatments just don't seem as effective as the harmful PFA ones.
The thermal properties are impressive. The leg warmers match some of my deep winter tights in terms of protection against cold air and biting winds. As someone who, in single digit temperatures, rarely wears anything other than tights, I rather struggled with post-ride pink hips. You'll need substantial thermal shorts to match the protection levels of the leg warmers in very cold temperatures..
The sizing issue is a difficult one too – since they are so different to the regular warmers, I'd say Velocio needs to address this, though it's remedied by reading around and being informed before you buy, or swapping if they don't fit.So... for keeping you warm they're excellent, but they're not without issues, and they're expensive. I think that balances out as a 6 overall – quite good.We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.
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