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It's arm warmer season and I'd like a new pair or 2.
Had a few issues in the past with pairs that required some form of bicep at the top if the arm, something I am sadly lacking.
Any suggestions for a pair that'll fit someone who has long and skinny arms?
I've got some Assos ones & while I am not particularly muscly, they are mega tight particularly at the top of my arms.
I have a similar issue, in that I have to buy a size small due to skinny arms, and sometimes they end up being too short 🙁
I've found the Castelli Nano-flex and Thermoflex have a nice close fit but are also a decent length
Similar here. I've 2 pairs of on-one merino warmers, and a set of Polaris arm warmers. They're quite thinb material but if the sizing is consistent, they do seemto do other materials.
Castelli is next on my list to purchase
Stolen Goat orkaan have a cuff at the top that manages to cling on to the pipe cleaners that connect my torso to my hands.
I'm a fan of the Planet-x coolmax ones, cheap as chips and cling well to my scrawny arms. They only seem to have them in white at the moment though.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLPXCOLAW/planet-x-coolmax-seamless-arm-warmers
Castelli: mine are too tight on very average arms (in medium).
I wear Pearl Izumi ELITE thermal arm warmers and have no complaints. They grip nicely on my skeletal arms -
https://www.freewheel.co.uk/pearl-izumi-men-s-elite-thermal-arm-warmer-vari1011
Sportful NoRain here. I have the small ones and they're a bit too long for me, but tight enough to stay up. Since getting them I have no longer had the dreaded sleeve/warmer gap. I htink they're the same as the castelli nanoflex ones but with less writing on them.
+1 for Polaris. Fit my skinny arms and are pretty tight. Had some on-one merino ones, they fell to bits, but they did fit.
Castelli nanoflex, think I had to get a large even for my pipe cleaner arms!
Castelli. My current ones are Thermoflex 2, but I've had some different Castelli ones before which also fit well.
Medium actually comes out fairly long - I'm a pretty averagely proportioned (if bicep-free) 6' and don't find them too short.
The DeFeet ones are very long and stay up well on my skinny arms.
My favourite pair are Giro Chrono ones but not sure if they still make them.
Both of those pairs rely on the material being very stretchy and grippy in itself rather than the usual approach of having a gripper strip at the top which is often not tight enough to be effective (although I have sorted that problem on a Santini pair by getting my mother in law to sew a little fold in the gripper strip to tighten it up)
General lack of biceps here and fairly long arms - I also like Catelli Nanoflex. I actually wear a medium, I think small might be for children!
cut the sleeves off an old jumper or fleece
I've got some dhb ones that are too skinny for me - never used. Nice mid level ones too. Happy to send them your way in case they're worth a punt?
I have planet X merino ones, I've got skinny arms and they cling nicely
Another vote for Castelli Nanoflex here- I have well skinny arms and they fit great
Ordered a selection and will report back.
Some Castelli Nanoflex, some Sportful NoRain and some ASSOS off their clearance site.
Castelli Nano-flex. Work great on my spaghetti like roadie arms.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLPXCOLAW/planet-x-coolmax-seamless-arm-warmerswork well for my feable arms and add a bit of visibility when riding in dark conditions.
https://www.prendas.co.uk/products/prendas-ciclismo-meraklon-arm-warmers
These are superb (and cheap!)