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How To Wear... Warmers

Cyclist

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May 2017

Ex-pro Yanto Barker lays down the law on arm and legwarmers. There’s more to it than you might think…

How To Wear... Warmers

First off, we have to address colour. Warmers should be plain: black or dark-coloured. I’m not really a fan of this new trend for bright colours and patterns – it’s like putting milk in a bowl before cereal. Just wrong. If you simply must wear something flamboyant, though, you’d better have the skills to back it up. Winners can get away with this sort of thing. The second most important point to consider is gapping. Warmers must always overlap (underneath, unless you are a pro) the garment that they are extending. Legwarmers can show a good bit of sock, as you’ll have colour-matched socks on anyway, naturally, but a gap between arm warmer and jersey sleeve is a sin – nobody should have to witness an inch of bingo wing between warmer and sleeve.

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