making 4x4 more comfortable?

thinuniking said:

*Is there anyway of making 661 4x4's more comfortable on
longer rides? Ben *

Yes.

I wear cycling knee warmers under my 661/Roach/KH leg armor.
The knee warmers keep the armor from chafing around my
knees. I have a hard time wearing the armor without the knee
warmers now, even in hot weather.

Find some light weight cycling knee warmers. Some of them
are heavier weight fleece style lycra like what is used for
cold weather cycling tights. Others are lighter weight lycra
similar to the lycra used for standard cycling shorts.

Don't let the knee warmer scare you. They aren't that warm
and won't make you overheat in hot weather. But you do want
to find the light weight ones rather than the heavy ones.

See what your local bike shop has. If they don't have any
you can try the 'Col d'Lizard' (coldlizard.comcoldlizard.comOpen ↗)
'Tokay Knee Warmers' (tinyurl.comceg4Open ↗). The Tokay
knee warmers are a medium weight fabric. They used to have a
lighter weight fabric, but no longer.

I use the Col d'Lizard knee warmers cause they're cheaper
than others. Most other knee warmers are around $25. For
example, check out 'Supergo' (supergo.comsupergo.comOpen ↗) for a
nice selection of $25 knee warmers.

You might also be able to get by with cutting the bottom out
of an old pair of socks and pulling them up over your knees.
The lycra knee warmers will be smoother and have less
friction, but the sock fix might be good enough.

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for me the uncomfortableness went away after riding with
them for a while. when i first got them i rarely wore them
because i didnt like how they felt but i wore them more and
more and now i always ride with them, no matter where or for
how long i ride.

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I can ride in them but past 6 miles it starts to become
uncomfortable round the backs of my knees.

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Oh Wait! I just noticed you're in the UK. The links to Col
d'Lizard aren't going to be useful to you. Oh well. You'll
be able to find the same type of knee warmers locally.

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After long or frequent riding I find the 661's chafe my
knees, the backs or straps have not been a problem. I plan
on getting the knee warmers too.

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Lots of riding will break them in; the knee warmers work
pretty well too. My experience says that the pads chafe for
a while, then you build up the tough skin and they don't
bother you, so I don't use the knee warmers. The ones I have
are Salsa. I do take one of the 4x4 top straps and drop it
down so I have only one strap around the top. That
eliminates binding behind the knee.

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