Skins Sport Long Tights | $139.99
BikeRadar verdict
"Tights and tops that relieve fatigue and aid recovery. Perfect for long rides."
We were sceptical, but after using these anti-fatigue and recovery-promoting ggarments, we felt less fatigued and seemed to recover quicker.
We’d heard all about compression clothing and certainly had our doubts. Skins, originating from Australia, offer two kinds of compression clothing – those for use during activity and those to be used afterwards for recovery.
The compression is said to help reduce swelling, lactic acid build-up, muscle vibration and increases oxygen circulation using gradient compression in all the right areas. We used ours under regular kit when riding and were pleasantly surprised at how well they work – we definitely felt less fatigued than usual after hard sessions.
For those who don’t fancy wearing them on the bike there’s the recovery version, which impressed us too. We’d slip into them after a tough day and even slept in them, recovering quicker than normal.
Another bonus is they help regulate body temperature and wick well, so they’re not sweaty or uncomfortable. They’re also supposed to help with fatigue when flying but we’ve yet to try this out.
Prices: Tights £59.99, Recovery tights £59.99, LS top £49.99 SS Top £44.99
User Reviews
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User review of Skins Sport Long Tights
An utterly worthless review unless it was a double blind test. You cannot test such a claim without a control group using a placebo.
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User review of Skins Sport Long Tights
Good review. No need for a placebo or double blind seeing as you are not trying to state any facts, merely how you felt after using them. Which nobody who isn't you could argue with.
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User review of Skins Sport Long Tights
Iv'e never seen placebo and I am not blind or doubly blind, so I can't comment on that. I do like these tights though.
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User review of Skins Sport Long Tights
You simply can't ignore the psychological effects when you test a product such as this. I spend far too much of my time seeing the results of medical trials and I've yet to see one where the placebo doesn't have a positive effect. So much so that I now take one every day! These products may well work, if they do show the data. The reviewers had their doubts yet don't seem to have taken any steps to avoid their preconceptions affecting the outcome. I'm not for one moment saying that these don't work, they may well work better than the reviewers believe, the point is this really is an area where psychology can have a great effect and that hasn't been allowed for.
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Specification
- Name:
- Sport Long Tights
- Built by:
- Skins
- Price:
- $139.99
- Description:
- Compression Performance Equipment
- Reflective Piping/Accents:
- Yes
- Clothing Sizes Available:
- L, M, S, XL, XS, XXL
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