VERDICT: A useful piece of kit that does the job – just be careful with sizing
What’s the point of arm warmers, I thought to myself. Just wear a long-sleeved top. Then April arrived with its chilly mornings and much milder evenings, and suddenly I understood. I commute by bike at least four days a week and this means bringing in a day’s clothes, food, spare inner tube, mini pump and other bits and pieces. April’s spring weather meant that mornings were still cool enough to require covering up, but the evenings were much warmer and sunnier and I wanted bare arms.
They do exactly what they were intended, keeping my arms warm and covered in the chilly mornings but small and light enough to roll up and put in my rucksack on the way homeI took to bringing in a short-sleeved top for the evening and a long-sleeved one for morning. Adding yet more gear to everything I already need wasn’t ideal. It took a full week of doing this but eventually the penny dropped: this is why people buy arm warmers.
So I invested in the dhb Flashlights. I’ve got various items from the Flashlight range (a long-sleeved jersey, full-length tights, quarter-length unpadded tights and quarter-length padded tights) because I like being seen at night.
The arm warmers work much as you might expect: a tube of stretchy material that you pull on up to your upper arms and under your T-shirt sleeves. There are rubber grippers at both ends to keep the product in place. These are advertised as black, but I would describe them as a very dark slate grey. The Flashlight logo is emblazoned on the lower arm.
They do exactly what they were intended, keeping my arms warm and covered in the chilly mornings but small and light enough to roll up and put in my rucksack on the way home. They’re actually small enough to stuff in my jersey pockets, so if temperatures do rise while I’m wearing them I won’t even even have to go in my bag.
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Length-wise they’re perfect – just long enough to stretch over my gloves and so keep the cold air off my hands and wrists. However, despite me carefully measuring the tops of my arms and concluding I needed a medium, the arm warmers are too loose around the top, so they tend to slide down when I’m riding. This is annoying and definitely lessens the product’s usefulness.
- NB: since writing this I’ve invested in a pair of small arm warmers and they fit perfectly.
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• Sizes: small, medium, large (medium tested) • Length: 45.5cm • Colour: black • RRP: £16.99 • Available from Wiggle • I bought this product •
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