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How tall are your socks?

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  • May 17, 2016 at 2:15 pm #25758
    Leviathan

    I recently received a pair of Castelli Rosso Corsa 13cm socks, WOW! I was just used to normal length bike socks and never through about it mostly teamy socks or castelli 9cm ones, but that extra 4cm makes them so much more supportive and snug. It is not like my ankles were poking out before but WOW! I now have to upgrade all my socks one at a time (order some component off wiggle, pop a pair of 13s in there with the Haribo.) Should I go even taller or would that just look stupid. How tall are your socks? 

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  • May 18, 2016 at 11:10 am #871977
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    Dnnnnnn

    Have you thought abour

    Have you thought abour wearing a different length on each leg to compare/contrast in real time? After all, socks – like saddles – are a very personal thing. What works for one leg may not work for the other.

    May 18, 2016 at 11:09 am #871975
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    Dnnnnnn
    Edgeley wrote:
    My socks are taller than I am.  Makes me lovely and warm, but impedes my vision.

    It was worth posting twicelaugh

    May 18, 2016 at 10:36 am #871973
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    Edgeley

    My socks are taller than I am

    My socks are taller than I am.  Makes me lovely and warm, but impedes my vision.

    May 18, 2016 at 10:36 am #871971
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    Edgeley

    My socks are taller than I am

    My socks are taller than I am.  Makes me lovely and warm, but impedes my vision.

    May 18, 2016 at 8:25 am #871969
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    le Bidon

    I still haven’t found the

    I still haven’t found the best set up for my socks. I’ve got fat ankles and gigantic calves. I want long socks, but they stretch!

    May 18, 2016 at 7:42 am #871967
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    zedthegreat

    Not sure how tall in cm my

    Not sure how tall in cm my faves are as bought ages ago, but they come up to just below the main part of my calf muscle. And I know this will annoy some of you, but they are bright green yes

    May 18, 2016 at 7:32 am #871965
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    Daveyraveygravey
    BBB wrote:
    All socks except of the low cut ones look stupid with shorts.

     

    I agree, there’s a lot of utter twaddle and hype about socks in cycling.  They should just appear over the top of your shoes, anything else looks like fashion-victim land to me.  There was a guy doing the Fred who knee-length ones which really really really looked wrong.  How can socks “support” ?!  

    May 18, 2016 at 6:50 am #871963
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    Anonymous

    Short socks should be part of

    Short socks should be part of the code. They emphasise your fitness by showing skinny ankles against your bulging calves.

    Long socks lose that contrast. You may as well wear your black office Mark n Sparks socks instead for half the price.

    I fully expect to see “combination very long socks with leg warmers” this winter as the latest trend, all for a modest price.

    Make them full of holes for that hi tech warm air layer marketing BS and charge double.

     

    May 18, 2016 at 4:31 am #871961
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    StraelGuy

    I wear normal socks put push

    I wear normal socks put push them down hard so not much is showing.

    May 17, 2016 at 9:29 pm #871959
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    Leviathan
    BBB wrote:
    All socks except of the low cut ones look stupid with shorts.

    That is perverse, a nice pair of matching socks is so much more crispy than looking at your ankles.

    Simon, yes thats them. Its not much to the eye but your legs know it. It the height of the ankle but includes a little bit of sock as well as the cuff.

    May 17, 2016 at 8:39 pm #871957
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    Double entendre-fest!
    Double entendre-fest!

    May 17, 2016 at 8:05 pm #871955
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    Simon E

    The thought of long socks

    The thought of long socks reminds me of being back at school, and not in a positive way. But 13cm isn’t quite the same as being pulled up to just below the knee.

    Are they these ones? http://road.cc/content/review/85054-castelli-rosso-corsa-13-socks

    I looked at the review of the 9s, they look very similar to my untrained eye:

    http://road.cc/content/review/90004-castelli-rosso-corsa-9-socks

    From where do they measure the length?

    May 17, 2016 at 8:03 pm #871953
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    matthewn5

    AFAIK 7-9cms is old school.

    AFAIK 7-9cms is old school. 13 cms is the new normal. 15cms is pushing the boundaries of taste.

    May 17, 2016 at 5:52 pm #871951
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    Twowheelsaregreat

    You’ve got it all wrong. 11cm

    You’ve got it all wrong. 11cm socks for the win

    May 17, 2016 at 5:14 pm #871949
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    BBB

    All socks except of the low

    All socks except of the low cut ones look stupid with shorts.

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