Dhb Regulate Light £16

The Regulate Lights are sold as knee-warmers but are long enough to pretty much guarantee full leg coverage.

They’re made from a standard Lycra fabric rather than a fleece-backed Roubaix or similar, but nevertheless they’re fine for autumn. Dhb includes unobtrusive reflective logos on the outside edge of the calves.

Being so light, there’s minimal bunching behind the knee and no tendency to rub. There’s a single flatlocked seam which sits on the inside of the leg rather than behind the knee, so it doesn’t rub.

At the top is a double-sided silicone gripper that ensures they stay attached, leech-like, both to the leg and the shorts — there’s absolutely no tendency to work down or gap below your shorts. There’s no bottom gripper, but no problem staying put here either.

If things do warm up and you want to whip them off, they are easy to stash and won’t take up more than half a jersey pocket.

Compared to some other knee-warmers, they’re very cheap, with Wiggle currently discounting them to £12.

colours: black/fluoro green, black sizes: s,M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL www.wiggle.co.uk