Best bib tights for cycling 2024 reviewed and rated

How to find the best bib tights to keep your legs warm as the weather gets colder

Male cyclist wearing bib tights on a bike ride
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When the temperature drops into single figures, even the best shorts and leg warmers won’t be sufficient to keep your muscles warm on long winter rides. Choose the right pair of bib tights, however, and you will be able to keep pedalling even when the mercury hits zero.

Bib tights range from simple garments that just offer a little more warmth to full-blown extreme versions with water-resistant and/or windproof panels, softshell materials and fleece linings. The bib element allows the tights to cover more of your lower back and kidney area whilst also holding the seat pad in place better than non-bib versions. All of the bib tights that we have tested here include a seat pad, but some tights are designed to be worn over your favourite shorts, so don’t include a chamois.

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