Review: CW-X Pro Tights

Chelsey how do you think they will hold up to some serious bushwhacking?

I have these tights, and i can honestly say: “I fell for their marketing Jargon and appeal” These tights look nice, and are quality built, but seriously… Suspension system for your hamstrings??? Get real. I dont notice any difference and in fact, i think they can actually make things worse. Like the article above says, the sizing is crucial. Mine are actually a bit too small, even though i followed their sizing guide to the “T”. I have the bands that wrap around the patella (kneecap) and even though the pants are too small for me, the hole where your patella should be always droops down. So by that logic, instead of keeping it in place, they should actually be influencing it to be out of place. Overall, i would say if you like the looks of them, go for it. They are hot! But dont fall for their marketing jargon.

i love mine, and have a couple of pairs, 1 for colder weather and a regular pair. i’ve had bad knee issues (meniscus tears, arthroscopic surgery) and these help a great deal with the extar support taping around my knees. the fit is great, they feel great and are very durable. i really notice a difference in support and less tiredness, and i leave them on after my long runs for a bit which helps minimize the soreness after a tough workout. i’ve reccomended them to all my marathon club team mates.

the cw-x stabylyx tights saved my knees. i can’t run comfortably without them now. thx cw-x!!

Gary – unless they’ve changed the fabric, I’m afraid these are not good for bushwhacking. I managed to put 3 holes in my tights pretty easily – 1) caught on doorknob – half-dollar sized hole 2)tugged on fabric on upper leg to hike them back up (had same prob. w/their slipping down) and that produced a large hole which tore further 3) snagged on branch – lg hole by bum. (bummer!)
I liked the feel of the tights when they were in place but will stick to well-traveled trails if I managed to get them repaired.

susana, i have the heavier fabric model (insulator pro?) which i use on trails/through the scrub, and the thicker fabric is very durable. i think they make different weight fabrics, so perhaps you have the thinner version.

I absolutely love mine, i have full and 3/4, both professional and I swear by them…

I liked the idea of these supporting my hamstring as it has been causing me some issues. I run 10 miles every morning day no matter what the weather with my two Weimaraner, and I could not wait to wear them, I was very disappointed because within 800 meters I had to stop and pull them up, and this continued throughout my run. The temperature was minus 5 degrees not good for stopping and taking off gloves to pull up tights. I do have the right size of medium. I do have heavy thighs and with my height of 5,5 weight 60 kg medium is my size, when the tights were up and they felt great but sadly it didn’t last long. These tights are not cheap £100 and the sizing needs to be sorted out by the makers as i have no intension of throwing money away, my Nike or other running tights which cost much less than these do not come down, otherwise I would have given up running years ago out of frustration