Women's Supportive Tight

Hello, I'm writing today to share my experience as a user of your leggings.

I'm 58 and live in the Laurentians in Quebec. I run short-distance trail races of 10–12 km and go on day hikes regularly. In January 2026 I decided to celebrate my retirement by taking on the challenge of hiking Mont Blanc: 120 km in 7 days with 8,000 meters of elevation gain and loss. I was a little anxious about whether my knees would hold up, since I have osteoarthritis in both and patellofemoral syndrome. I'd been working hard for 6 months with a physical therapist and a chiropractor to strengthen the muscles around my knees. Even so, I wasn't sure I could handle 1,500 meters of descent over 3 hours — and do that for 7 days straight. I found a pair of Stoko leggings on Marketplace for half price in my size, so I bought them as a Plan B if my knees acted up.

From the very first day my knees were burning during the 3-hour afternoon descent, and that became the routine for the week. Every day we'd climb for 3 hours in the morning and descend 800 to 1,500 meters in the afternoon. The next day I put on the Stoko leggings and, as I descended, I tightened the BOA system on the back to give good support to my knee joints. Thanks to your leggings I completed my 7-day Tour du Mont-Blanc. I'm convinced that without them I wouldn't have pulled off this feat.

Despite the heat, I found them very comfortable. I was proud to tell my half-French, half-Canadian group that the Stoko leggings were a Canadian invention from British Columbia. If my story can help others take on challenges that seem impossible, that will make me very happy.

Thank you again for your invention, and best of luck in the future!

I really wanted to like these leggings — I love the idea behind them. I bought them to run and was hoping they'd help for hiking. I have hip and back pain with knee pain as well. I don't know if my height got in the way (5'8", 140 lb, 30" inseam) but I am constantly adjusting them, mostly pulling the thighs up; the crotch keeps trying to sag. The knee support that's supposed to sit below the knee I have to keep pulling down into position. Tightening doesn't help it stay put, it mostly just pulls the bottom of the leggings up. I keep trying to make them work but keep getting disappointed.

Son buenos los pantalones pero no tan resistentes; a la 3ra puesta se rayaron de las costuras. Sí ayudan con la compresión y a aligerar la presión en las articulaciones, pero las costuras se rompen muy fácil. En lo demás sí son muy cómodos, y mejor que los pantalones si vas a gastar dinero: que no sea en pantalón, que sea el short.

Love the added support and brace tech of these tights. Bought the merino wool for skiing and felt they really helped without reducing movement. Wish they were a little cooler or lighter weight. Glad I have them.

Extremely hard to get on. Once on, the support seems to be there, but with a torn ACL the jury is out. My biggest issue? Where is the area to "undo" when I need to go to the bathroom? It takes so long to get these on, there's no way I'm struggling with them with all my ski gear on. Men's conveniently have a hatch — why nothing for women, considering how hard these are to fit in the first place?