The latest trend in athletics, especially running and cycling, are these compression recovery clothing items.  I own a few pairs of compression/recovery socks, and it's hard to tell if it's doing anything for actual recovery.  These tights, on the other hand, are something different.  The compression goes all the way up your legs to your waist, so it feels a lot better than just a sock up to the knee.  I put these on after a long bike ride, and my legs feel a lot better.  Normally, I feel "shaky" and wobbly for a bit after a hard ride, but putting these on seems to cradle my legs and make me feel better, more quickly.  It's hard to say if I recover more, or better, for another ride the next day, but the day I'm wearing them it feels a lot better.

One small complaint is that (on me at least), they tend to ride down a little bit if I'm doing a lot of moving around, or bending.  The material is very slippery, and since it is stretched out, it is probably trying to slide back to a less stretched position.  If I'm wearing clothes over these tights, it gets tricky, having to pull them up over my clothes.  But it's a minor issue, nothing that stops me from appreciating these tights.

One last note, the picture shown in the description is not what I received.  Mine are all black, with red stitching, there is no gray anywhere on the tights...not sure if it was just the ones I ordered, but I actually like it better.  I look a little bit like a red TRON from the waist down, haha!