Motorcycle & Scooter

Gold Metal Flake

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10. In practice? Bullshit, LOL.

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 10:44 PM

Dec 2011

People can argue all they want. When it dips into the 30s and I have my insulated pants on and my thick coat on with my layered clothing and my thick socks my core temp is pretty comfy. And my hands, in my Street & Steel insulated gloves and without windguards, are cold and it sucks. Cold hands are stiff hands. No good. Fortunately my comute is only 45 minutes.

So, yeah, bundle up. But having a toasty-warm core ain't gonna help your hands out there away from your body in the cold air. No substitute for a warm hand solution employing several schemes into an effective whole.

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Cold weather riding. [View all] momto3 Dec 2011 OP

I made my own riding vest. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2011 #1

Thanks. momto3 Dec 2011 #3

Windguards will help. Slows or stops the wind. Gold Metal Flake Dec 2011 #2

I am going to look into wind guards. My bike does not have them now. momto3 Dec 2011 #4

If it's temporary just look for something universal and large. Gold Metal Flake Dec 2011 #5

Gerbings electric gloves... rfranklin Dec 2011 #6

I may have to break down and get heated gloves. momto3 Dec 2011 #7

I've heard it argued that you don't need heated pants and gloves if your core body temp is maintain lumberjack_jeff Dec 2011 #8

I have a vest and I can tell you it may not be enough... rfranklin Dec 2011 #9

In practice? Bullshit, LOL. Gold Metal Flake Dec 2011 #10

I avoid discomfort, so what do I know? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2011 #11

When selecting gloves edgineered Dec 2011 #12

Hand guards for less money. edgineered Dec 2011 #13