Re: keep riding, fair weather friends

lowkey wrote:
"The Wogster" <wogsterca@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Ifqmf.9937$kt5.856959@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Usually I find mittens more liberating then gloves, the advantage of mittens is that with the fingers together, they share what heat they do have, try mittens that are a size larger then you normally would wear, and see if the additional room helps. Make sure they have thinsulate insulation, it's warmer then anything else for the thickness.


Gloves are one one of those things I go cheapo on because I know I'll end up losing them. Plus hand warmth has never been an issue for me - good circulation I guess.

The gloves I do use are those glove/mitten hybrids where you can flip up and velcro the mitten part and have a 'glove' with exposed finger-tips. It's convenient for fiddling with the bike.


Depends on the temps, I have a pair of thinsulate gloves that work well, down to about -10C, I also have a combo pair -- like you do, which is good, for me, to about -25C.

The issue is that Tom, does have a problem with fingers that get cold, and when they get cold, they get very painful. So something a little warmer is recommended. The important part there, though, and it can't be stressed enough, keep the head warm, and the extremities will be warm, let the head get cold, and everything gets cold.

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