Staying warm on a bike

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

I saw some gloves on ebay from america. They have a liquid that holds heat in them, you stick them in the microwave for 2 minutes and they stay warm for upto 1 hr.

Infact there is a few products about like this that could work the same way if produced into winter gloves in the right way.

Might not last as long with a cold wind running over the gloves (all things being thermodynamical) but sounds like a good idea...

I was boiling this morning, everythin g was hot

Except

My hands

Matt

In the car today ... heating on full blast lovely and warm
Yesterday though ... on the bike ... it was a little chilly but my layers are:

Work shirt and work trousers, 2 pairs of socks, neck-warmer, textile jacket and trousers (both with winter liners in), boots, lid and winter gloves.

Feet and hands were a little cold, but nothing major ... my nose was cold and running tho!

[yorkie_chris]

The one thing that would be great for my warmth is to insulate the levers a bit, hot grips work fine but for my left fingertips!
Carbon would be good, but I don't want to look like a powerranger!

my thermal inners for my gloves make my hands hot even in the rain i find my knees are the coldest part but you can get knee warmers

That Jett heated vest looks good. Where did you get it from?

Originally Posted by thor

That Jett heated vest looks good. Where did you get it from?

I ordered it from the Jett web site http://www.jett.us.com/
The price is £199 Australian dollars, which is about £86.50. The price includes delivery to the UK. Delivery time is 5-7 days so mine should arrive some time next week.

I have a lovely Hugo Boss, roll neck, wool jumper that is too warm to wear normally (yes, even in winter) which I have found is perfect for riding in the cold but unfortunately I have poor circulation so my hands and feet get really cold!

[northwind]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

The one thing that would be great for my warmth is to insulate the levers a bit, hot grips work fine but for my left fingertips!

I do that, bit of self amalgamating tape round them works a charm, doesn't leave any marks and comes off easily.

[TEC]

Originally Posted by wyrdness

.... as my current gloves are too snug to allow a liner.

Snug in summer maybe ok but not in winter, snug means circulation may be getting reduced and you still need the warm blood from the torso to circulate out to hands and feet

I am now on a
t-shirt, fleece,
textile jacket with quilted lining
Textile jeans without lining (zip bust- cheap Buffalo sh!te)
Cargo trousers (would be in addition to lining)
Caterpillar boots and hiking socks

Bought a pair of Richa Baltic winter gloves at the end of October- they're pretty damn good, but not perfect- my fingertips still get sore after about 25 mins of riding- my journey is only abour 30 mins though so they do me fine. Better than the cr@ppy Frank Thomas efforts I bought last winter...