Riding in cold

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#11 Unread post by **Sev** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:46 pm

For cold cold weather I usually wear.

t-shirt
long underwear shirt
long sleeved t-shirt
sweater
riding jacket with liner in

long underwear
fleece lined jeans
windproofs

two pairs of socks

those skinny stretchy gloves
heavy leather riding gloves

neck warmer

If it's really cold I get some of those chemical "heat pads" and put one on each hand and one on my chest. Roasty toasty the whole way. MMMM good.

ofblong · #12 Unread post by **ofblong** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:06 pm

those heat pads dont do a dam thing for my hands. they keep a VERY small area warm but the rest of my hands still get cold (yes I wear leather gloves).

#13 Unread post by **Sev** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:10 pm

They work for me.

Andrew · #14 Unread post by **Andrew** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:47 pm

I thought I was prepared for my first winter riding, but I overlooked neck protection. Anything to protect your neck from the wind will make a huge difference.

It seems like it's also difficult to find a balance between gloves that are warm, and those that give you some sort of feel for the controls. With my winter gloves on I can barely turn on my turn signal!

Skel3tor1 · Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:03 pm

Koss wrote:.....Also a mask tat covers your face and neck is a good thing to get. Like the ones people associate bank robbers or ninjas with... Baklava's?

Balaclava.

I just purchased one about a week or so ago for $5.00. GREAT PIECE OF GEAR!!!
Anytime it's under 50 now I have one on, it definitely keeps the wind off my neck and aids to keep my head warm (I wear a full face)

+1 to dressing in layers, including two pairs of socks. ;-p

Gummiente · Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:28 am

Andrew wrote:With my winter gloves on I can barely turn on my turn signal!

Dude, you live in Texas. You don't get winter there.

Andrew · #17 Unread post by **Andrew** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:40 am

Definetly not anything like your winter. But when you've been used to 100+ degree(38 celcius) weather for 4-5 months, weather in the 40s (4-5 celcius) seems pretty damn cold.

It gets below freezing here quite a bit during the winter. Like I said, it's not anything like Canada but cold nonetheless.

-Holiday · #18 Unread post by **-Holiday** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:59 am

everyone always seems to forget about neck protection.

I use a fleece balaclava type thing as seen here:

http://frostyfleece.com/Hood_Hat_Fleece_Balaclava.htm

if its especially cold i have another thinner balaclava that i wear under that.