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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:46 pm
by Sev
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.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:06 pm
by ofblong
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).
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:10 pm
by Sev
They work for me.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:47 pm
by Andrew
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!
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:03 pm
by Skel3tor1
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
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:28 am
by Gummiente
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:40 am
by Andrew
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:59 am
by -Holiday
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.