Anyone still winter riding?

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#51 Unread post by CrotchRocket »

luckily, NJ has had a pretty mild winter, so riding has been good... but that can change at anytime.. i will take it while i can get it.
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#52 Unread post by safety-boy »

Up until my accident last week, I was riding. Good gear is the key ;-)

If you have overpants that let the wind blow up them, get some gaiters. Helps keep you dry and warmer. Example at:

http://www.rei.com/product/725915

They even help a bit when not wearing overpants. Goretex is surprisingly warm.

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#53 Unread post by blues2cruise »

Cooler wrote:
I get the chill in two places, wrists and neck. The full face helmet is brilliant, although it's the first one I've had.
A fleece neck tube is an amazing cheap way to keep your neck and chin warm.

You either need longer gloves or longer sleeves. :mrgreen:
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#54 Unread post by sapaul »

sv-wolf wrote:Never been beaten yet by the British weather. But then, being carless I have little choice.

Hands are the worst thing. I have wondered on a couple of occasions if I was going to leave my fingers in the gloves when I got them off.

But there is a great emergency remedy for frozen finger: toilet tissue from a service station lavvy! Wind it round your fingers before putting your gloves back on. Believe me: it works VERY well!

Don't knock it! Sufficient pain is the mother of all kinds of invention.

(It's a bit fiddly getting it on, I'll admit, so the moral is, do it before your hands get too cold to cope.)

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#55 Unread post by sv-wolf »

I don't want to seem critical of your national habits down there in South Africa, sapaul, but here in Britain public lavatories only dispense unused toilet tissue.

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#56 Unread post by High_Side »

safety-boy wrote:Up until my accident last week, I was riding. Good gear is the key ;-)
You mean living somewhere where it doesn't get cold is the key......right? :P
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