Heated clothing....

[mr.z]

My zip thermometer was showing 0°C, wind chill factor equivilent to -29°C@40mph haveing to scrape the ice off my seat first should have been a clue that it was going to be a cold ride, and the clocks, mirrors and handlebar grips...

I had some heated grips on the cx, they were o.k. but didn't provide a completely warm hands by any means, usualy a burning palm and freezeing fingers they are ok if its a bit cold but lacking when it gets this bad...

So, decided that its time for some heated gloves!

Ive seen some for £60 (klan) these are glove liners, get the feeling they will be a fiddley pita, but sure i'll be able to put in some in coat wireing so it dosent all have to be removed when its taken off, plug and controller on the space on the faring, sorted!

Otherwise they do some actual gloves for £99, but if they get a bit worn out then i'm gonn have to chuck them, the liners can be used with any gloves later on down the line...

Klan are the only make ive heared of, apparently very good, has anyone got any? tryed any? know of anywhere to get them (midlands if possible) any other makes woth looking for?

Take care all, watch out for the shiney bits of road!
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[Sparks!]

I had some heated glove liner things, they were a pain in the arse, uncomfortable and burnt my hand.. I gave them to Danny for free no idea if he's had much luck with them or not?

But I wouldn't reccomend them at all
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[mchaggis]

https://www.survivalskills.clara.net/riding_skills_39.htm recommends a heated waistcoat. A bit pricey at £100+ though.
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[Born2bVile]

I've ben looking for some really reliable warm clothing for my girlfriend for years, mainly due to her disability.

If her legs get cold, the tendons spasm and knot themselves. Walking down the road in thermal longjohns, jeans and leather jeans is not enough, so as you can imagine, getting on a bike, even in summer, is just not an option.

The best material seems to be neoprene, but I'm still reasearching all the options.

Cheers,

Byrnie.
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[dodsi]

I have been doing the old british "grin and bare it"

But now really want some heated grips or something!

[mchaggis]

[dodsi]

Yep engines I have found to be usefull

Lay your gloves on your exhaust and put your hands on your engine casing!

Warm hands into warm gloves.

Also I hear that engines are a good form of propulsion too!

[Craggles]

[mr.z]

The being cold dosent bother me, but when your hands just plain hurt its not helping concnetration!

Was wearing a hein gericke textile coat (for the last two years) with the thermal inner bit zipped in and was perfectly fine there, my legs were pretty damn cold (because i was wearing combats at the time ) hein gericke engineer boots still had warm feet.. oh and thanks to my devistateingly sexy windproof bablaclava my head was warm too ... just me hands :/

I'd put in a variable controller for the gloves, can't be doing with full on or full off, mr grips would have been evil on full blast all the time, if the gloves were anywhere near as hot as my grips were i'm not supprised they got uncomfortable yams

Ive got a ride/bike article where they threw ice cold water on riders and got the to go arround a course, they also got one to get drunk and see what happened... allarmingly the cold riders performed quite a bit WORSE than the drunk rider...
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[loply]

Put a thin pair of gloves on underneath your winter gloves, warm them both on the exhaust prior.

Try a hot water bottle inside your jacket? Ive heard it works quite well. Put it on your innermost layer obviouslly.

When im at lights i often reach down and put my hands on the exhaust headers or engine case to warm them a smidge (warms the leather up).
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[buddha]

being riding to work these last two days, and the morning rides are hell for my fingers.

i wear a thermal gloves underneath, and it seem pointless. Was thinking of getting some heated grips, but after what i read, seem abit expensive to warm up palms and not fingers.

Will try out different thermals instead i think.

Zero, thanks. Will look into them.

[mr.z]

buddha - go to a motox shop and get some brush guards, they will keep allot of wind off your hands and make it easyer to cope with the grips are good, but they are not going to completely keep your hands warn, usefull of nippy days, but when its really bad they aren't all that good...

loply - yeh ive got some thermal lineing gloves too, also have some warm pack things but hadn't re-charged them :/ could have taped them to my fingers i supose

Depending on your bike you can get a rag and stuff it behind the engine, you can use ti to warm your hands up when you get off and to check your oil
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[dainesefreak]

I've got some of the Klan heated inner gloves. They work well, no problems and aren't overly fiddly. They connect straight to the battery terminals and have to waterproof connectors with an on/off switch in the middle that can be bypassed if you wish.

Make sure your gloves are slightly loose so that they fit correctly.

I've had the Oxford Hothands velcro grips before and these are much better, your hands don't go cold as soon as you take them off the grips and they aren't as bulky.

It takes me probably between 3-5 mins longer to get sorted and ride away.

[Tarmacsurfer]

I know I've said this before, and I know the things take some getting used to to ride with but I cannot stress enough just how much difference even a cheap set (£10 or less) set of handlebar muffs makes. They make heated grips more viable (less of the burning palm freezing fingers issue) and even with no other form of heating they make a decent set of gloves more than adequate for almost any weather.
Believe me, in fifteen years of riding 5-6 days a week I've tried just about every conceivable means of keeping warm

Born2bvile, neoprene is extremely good for retaining heat. I used to use an old pair of ski salopets under my leathers in the depths of winter. Hope your other half finds something that benefits her
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[Craggles]

Yeah, theres a Hawkins Bazaar down here in Southampton too - was a superb source for most of my xmas pressies!

I'll go in and have a look at getting a few of those hand warmers.. are they rechargable or single use?

Cheers

Craig
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