This will be my second season in Lake 303s. They’re a bit clunky but you don’t notice it once you start pedaling. Insulation is very decent when worn with thick wool socks. I’ve ridden down to 5f without numb toes. They’re waterproof to a certain extent, but a constant spray of downtube water will eventually soak through.
This is my struggle every winter. Just did six hours at 30-40f in Manzella Ranch Hands and wasn’t too happy. Decent water resistance but wind gets right into them.
It might be a terrible idea, but every long cold wet winter ride in the mountains makes me want to kludge some of this together to heat handlebars underneath tape.
my toes go numb easy, but it doesn’t bother me much. my fingers on the other hand… so painful. cold times at comin’. highs in the teens-20s next week. will be a test to my bike commutering.
I work as a climate scientist. The concensus is, winter is sooooo fucked. The whole Northeastern US is becoming North Carolina. Canada is going to be the only place getting ski weather soon, like ten years from now. Sell your fender stock, boys.
I work as a climate scientist. The concensus is, winter is sooooo fucked. The whole Northeastern US is becoming North Carolina. Canada is going to be the only place getting ski weather soon, like ten years from now. Sell your fender stock, boys.[/quote]
that was last year tho dude. Isn’t there a mild la nina?
Also this is about the west coast.
also also, whats up with velotoez?
Anyone use them? Will they last more than a few rides?
[quote=Petr5]Got these this year. Wife calls em my prom gloves, but my monkey arms approve. My freakishly long fingers mean the wrists are baggy, but that’s my life. [/quote]
What are these?
Currently all about Ragg Wool. On fleabay you can pick up old Ragg Wool sweaters for less than $20, I have a couple of good ones. For gloves and hats, they cost like $10 a pop. I have a set of gloves and a set of mittens. I’m wearing all wool all the time now, unless it’s raining and then the shell comes out.
If I layer a pair of Ragg Wool gloves over a pair of regular gloves or bike gloves, I’m good to 20ºF.
[quote=Todd]also also, whats up with velotoez?
Anyone use them? Will they last more than a few rides?[/quote]
Yes
Perhaps. They work but they’re weird in that they need specific care to work, like drying them (very) thoroughly so they don’t stick to themselves and tear when you try to put them on again. Really using baby powder is what you need. They’re not quite cheap enough for me to toss as frequently as I think you’d need to. They get pretty warm since they don’t breathe at all. They lose color and fade quickly. Mine are toast from cuts while walking around and also drying shut.
[quote=Petr5]Got these this year. Wife calls em my prom gloves, but my monkey arms approve. My freakishly long fingers mean the wrists are baggy, but that’s my life. [/quote]
And my search for winter gloves continues. Not wind- (and likely water) proof enough. Hands went numb on a 15 minute descent in 0-2*C.
I used to climb Mt. Greylock in western Mass about three times a week, all winter, until it became an ice sheet in February. 9 miles up so you can get nice and sweaty, 9 miles down so you can get hypothermia. I still have no feeling in my ears or in three of my toes and this was two years ago.
The only thing that really worked for my hands was to tape two hand warmers to the insides of my wrists. They heated the bloodflow to my fingers. I would love to see a pair of gloves with a pocket right there for this exact purpose, but duct tape works fine.
[quote=mdilthey]I used to climb Mt. Greylock in western Mass about three times a week, all winter, until it became an ice sheet in February. 9 miles up so you can get nice and sweaty, 9 miles down so you can get hypothermia. I still have no feeling in my ears or in three of my toes and this was two years ago.
The only thing that really worked for my hands was to tape two hand warmers to the insides of my wrists. They heated the bloodflow to my fingers. I would love to see a pair of gloves with a pocket right there for this exact purpose, but duct tape works fine.[/quote]
Were you using two handwarmers per-arm? I tried one (bulk purchase from Costco), but didn’t feel like they did much.
[quote=Reasonable Facsimile][quote=mdilthey]I used to climb Mt. Greylock in western Mass about three times a week, all winter, until it became an ice sheet in February. 9 miles up so you can get nice and sweaty, 9 miles down so you can get hypothermia. I still have no feeling in my ears or in three of my toes and this was two years ago.
The only thing that really worked for my hands was to tape two hand warmers to the insides of my wrists. They heated the bloodflow to my fingers. I would love to see a pair of gloves with a pocket right there for this exact purpose, but duct tape works fine.[/quote]
Were you using two handwarmers per-arm? I tried one (bulk purchase from Costco), but didn’t feel like they did much.[/quote]
You have to agitate them a lot when you first get them started. If you put them under the balls of your feet, the chemical reaction will accelerate enough to burn holes through your socks in just a few miles.
I agitated them a lot and taped one each to my wrists before I got too cold at the summit, and then slid my mitts and a big, thick jacket on and started descending.
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