Honestly, Bar Mitts brand neoprene pogies are so amazing that I would recommend just buying enough pairs that you can put them on each bike. Or swapping one pair between bikes as necessary (that can be complicated on the drop-bar version, depending on your cable routing). They are far beyond any gloves or mittens worn on the hands because they block the cold wind without being bulky or interfering with your handling the controls. I have fingers that are quite cold-sensitive, and I used Bar Mitts for seven years of commuting in Wisconsin winters. On the below-zero days I would only have to add a pair of minimalist knitted gloves (the kind they sell for 99 cents at the supermarket checkout.)
Bar Mitts rock. -Wes On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 8:42:59 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > Thanks all again. Now the problem is, there are too many damned choices. > My first choice would be that Gander hunters' mitten with the flip-back > finger cover but I can't find it online. I'll have to review the other > choices again, but right now (probably because I just looked at it) I'm > leaning at 45* toward the LLBean Goretex Primaloft mitten because, well > because I just looked at it, but also because it's got a bit of a gauntlet > but not elbow-length, and it has positive reviews from a Canadian winter > runner and (unless he was being sarcastic) someone who said he wore it > comfortably in Antartica. And it's only $70, *and *I've meant to try > LLBean again after decades; I used to be a good customer. > > Hand warmers: thanks for the suggestion, but my very cold weather rides > tend to be brief, if only because at 5K feet, once the sun comes up the > temperatures also shoot up. So an easy-on/easy off mitten with a wool > underglove is a good system for my riding. > > I'll have some winter gear for sale shortly: Very nice but slightly too > short Wabi Woolens LS jersey professionally and excellently retrofitted > with a full-length zipper; a Varusteleka heavy full-zip, high-neck sweater > with thumb holes but too heavy for my needs; and some Large little used PI > lobster mitts. Watch this space. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b8c6b2fa-1790-4899-bfff-d8a4c4e63dffn%40googlegroups.com.
