Me, too, though I now have more need for sun shields than cold armor. I have lived and ridden when and where it was so cold my thighs turned turned to molasses. Much depends on whether you have traffic or an open road, but I have always enjoyed Dachstein boiled wool mittens in the very cold. Light liner gloves inside are good for moments of dexterity. Good grip. Wet makes everything difficult when it freezes up, so I'd consider some chemical water repellent nowadays, or maybe try adding a tiny bit more lanolin from the tube I bought from RBW to the Kookaburra Wool Wash I bought there and hand "wash" (squeeze and soak and squeeze and dry). Two pair aren't out of the question, one to wear, one to dry, when it's wet.
I've never shopped at the link, but these are the mittens I mean: http://www.climbers-shop.com/7696/products/Dachstein_Mitts.aspx On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 9:34 AM, geezer <bair.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi again, > > Thank you all for your reponses. I'm a little overwhelmed by the > kindly involvement of the members of this group! Last night was fun - > as the replies came in, I was following links and Googling > manufacturers and I learned a great deal about just what I was looking > for. Thanks again! > > I had never heard of Showers Pass or Foxwear before - great input. > Mojo, thanks for the time you spent putting your note with all the > links together - all good stuff. Tim, "osmotes" cracked me up - shood > be part of the cycling lexicon! > > I am a dyed-in-the-wool (ha ha) wool guy and will contiue to layer > wool under some sort of outerwear. > > I'm especially interested in the Sporthill XC pants - a plus with them > is that it looks like I can buy them from Peter White, one of my > favorite curmudgeons in the bicycle world. I bought my Ram from > Peter. > > The thin nylon windbreaker/wool jacket or shirt combo sounds popular, > or perhaps the windshirts that combine the two would be best for upper > bodywear. I've got some more research to do, and, as Garth pointed > out, everyone's different - there'll be some trial and error here. > > In previous winters, I dressed much as Thomas described - varying > layers of wool. There is a slop factor here in the rideable part of > winter that seems to keep wool garments damp and grungy with salt and > mud all the time, hence the thought of something "plastic" as > outerwear. Not to worry, though - most of my riding wardrobe is Riv- > type stuff! > > This has been a very practical, informative thread, at least for me. > Once again, thanks for the thoughtful input. No reason to not keep it > going for awhile longer! > > Mike > > > > > > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
