I ordered a pair of the gloves just because I love how weirdly funky almost home-made they look. These would go well with the strange shoes Grant was promoting a while back. FYI, I don't know if it's the new Google groups, but your name does not show up anywhere.
Mark in Beacon (should be on my header, but JIC.) On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 10:44:08 AM UTC-5 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote: > Hey everyone! > I've brought these up in another thread, but thought I'd share again for > the good of the group. > > Raber Gloves are made in Winnipeg...and the only reason I can find them as > far south as Nebraska is that my favorite LBS gets in an order every > winter. I have links to the gloves below where you can buy them from my > favorite local place, but if you see these gloves for sale in person or on > another site and you need good gloves, buy them. > > Garbage Mitts > http://www.ponderosacyclery.com/store/garbagechopper-mitt > These are insulated leather gloves with cuff that is stretchy, snug, and > comfy. I wore them on my ride today (18 degrees) and did not even need wool > liner gloves. I think I could go below zero with these gloves + wool > liners. They're not 100% windproof, but I'd say maybe 85-90% windproof. > They're called Garbage Mitts because trash collectors in the Great White > North use them. > > Piggyback Gloves > http://www.ponderosacyclery.com/store/raber-gloves > I love these gloves for cool weather. Low 50s down to mid 30s maybe. With > a wool liner, lower (but you can't beat the Garbage Mitts for low 30s and > down). Just little easier for shifting and braking than the mitts. > > I'd happily answer any questions you have about them. Just thought I'd > share my favorite accessories with the group. I could easily see Rivendell > selling these (if it ever got cold enough in the Bay Area). > > Have a great weekend! > -- 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/c99b07dd-7401-42fa-a40c-8204ad23f1e0n%40googlegroups.com.
