I'm still experimenting, but I knit a few pairs of large mittens a few years ago, and then shrunk them down alternating between hot and cold water to shrink/felt them for more warmth. They worked well with all my bikes. In a pinch when it got well below 0 here in Minneapolis, I layered the thicker mittens over the thinner mittens over unused dog poop bags and was quite warm lol. Will
On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 9:48:27 PM UTC-5 Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY wrote: > I believe the Craft brand lobster/trigger mitts to be rubbish. They don’t > let your fingers touch, wasting valuable insulation in between what could > otherwise be a cozy skin to skin situation. I love my relatively > inexpensive Toko brand cross-country ski gloves, they allow my fingers to > cuddle in comfort and perform their bike duties in single digit temps. > I’ve got three pairs of xxl, which will hopefully buy me a decade or so of > winter bliss… > -Kai > > On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 2:49:14 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Thanks, all. First, should have specified: No bar mitts or Pogies as I >> need something that attaches to the hands and can be used on several bikes >> with drop bars. >> >> From extensive experimenting I'm now convinced that for the teens mittens >> are best, especially as its easiest to get wool undergloves into them than >> into 2-finger, 3-finger, or 5-finger gloves. (Peeve: the PIs I bought in >> 2022 or 2021 have a loose flannelly lining that grabs the material of the >> wool under gloves you are trying to insert, causing much cussing and >> gnashing of teeth. The earlier ones, from a year or so earlier had a less >> grabby lining and I wish I'd kept them, but I thought at the time they were >> too big.) >> >> The question then is, what mittens let you brake safely and shift >> precisely? >> >> The Garbage Choppers look very promising, and you say that you have no >> problems with dt shifters or mtb trigger shifters. That's encouraging. The >> Outdoor Research nylon cover + boiled wool mitten was exquisitely warm but >> made it hard to brake, let alone shift -- the mitts were stiff and >> slippery. But the GCs are made from leather, so presumably much more >> flexible and more grippy. I have to shift bar end shifters in friction and >> a Sturmey Archer trigger mounted upside-down on the bottom far end of the >> right drop bar hook. >> >> Garth: The Kincos look like good value but I'm more skeptical about the >> warmth of 5-finger gloves compared to mittens. Do you find something like >> this warm into the teens? Without nitrile undergloves? (I ain't gonna add >> hassle to my already hasselous winter dressing with tight-fitting rubber >> gloves!) The prices are certainly good. >> >> I take it this would be the item to get? >> https://www.amazon.com/Kinco-Lined-Grain-Pigskin-Glove/dp/B01AT2XXX4?th=1 >> >> Will: thanks for the Craft link. The price is good, but I think I'll look >> first for mittens that are less cumbersome than the OR set I had. But link >> noted for future reference. >> >> Patrick Moore, who will probably have a late-ish model pair of PI >> lobsters for sale before too long. >> >> On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 2:15 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The fall style thread raises a question about keeping your hands warm in >>> very cold temperatures (for me, very cold means in the teens F). My fingers >>> are very sensitive to the cold. I've bought 2 or 3 pairs of PI Lobster >>> gloves but I've been disappointed in the fit and the warmth. >>> >>> I've used Outdoor Research heavy nylon mitten sheaths with thick boiled >>> wool mittens underneath, and those were very warm indeed, but very awkward >>> to ride in, even on a fixed gear where you have to handle only the brake >>> levers. >>> >>> Varusteleka currently has a number of mil surplus mittens with separate >>> thumb, separate thumb and trigger finger, and separate thumb and first 2 >>> fingers. The whole point of mittens is to bundle the fingers together in >>> one compartment for mutual warmth, so each added finger compartment >>> sacrifices warmth. >>> >>> Does anyone have thoughts on a glove or a mitten or a system that gives >>> the best mix of warmth and dexterity? And perhaps some particular gloves or >>> mittens that fit the bill? >>> >>> Right now, I've got hugely oversized 5-finger gloves under which I can >>> wear wool knit gloves, under which in turn I can wear silk liners, but this >>> sort of layer system is cumbersome to put on and take off. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>> services. >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *When thou didst not, savage,* >>> >>> *Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like* >>> >>> *A thing most brutish, I endowed thy purposes* >>> >>> *With words that made them known.* >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services. >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage,* >> >> *Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like* >> >> *A thing most brutish, I endowed thy purposes* >> >> *With words that made them known.* >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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