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Use Bar Extensions To Block Wind?
Below a certain temp, my fleece gloves aren't enough.
Tried mitten shells and they work as far as warmth goes, but are a hassle to put on/take off and interfere with control. Given that the bike has handlebar extensions as in http://tinyurl.com/7ac6q34 it seems like, if one is willing to forego the use of the extensions, something clever could be done with a cut-up detergent bottle or something to create a shield against the wind. Sort of an open-air Hippo Hands solution. http://www.hippohands.com/R75.6.jpg Anybody got something that works? -- Pete Cresswell |
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On Jan 16, 8:17*am, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Below a certain temp, my fleece gloves aren't enough. Tried mitten shells and they work as far as warmth goes, but are a hassle to put on/take off and interfere with control. Given that the bike has handlebar extensions as inhttp://tinyurl.com/7ac6q34it seems like, if one is willing to forego the use of the extensions, something clever could be done with a cut-up detergent bottle or something to create a shield against the wind. Sort of an open-air Hippo Hands solution.http://www.hippohands.com/R75.6.jpg Anybody got something that works? -- Pete Cresswell Two quart plastic milk jugs rigged up with clamps and polar fleece? |
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Per landotter:
Two quart plastic milk jugs rigged up with clamps and polar fleece? That's along the lines of what I was thinking - but the devil is in the details and I thought I'd troll for a working solution before starting down the trial-and-error path. -- Pete Cresswell |
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Per kolldata:
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...44l3-1.3.2l6l0 I don't get it. Something to do with cotton? -- Pete Cresswell |
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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Below a certain temp, my fleece gloves aren't enough. Tried mitten shells and they work as far as warmth goes, but are a hassle to put on/take off and interfere with control. Given that the bike has handlebar extensions as in http://tinyurl.com/7ac6q34 it seems like, if one is willing to forego the use of the extensions, something clever could be done with a cut-up detergent bottle or something to create a shield against the wind. Sort of an open-air Hippo Hands solution. http://www.hippohands.com/R75.6.jpg Anybody got something that works? Mine are appropriately named "Yukon", he http://ussheepskin.com/gloves.html Nice hunk of inside-out animal, a.k.a., "nature's goretex". -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Jan 16, 11:19*am, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Per landotter: Two quart plastic milk jugs rigged up with clamps and polar fleece? That's along the lines of what I was thinking - but the devil is in the details and I thought I'd troll for a working solution before starting down the trial-and-error path. -- Pete Cresswell A search for "handlebar muff" shows quite a few m/c and snowmobile options, some good for inspiration, others so inexpensive that they're worth trying: http://www.virtualvillage.com/review.../list/id/5531/ |
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On 1/16/2012 4:37 PM, landotter wrote:
On Jan 16, 11:19 am, wrote: Per landotter: Two quart plastic milk jugs rigged up with clamps and polar fleece? That's along the lines of what I was thinking - but the devil is in the details and I thought I'd troll for a working solution before starting down the trial-and-error path. -- Pete Cresswell A search for "handlebar muff" shows quite a few m/c and snowmobile options, some good for inspiration, others so inexpensive that they're worth trying: http://www.virtualvillage.com/review.../list/id/5531/ AKA "pogies", quite popular among "ice bikers". I find shells over mitts to work well enough that I have at least one pair that's much to warm for even winter cycling in Massachusetts. My cold weather bikes are either fixed gear or twist shift. Keeping feet/face warm is a much more challenging task. |
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On Jan 16, 6:29*pm, Peter Cole wrote:
On 1/16/2012 4:37 PM, landotter wrote: On Jan 16, 11:19 am, *wrote: Per landotter: Two quart plastic milk jugs rigged up with clamps and polar fleece? That's along the lines of what I was thinking - but the devil is in the details and I thought I'd troll for a working solution before starting down the trial-and-error path. -- Pete Cresswell A search for "handlebar muff" shows quite a few m/c and snowmobile options, some good for inspiration, others so inexpensive that they're worth trying: http://www.virtualvillage.com/review.../list/id/5531/ AKA "pogies", quite popular among "ice bikers". I find shells over mitts to work well enough that I have at least one pair that's much to warm for even winter cycling in Massachusetts. My cold weather bikes are either fixed gear or twist shift. Keeping feet/face warm is a much more challenging task.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - smear vaseline on parts that get cold due to wind; works absolute wonders |
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Per landotter:
A search for "handlebar muff" shows quite a few m/c and snowmobile options, some good for inspiration, others so inexpensive that they're worth trying: http://www.virtualvillage.com/review.../list/id/5531/ On a kayak paddle, we call them "Pogies". Same deal as "Hippo Hands". But I don't like the idea of having my hands immersed in something like that. Still might give it a try in the end... but just the open-air shield was more appealing. -- Pete Cresswell |
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