How cold is too cold?
Road Captain
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From: Oregon
RE: How cold is too cold?
I bought HD heated gloves at the beginning of winter and just got the heated vest for xmas from the girlfriend..... call me whatever ya want, but I ride comfortable anytime it aint raining or Icy...... 
Honestly though, The heated gloves are worth every cent. With those and a good jacket with a hoodie undernieth, chaps I stayed pretty warm and cozy. The vest just make it real cozy and I aint gotta wear the hoodie
Honestly though, The heated gloves are worth every cent. With those and a good jacket with a hoodie undernieth, chaps I stayed pretty warm and cozy. The vest just make it real cozy and I aint gotta wear the hoodie
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Central DE
RE: How cold is too cold?
As long as gas is $3/gal, the roads are clean and dry, I will ride.
It was 16* this morning so I doubled up the gloves.
The rest of me is usually fine, it's just my fingertips that get cold.
It was 16* this morning so I doubled up the gloves.
The rest of me is usually fine, it's just my fingertips that get cold.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Canada
RE: How cold is too cold?
Wow, we got a guy from Arizona telling us to grow a set, and a guy from Florida agreeing and calling us R.U.Bs. I guess you guys need to come up to Northern Minnesota and show me how to ride in the cold.
Tim
Tim
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
RE: How cold is too cold?
ORIGINAL: Bobber S
Hey Northern Minnesota, couldn't of said it any better myself, lol...
Wow, we got a guy from Arizona telling us to grow a set, and a guy from Florida agreeing and calling us R.U.Bs. I guess you guys need to come up to Northern Minnesota and show me how to ride in the cold.
Tim
Tim
1 dress warm...
2 try out heated gloves, vests, grips, seats etc....
3 pick days when the roads are mostly clear not loaded with ice, salt, and other dangers.
4 remember that cold is cold however cold conditions are another story! as above.
Part of my training military wise involved extreme conditions at cold temperatures... I (the guy from florida) can easily handle anything you think you can dish out.
Don't assume that because I, or Arizona, currently live in warmer climates that we have not been exposed to cold!
Also we are exposed to RUB's wining about 50 deg. being too cold to ride from many of our warm climate bretheren so to those folks grow a set... Hell, I don't need gloves or a hat till it get's in the low 40's.
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
RE: How cold is too cold?
ORIGINAL: Trotter
I rode this morning 28 Deg... It was Cold !!! but good to get out... no salt or sand on the streets yet..
I rode this morning 28 Deg... It was Cold !!! but good to get out... no salt or sand on the streets yet..
Banned
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From: Elizabethtown, Pa
RE: How cold is too cold?
I set a new personal crazy record this morning ....... 12 degrees on the 12.5 mile ride to work. The thumb on my throttle hand was a bit numb till I got there, but other than that..........and those that've read some of my previous posts may remember ...... no windshield and no heated gear. 
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Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Iowa
RE: How cold is too cold?
there is no such thin as too cold as far as work goes. outside 5 days a week for 10hours but when it comes to ridding it all down to the weather when the snow satrts done. when the snow melts and the salt is gone then bring the bike back out.
its gets pretty damn cold in IOWA
its gets pretty damn cold in IOWA
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
RE: How cold is too cold?
ORIGINAL: shoptroll
I set a new personal crazy record this morning ....... 12 degrees on the 12.5 mile ride to work. The thumb on my throttle hand was a bit numb till I got there, but other than that..........and those that've read some of my previous posts may remember ...... no windshield and no heated gear.
I set a new personal crazy record this morning ....... 12 degrees on the 12.5 mile ride to work. The thumb on my throttle hand was a bit numb till I got there, but other than that..........and those that've read some of my previous posts may remember ...... no windshield and no heated gear.
Fun ... huh?!!
Cool thing is once you've embarked on something you thought was gonna be too extreme, those old PR and cold days seem like nothing!