Wore the wrong gloves today
Wore the wrong gloves today
Ok, so I got a little carried away thinking the weather was conducive to riding to work. Got all my gear on and about a mile away I realized I had my summer gloves on by accident. I meant to put on my warmer leather gloves that feel a bit similar on the hand.
Well, riding in wasnt so bad but I know that tonight when I leave at 8pm its going to go down into the 40's and these gloves just wont be warm enough. Its a 35-40 minute ride home with mostly highway speeds at 65mph.
What can I do to insulate my hands better for the ride home? Looking for some tricks from the pros here.
Well, riding in wasnt so bad but I know that tonight when I leave at 8pm its going to go down into the 40's and these gloves just wont be warm enough. Its a 35-40 minute ride home with mostly highway speeds at 65mph.
What can I do to insulate my hands better for the ride home? Looking for some tricks from the pros here.
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See if you can buy heavier gloves before you go home? Seriously, man, I don't know - I've been stuck on night rides with light gloves and it sucks. Any outdoor stores nearby that maybe sell some chemical heat packs?
PS - I think my brother-in-law just bought a black TT or TTS from you guys...
PS - I think my brother-in-law just bought a black TT or TTS from you guys...
See if you can buy heavier gloves before you go home? Seriously, man, I don't know - I've been stuck on night rides with light gloves and it sucks. Any outdoor stores nearby that maybe sell some chemical heat packs?
PS - I think my brother-in-law just bought a black TT or TTS from you guys...
PS - I think my brother-in-law just bought a black TT or TTS from you guys...
PM me, who is your brother in law?
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Hit a Lowes or Home Depot and pick up a pair of welders gloves. Believe it or not, a couple of us here at work have been wearing them for a while now for our 30+ minute highway rides back and forth to work. When it is down in the 20's, a few guys double up and wear summer gloves under the welders gloves.
Hit a Lowes or Home Depot and pick up a pair of welders gloves. Believe it or not, a couple of us here at work have been wearing them for a while now for our 30+ minute highway rides back and forth to work. When it is down in the 20's, a few guys double up and wear summer gloves under the welders gloves.
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I don't recall how much I paid for mine. Wasn't much though.
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Good idea. Then I can return them later tonight.
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A fairly heavy duty plastic bag cuts the wind, makes a difference, might give you a few more minutes to frostbite. 
In my younger days, several times got into weather I didn't have clothes for, had to get creative when there weren't any stores conveniently located on my route, had to use whatever I could find along the road. Newspapers under the jacket are great, but something for the hands is a problem, plastic bags were all I could manage without a store with gloves. Hit a stretch of below freezing and light snow on a long trip once, gloves just weren't up to it, and got real lucky - went right by a snowmobile dealer, got some great mitts there. Bit expensive, but preventing hours with numb hands was worth it. Those gloves are over 35 years old, and I still use them occasionally.
In my younger days, several times got into weather I didn't have clothes for, had to get creative when there weren't any stores conveniently located on my route, had to use whatever I could find along the road. Newspapers under the jacket are great, but something for the hands is a problem, plastic bags were all I could manage without a store with gloves. Hit a stretch of below freezing and light snow on a long trip once, gloves just weren't up to it, and got real lucky - went right by a snowmobile dealer, got some great mitts there. Bit expensive, but preventing hours with numb hands was worth it. Those gloves are over 35 years old, and I still use them occasionally.
