Cold fingertips!
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From: Brewster, NY
Cold fingertips!
First real cold snap of the year around here. Rode in today, 32 degrees. I was perfectly warm & comfortable in my Tourmaster over-pants and FXRG fabric jacket. Only part of me that ruined the experience was the tips of my 4 middle fingers.
I was wearing my HD Windshield gauntlet gloves and some glove liners. The rest of my hands (backs, knuckles, wrists) were toasty. But my fingertips started to get numb after about 1/2 hour (25 miles hiway).
Is it just me, poor circulation in my older age? Or my glove setup? The way I grip the grips? The mini-apes?
Any suggestions, or anyone else come across this? It's a drag since I am comfortable riding to work on mornings like this but this numb-finger thing might make me re-think that.
I was wearing my HD Windshield gauntlet gloves and some glove liners. The rest of my hands (backs, knuckles, wrists) were toasty. But my fingertips started to get numb after about 1/2 hour (25 miles hiway).
Is it just me, poor circulation in my older age? Or my glove setup? The way I grip the grips? The mini-apes?
Any suggestions, or anyone else come across this? It's a drag since I am comfortable riding to work on mornings like this but this numb-finger thing might make me re-think that.
Heated gloves might do the trick. I found that my cold weather gloves are kind of tight and cause several of my fingers to go numb due to the tightness compared to my warm weather gloves. Also, you can look into hippo hands.
http://www.hippohands.com/
http://www.hippohands.com/
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In cold weather I have the same problem and it doesn't matter what gloves I wear unless they're heated. I got a pair of heated HD gloves off of eBay that plug into my bike and have been worth every penny. Unlike heated grips, the warmth is also spread over the tops of my hands and makes all the difference when in the wind.
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4 middle fingers, you must shoot a heck of a bird.
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We imagine Commodore Perry wore these kinds of things on his North Pole assault -- they have the ultralong gauntlets that go up to your forearms. These gloves are made completely of premium, drum-dyed leather, with a heavy-duty 150g Thinsulate lining and an insert of water-repellent Aqua-Tex in case any liquid should sneak past the beefy hide. A soft, breathable nylon lining wicks away moisture inside. Two adjustable leather straps at each cuff adjust the gauntlets and are embroidered with the Harley logo.
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON COLD WEATHER GAUNTLET GLOVES: $80 won a cold weather glove shootout.
We imagine Commodore Perry wore these kinds of things on his North Pole assault -- they have the ultralong gauntlets that go up to your forearms. These gloves are made completely of premium, drum-dyed leather, with a heavy-duty 150g Thinsulate lining and an insert of water-repellent Aqua-Tex in case any liquid should sneak past the beefy hide. A soft, breathable nylon lining wicks away moisture inside. Two adjustable leather straps at each cuff adjust the gauntlets and are embroidered with the Harley logo.
Cheers: Excellent gauntlet coverage; comfortable lining and solid leather construction. If you're going to Alaska, pack a pair. These are the warmest gloves here.
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Another vote for heated gloves. I've tried so many gloves, even tried tying plastic bags around some, but the only ones that worked were the HD heated gloves. Also, a low tech solution would be to get some mittens, and throw one of those heat packs in there.
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In cold weather I have the same problem and it doesn't matter what gloves I unless they're heated. I got a pair of heated HD gloves off of eBay that plug into my bike and have been worth every penny. Unlike heated grips, the warmth is also spread over the tops of my hands and makes all the difference when in the wind.
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4 middle fingers, you must shoot a heck of a bird.
I got a pair of heated HD gloves off of eBay that plug into my bike and have been worth every penny.
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Do you use a battery tender? I plug my gloves into the battery tender plug on my bike via a converter plug. No hardwiring necessary other than that. They have an on and off switch. Some even have a dial thermostat. Gerbing makes good heated gear too.
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the HD gauntlet gloves work real good for awhile or till you hit 40mph and above on days that are in the 40s. above that speed and you need the heated gloves. if you ride on days below 40* spring for the heated gloves.
I've had heated gloves, heated socks and the heated undercoat for several yrs now and I ride an ultra. so if the sun is out and it aint freezeing I am subject to be out ridein somewhere. and even with heated gloves the finger tips will get cold when the speed gets up or the temps drop too low or your just out ridein too long.
heres a tip, go put on the gloves and wear them for an hour at the store/dealer whatever. reason is if they have a tight spot it may take a half hour to show up with tingling numb fingers. at the dealers you can try another pair, if your on the road they are yours and numb fingers from a too tight heating wire sucks, cause it is just as bad as cold fingers. I had two pairs before I fingally got a pair I could ride in more than an hour.
last feb I went and rode the Dragon a 7 hour ride that day and temps were arround 32* when I got home and you need good fitting and good heating gear for those rides. good luck and enjoy.
I've had heated gloves, heated socks and the heated undercoat for several yrs now and I ride an ultra. so if the sun is out and it aint freezeing I am subject to be out ridein somewhere. and even with heated gloves the finger tips will get cold when the speed gets up or the temps drop too low or your just out ridein too long.
heres a tip, go put on the gloves and wear them for an hour at the store/dealer whatever. reason is if they have a tight spot it may take a half hour to show up with tingling numb fingers. at the dealers you can try another pair, if your on the road they are yours and numb fingers from a too tight heating wire sucks, cause it is just as bad as cold fingers. I had two pairs before I fingally got a pair I could ride in more than an hour.
last feb I went and rode the Dragon a 7 hour ride that day and temps were arround 32* when I got home and you need good fitting and good heating gear for those rides. good luck and enjoy.