here in ca.. winter is in the 50's high 30's when rain.. I wear a aerostitch. with sweats underneath.. where you are i would get heated gear.. vest. gloves and socks would be good for u.. heated stuff gets expensive. For feet.. i wear plastic bags over my socks.. keeps my feet dry..
I wear UnderArmour winter gear base layer with other layers, and Gerbing heated liner w/ heated glove liners. Heated gear is easy to carry in the Dirtbagz so it can be worn when needed.
Buy what you can afford; first is a jacket liner & controller; then go for the gloves. Skoal, JJ Priceless... from: http://gerbing.com/Products/Liners/heatedJacketLiner.php & http://gerbing.com/Products/tempControls.php & http://gerbing.com/Products/Gloves/G3.php
I have Gerbing heated street gloves, but riding offroad would tear up a street glove in short order I found a set of these on ebay for cheap, wear them inside my elkskin ropers in cold weather.
I'm in Pittsburgh. It went down into the mid 20's last night. The high was 39, but it will go down near 0 for lows and teens for the high's. Sometimes even colder. Good for football, but not for riding. I guess the plastic bags work. I thought about that myself, but never tried it. Thx JJ and Blakebird, I guess Gerbing is the way to go. Will the stator handle the load with lighting and all? I'll check out all of your suggestions. Thx, Larry
It's been in the teens over night with a high of mid 40's during the day.... but that cycles in with sunny days in the 60's too. Colorado weather means being flexible when you gear up before a ride Gerbing liners draw 77w, the glove liners 27w....but with a controller that doesn't draw full power (Heat Troller?) when dialed down, you can keep it on low or medium and not draw the battery down at low rpms. I usually only wear heated gear when going down the road or trail at some speed - riding trails keeps me active enough to not get cold. There are other heated gear mfr'rs to check out as well - you might not need heated arms, and a vest would work to keep the core warm. They draw less (45w typically). Have a look at First Gear, Warm 'n Safe, and Aerostich's Kanetsu line. I had a Kanetsu fleece heated vest with windblock fabric....before they made sleeved full liners. It was great gear, but I needed warm arms when I moved from the desert to Colorado.
@ Blakebird, I'm sure it gets real cold in Co. I was out this afternoon. My hands, arms and chin got cold. I had long johns on too. I need to get an aero skirt for my Scorpion helmet. Thx for the info.
I ride year round in NY, took off for work the other morning when it was 30 degrees. I run a Gerbing liner under my Tourmaster jacket and Dianese Scout gloves with Symtec grip heaters. The Scouts are BY FAR the best cold weather riding gloves I've ever had - they only insulate the back of the hand and fingers, the underside is just leather so that the grip heaters work. Without all the extra bulk you can still feel everything on the bike the way you should. Flannel lined jeans for pants. Much lower temps than that and the pant liners come out. I have an Outdoor Research windstopper balaclava that is slim enough to go under my helmet, that is enough to keep the neck and face comfy since the collar of the Gerbings is also heated.
