gloves ,the search for perfection .

[henri]

recent other threads has re-ignited my quest for gloves that work an stop me shocking pensioners in bus stops by crying/swearing as i have a fag-break/warm-up an the feeling comes back into my fingers .i do a weekly commute of 60 miles every weekend an in the worst times i stop maybe 2-3 times .just to get the feeling back in my fingers for safetys sake ,an also the long term consequences of a riding life off 31years all year round are kicking in .ive a wrist that sounds like breaking twigs an rhuematism/arthritis an dont want it worsening .
enuff old-mans moans anyway, my eye was caught by a advertising supplement in my pop's saturday paper , "www.easylifegroup.com" ,1 off those oap's big phones/comfy slippers/magnifying glasses ,ronco xmas offers,buy this gadget an it will trasnsform ya life type of affairs , an 4 things caught my attention , 1 battery operated electrically heated gloves for ski'ing /mountain walking , but there only advertised as water resistant not proof so am guessing rubber overgloves would be needed in rain .
2 , nasa designed gloves n socks for astronauts , a "aluminised" fabric with heat reflective qualitys ,an they look thin enuff to be worn under my winter gloves that are waterproof ,so i'm giving them a try at 7 quid a pop , if there any good i'll report back .
the other 2 things arent glove related but might be useful on a scoot ,
3  "sealfix" a waterproof/elastic/uv resistant paint that it claims can repair/fill gaps up to 10mm an sticks to just bout everything including "welded sections" , it doesnt look like its overpaintable so would only be used underneath or inside a scoot to seal the seams ,an at 12.99 a 375ml pot seems a bit cheaper than seam sealer paint ,an if its elastic shouldnt be so prone to crack on drying .
4 an for those that lay there scoots up for winter ,a dehumidifying egg, a porcelain egg with silica crystals inside that go pink when needing drying out,which is done in a microwave ,put on the floorboards when a cover is used it will help prevent any condensation/damp causing rust/corrosion ,others use a saucer of salt an ive some 1kilo bags of silica i rescued from packing crates ,but youve got to remember to dry/change em where as this tells ya when its needed ,
ive no connection with this firm an am not recomending this stuff as i havent tried it myself,yet , but am getting the gloves for xmas n reckon i might try the paint too, H

[rab]

Get your lasses love eggs back in her draw before she finds out

[vespasco]

Hahaah
In extreme conditions i wear another thinner pair of 'windstoppers' inner gloves. I can just about slip on my well worn looser fitting gloves over the top.
They make a lot of difference but below 0°c i still have cold finger tips (and toes)! Steelies get colder than composite toe caps if thats you thing.
Winter over gloves/handlebar mits?! Someone gave a pair recently-ish. If i still have them, you can have them for the cost of P+P. Ill never wear them.
I used to laugh at all the electric gloves and heated jackets etc...but I dont think it will be too long before i think about it again.
But check these out.

[henri]

never mind steelies ,i find the modern trend for re-inforced/armoured gloves aint to my taste,the inserts plastic/kevlar whatever just transmit the cold straight through to ya knuckles, but my fancy-dancy astronauts gloves where waitin at my pops when i turned up today ,they seemed warm when i tried em on but the real test comes sunday when i do my home commute of 60 miles , promising so far an i might try em when i snatch a few hours in the shed tommorrow , so watch this space maybe the search for warm fingers will finally,30+years on, be over .H

[vespasco]

Come on then, give us a flash of those Spacemits. Oow! Yeehe! M.F.

[henri]

woke up an its below zero here ,frosty , got a 60 mile ride home so gloves will be tested ,then ya can have ya piccy, either in pride of place on the riding gear rack, or being launched flaming into the bin, H

[henri]

-1 when i set out, an freezing drizzle as well, proof god hates me, loads of wet leaf n frozen mud on road so wasnt going as fast as normal ,that an the carers for my mum warned of speed traps in the pre-xmas drunk drive blitz , so 50-60 mph cutting down the wind chill facter.when i got otherside of the downs the temp rose to bout 3-4 degrees ,but so did my speed as its dual carriageway n bypass there, 70-80mph .
anyways not a real hard test but gloves worked ,toasty warm fingers,even sweaty at some points ,specially when a guy in 4x4 bmw tried to t-bone me on a mini roundabout doing bout 50+ in a 30 zone .so gloves are staying for the minute,1 thing tho as there rubberised/aluminised fabric there a bit slippy on grip ,could see this leading to cramp on longer journeys from harder gripping.but def worth the 7 quid,if only on the savings from not buyin burger van tea to warm my hands on .ya cant drink it ,1 its always foul ,an 2 with 2 pairs of long johns/jeans an padded trousers n waterproofs over the top stopping for a p*sh is out the question . H

[sbwnik]

Handlebar muffs are the answer. I've ridden sixty miles over the Pennines in torrential rain with no gloves whatsoever, and had warm, dry hands when I pulled up.

[henri]

ive brush guards/wind deflecters on the bike an they do solve the problem 50%, but have never really gone for muffs,on bars that is,i like to be able to move my hands about an am worried bout gettin hands back in quickly/safely after pickin me nose or waving at passing numptys ,H

[vespasco]

I still wanna see these gloves more out of curiousity. I thought you meant an 'underglove'.... but these are just 1 x pair of £7 gloves?! I cant imagine how they look!
Something like this?

[henri]

they just look like cotton undergloves ,not micheal jacksons/daft punks stage wear/costumes ,H