Hexar

Is thinsulate 100 enough?

rumrunn6

guess it depends on your conditions, your fingers & glove manufacturer ...

"Generally, 80-100 GMS (grams per square meter) is good for temperatures down to around 20F. You'll want 200 gram Thinsulate™ for temperatures colder than that."

https://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps...te-insulation/

Pouhana

I have a pair of those I forgot to use this winter.

Seems winter is ending. I have few rides where I started out in the low teens degrees F. My problem is sweat. Hands get wet. Snow machine mittens, ski gloves, I even some years have used fur lined leather farm chore gloves.

I one year bought a huge bag of ski season closeout gloves and mittens to give away to the poor and kept some of the mittens.

What I used last few weeks. I bought some ultra cheap brown jersey gloves which I wear doubled. I place a cheap Walmart throw away hand warmer between the outer and the inner glove and hands remain dry.

I travel with a 50 dollar Eddie Bauer rechargeable hand warmer which also has power bank supply for head lamp or recharge my Garmin or phone. I have lent it to a fellow traveler who had cold hands to warm up.

xyz

I have these and yes, you don't really need gloves much, but I still want some.

Problem is now overheating. I have one set of very thin gloves that work (TEK). Some streachy material that's ultra light/thin and doesn't keep in much heat, perfect. They don't make these anymore though. I have a headband made of the same material (TEK also) and they don't make that anymore either.

I've bought some other TEK stuff online hoping they were similar but while they are thin, they are still too thick to use with the amazing Bar Mitts.
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​​​​​Wish I knew the name of this material.

xyz

Same with hats. Just want a very thin lightweight skull cap. Everything no longer being made.

xyz

One problem with bar mitts is that they limit the number hand positions. On my mt. bike I can't use the bar ends. On the road bike setup you can't use the more upright position.

MinnMan

Bar mitts haven't crossed my mind for months..... but OK.

Yes, bar mitts limit hand positions, no question. OTOH, it can be hard to operate STI shifters with very thick mittens.

But in the deep cold, I'll choose bar mitts and limited flexibility.

fietsbob

Pogies are the Alaska Cross country winter bike rider's option.. like sleeping bags you put your hands in..

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xyz

Yeah, but the default bar mitt hand position is OK for drop bars, sucks for bar ends. I use the bars ends most of the time.

xyz

Went with ordering some silk gloves, just need to find a winter top hat now.

fietsbob

Look for a Ski-Bike Helmet , perhaps ?

xyz

Found some really expensive merino wool skullcaps, very thin.

fietsbob

I live on the coast, winters not that cold.. just wet..

xyz

I'd rather deal with the cold, less cleaning on the bike. And depending on how cold it is, getting wet might make you colder than if it was just cold.

I just spent almost 2k on cold weather riding gear, gah.

fietsbob

Summer Lows around 50. are the winter highs..

one or 2 days it dipped to 27 last year because the sky was clear so all the day's warmth went away.. that night ..

jfranci3

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/b...olorCode=black I've got one made out of Trek's Profila stuff (fake wool). It's pretty nice and super thin. This one might be different.

jfranci3

HDR setting need to be turned off.
Is that Astoria?

xyz

Even that looks heavy. If find that of I have much on my head I start sweating heavily and end up taking it all off. ( no helmet) The last time I was doing winter rides I got sick a couple of times because I don't have enough layers on my torso and got too cold there.

I ordered a bunch if icebreaker merino wool caps, thd thinest they have. A little spendy.

fietsbob

Yes , a calm day on the Columbia Estuary..

jfranci3

Actually this is it. It is lighter and denser than the 150 weight running caps that are useless. It's a little thick than a drymax sock
https://www.thebikeshop.com/product/...e-247664-1.htm

xyz

Dang, I am now heavily invested in my other hats I bought, so I have to say those are crap.

xyz

I think I'd rather do a dry 20 degree ride than a wet 50 degree ride.

fietsbob

I bought an excellent cycling rain cape *, It's much better than a parka pants & gloves..
Its Large and so I mounted my lights on the fork crown , low so cape does not drape over them..

*Grundens made a batch Riv Bike ordered, sold through and did not restock..so none are available now (outside of eBay resales)



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xyz

Getting my bike wet would be what I don't want to do.

But of course, I'd much rather live out there in general than where I am now.

Fatandhappy

Here in Edmonton, Alberta, where my lower limit for bicycling to work is -35 Celsius (-31 in American) I have zero regrets in investing in BarMitts. Those and a set of leather trigger mitts have prevented frost bite, at least on that part of my body.