38 Degrees, No Problem

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:50 am

4:15 am, 3 miles from work, 38 Degrees outside, and one brave little scooter. All I can say is that this was by far the coldest weather I've ridden in so far, and it certainly woke me up better than a strong cup of joe.

The coffee of course tastes better and is much warmer.

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:54 pm

Gotta love it!!

Life is GOOD!

Ms_Kady · Post by **Ms_Kady** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:44 pm

Wowie that's cold! We rode home on our scooters yesterday afternoon and it got pretty chilly during the ride. I think I'll always keep an extra sweatshirt or something in my trunk just in case!

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:25 pm

we have a rain snow mix just got back from a ride its beautful i will post video later as soon as it processes

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:29 pm

Ms_Kady wrote:Wowie that's cold! !

Well..... It finally got above 40* and the rain stopped for the first time in four days today!!
Just 'cause I could, I got out AND stayed DRY!! WoooHooo!!

Vic · Post by **Vic** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:38 pm

This morning I opened the front door to go on the Annual Haunted Somethingorother Ride and sparkly white grass greeted me.

First frost.

I had pantyhose on under my long underwear under my pants under my rain pants with 3 shirts and my quilted liner in my riding jacket, my long fleece scarf wrapped around my head 3 times and my son's gloves with my gloves inside them and my riding boots underneath it all.

In light of the frost I also grabbed my Corazzo lap apron to put under my Sym scooter skirt.

I was good with the exception of my fingertips. I need better gloves.

Might use the $25 gift card I won to see about taking care of that. Cold hands suck.

-v

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:38 am

Vic wrote:This morning I opened the front door to go on the Annual Haunted Somethingorother Ride and sparkly white grass greeted me.

First frost.

I had pantyhose on under my long underwear under my pants under my rain pants with 3 shirts and my quilted liner in my riding jacket, my long fleece scarf wrapped around my head 3 times and my son's gloves with my gloves inside them and my riding boots underneath it all.

In light of the frost I also grabbed my Corazzo lap apron to put under my Sym scooter skirt.

I was good with the exception of my fingertips. I need better gloves.

Might use the $25 gift card I won to see about taking care of that. Cold hands suck.

-v

Wow that sounds like you're preparing for war. Also I agree on the cold hand thing, that's the one item I'm lacking in my arsenal, but my wifey wife wants to get me a super early Christmas present and get me some winter gloves.

The ones I'm looking at are rather sweet, they even come with a squeegee on the thumb.

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:53 am

snowmobile gloves work great

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:37 pm

[email protected] wrote:snowmobile gloves work great

I always worried that they'd be a bit thick for motorcycle controls...

I just ordered a set of Firstgear Polar-Tex gloves from Newenough.com We'll see how I like them.

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:05 am

31 F for tomorrow's low, 75 F for the high.

There's a reason we tell the tourists to "think layers!!"

Question for other cold riders: what about boots? Crash protection aside, wool OTK socks and leather army boots aren't doing the job below 40F this winter, as my commute is much longer.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:28 pm

Cheshire wrote:31 F for tomorrow's low, 75 F for the high.
There's a reason we tell the tourists to "think layers!!"

Question for other cold riders: what about boots? Crash protection aside, wool OTK socks and leather army boots aren't doing the job below 40F this winter, as my commute is much longer.

I wore my Doc's down to 19 degrees last season. Good thermal socks, and while my feet were a bit cold it wasn't unmanageable.

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:53 pm

Kaos wrote:
Cheshire wrote:31 F for tomorrow's low, 75 F for the high.
There's a reason we tell the tourists to "think layers!!"

Question for other cold riders: what about boots? Crash protection aside, wool OTK socks and leather army boots aren't doing the job below 40F this winter, as my commute is much longer.
I wore my Doc's down to 19 degrees last season. Good thermal socks, and while my feet were a bit cold it wasn't unmanageable.

I just got a pair of New Nova from Doc, and I'm loving them. They have that Doc sole that I love, but no laces in the front, just buckle on the side. So far the have kept my feet feeling rather comfortable.

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:28 pm

Cheshire wrote:Question for other cold riders: what about boots? Crash protection aside, wool OTK socks and leather army boots aren't doing the job below 40F this winter, as my commute is much longer.

Yes, Wool socks, repeat: WOOL socks...!
If wearing heavy socks inside boots makes the boots feel tight, that defeats the insulation properties by eliminating the air space that holds the warmth.
Also, I know they're typically UGLY, but hunting boots that are insulated with Thinsulate* BEST damn suff invented! Another product of the space program. I have a pair with 2000gram, my feet have been warm at 40 below zero!

Combat boots, although I do wear them will be 'the death of you' I've had severe frostbite wearing my issue boots, because I HAD to!
Side note: They do make combat boots with Thinsulate insulation. Wish I had those 30 years ago!
I have a pair of sheep skin leather boots, although they're not 'riding boots' I've found them more than adequate for riding..... (no they're NOT UGGs!)