Heated Gloves - Waterproof-Ability
#1
Posted 03 December 2014 - 10:52 pm
I've looked at heated gloves in the past (Gerbing specifically) but wonder/worry about their ability in the wet.
Can anyone comment...
I've got Richa Cold Protect at the mo and although they've kept me dry my fingers are numb to the point of white and on occasion painful!
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#2
Posted 04 December 2014 - 12:11 am
I thought you had heated grips. I hope you got the switch I sent?
Edited by muddy, 04 December 2014 - 12:11 am.
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#3
Posted 04 December 2014 - 09:04 am
Have you tried extending your handguards ?
iirc Ivan (?) had an issue with heated glove waterproofabilityness. Lee Henty has a pair of heated gerbils so ya could massage him if he don't turnip on this fred.
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#4
Posted 04 December 2014 - 09:37 am
I've got a pair of heated UNDER-gloves. They are driven, via attached leads, from a pair of switched rechargeable batteries ,
which reside in small pouches, either on the gloves or on separate arm bands. They fit under (waterproof) winter gloves.
They are pretty effective at keeping your hands warm, but don't defrost the tips of fingers.
They were a gift, but I did catch sight of the invoice,..........pretty expensive.
Quite fiddly, but regular use (which I don't) probably would nullify that deterrent.
Charged battery lasts 4 hours.
Can supply details if anyone's interested.....
Jiff.
#5
Posted 04 December 2014 - 10:44 am
Why dont you fit handlebar muffs, along with heated grips your hands will be really toasty, used to have a pair of Oxfords which needed a bit of fettling to fit, but they work so well, i used them some years ago (March) to Slovakia and home, rode through many a downpour and some very cold weather in the Tatras, cold hands were never an issue.. cheaper option as well.
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#6
Posted 04 December 2014 - 11:32 am
+1. As soon as the first frost appears the Oxford muffs are fitted to the ER6. They will stop the sore fingers for at least your 40 mile round trip.
I priced up the Keis heated gloves but at £145 for the gloves and lead I think I will stick with the muffs, plus I know someday I would walk off with the lead attached to the bike .
#7
Posted 04 December 2014 - 01:57 pm
I thought you had heated grips. I hope you got the switch I sent?
Switch received - just haven't moved the grips over yet...and if I'm honest I'm not sure the elements will take another move, they've been refitted so many times now that the metal tracks are showing signs of age!
Possibly unhelpful post......
I've got a pair of heated UNDER-gloves. They are driven, via attached leads, from a pair of switched rechargeable batteries ,
which reside in small pouches, either on the gloves or on separate arm bands. They fit under (waterproof) winter gloves.
They are pretty effective at keeping your hands warm, but don't defrost the tips of fingers.
They were a gift, but I did catch sight of the invoice,..........pretty expensive.
Quite fiddly, but regular use (which I don't) probably would nullify that deterrent.
Charged battery lasts 4 hours.
Can supply details if anyone's interested.....
Jiff.
Not really an option with my current gloves as they are "fitted" now, so an extra layer would make them tight, and reduce the thermal insulation as there would be less air gap.
Why dont you fit handlebar muffs, along with heated grips your hands will be really toasty, used to have a pair of Oxfords which needed a bit of fettling to fit, but they work so well, i used them some years ago (March) to Slovakia and home, rode through many a downpour and some very cold weather in the Tatras, cold hands were never an issue.. cheaper option as well.
+1. As soon as the first frost appears the Oxford muffs are fitted to the ER6. They will stop the sore fingers for at least your 40 mile round trip.
I priced up the Keis heated gloves but at £145 for the gloves and lead I think I will stick with the muffs, plus I know someday I would walk off with the lead attached to the bike .
I've still got my Oxford Sports Muffs in the shed. Will fettle them on this weekend, and see if that helps. At least reducing some of the wind chill will help.
Annoyingly it appears that there are gloves that heat/keep you hands warm, and there are gloves that keep your hands dry, but a very limited offering of gloves that do both (at a sensible price).
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#8
Posted 04 December 2014 - 02:15 pm
I've got an idea that might work for about an hours ride. When I broke my wrist I used to use a hot compress as part of the healing process. I read online about putting rice in a sock then microwaving, so I tried this and it worked a treat for a localized heat. I used brown rice as I thought there would be more moisture for the microwave to agitate. So I wonder if you could unpick a bit of each muff and fill the liner cavity with rice as a way of creating microwavable handlebar muffs. They'd have to be easy detachable of course. Just a brainstorm
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#9
Posted 04 December 2014 - 02:38 pm
I've found an even better solution than that and just right for any style conscious 9er rider. Micro Hottie in hot pink. Heat it up, stuff it inside your muff and create a nice warm, fluffy nest for those delicate little pinkies.
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http://www.bikeradar...ng-glove-36184/
Edited by muddy, 04 December 2014 - 02:34 pm.
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#10
Posted 04 December 2014 - 06:58 pm
Why dont you fit handlebar muffs, along with heated grips your hands will be really toasty, used to have a pair of Oxfords which needed a bit of fettling to fit, but they work so well, i used them some years ago (March) to Slovakia and home, rode through many a downpour and some very cold weather in the Tatras, cold hands were never an issue.. cheaper option as well.
that's what I use , but that's the bike laid up now , Monday morning and the rear stepped out on a roundabout , eek , and then on the way home there was an icy sheen to the road where the wind was whipping across the wet road and over the years there has been a few accidents at the same place
#11
Posted 04 December 2014 - 08:19 pm
Why dont you fit handlebar muffs, along with heated grips your hands will be really toasty, used to have a pair of Oxfords which needed a bit of fettling to fit, but they work so well, i used them some years ago (March) to Slovakia and home, rode through many a downpour and some very cold weather in the Tatras, cold hands were never an issue.. cheaper option as well.
My Oxford muffs only just go over the hand guards and foul the switchgear, sadly. Thrown to the back of the garage at the mo.
#12
Posted 05 December 2014 - 06:15 am
Edited by wigwamclan, 05 December 2014 - 06:17 am.
#13
Posted 05 December 2014 - 08:37 am
My Oxford muffs only just go over the hand guards and foul the switchgear, sadly. Thrown to the back of the garage at the mo.
Hence the need for a bit of fettling, but it's worthwhile.
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#14
Posted 06 December 2014 - 04:22 pm
I've got Richa Cold Protect at the mo and although they've kept me dry my fingers are numb to the point of white and on occasion painful!
#15
Posted 06 December 2014 - 05:22 pm
As I ride 450 miles every week you can imagine they have had some use too.
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#16
Posted 06 December 2014 - 06:51 pm
I am very happy with the Richa gloves.
On Monday, a cold wind from the East was here.
Because it's been too cold without motorcycle.
I had hands in pockets.
Limbo
Ah, yes. You can't beat a game of pocket billiards (taschenbillard) to keep warm, if you can find everthing
Edited by muddy, 06 December 2014 - 11:42 pm.
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#17
Posted 08 December 2014 - 10:46 am
I have Richa wind cuff gloves, hand guards and heated grips. The combination works well and the gloves have stayed water proof and warm in the worst rain that blighty could throw at them for 3 years now.
As I ride 450 miles every week you can imagine they have had some use too.
Nice one Celtic - I do similar mileage weekly, and those gloves look great.
Is the inner section that goes under the jacket thin...through the winter I ride with an ex-police hi-viz Goretex jacket, and the cuffs are "slim" so it's a nightmare getting gloves under the jacket, but these ones look great?!
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#19
Posted 08 December 2014 - 01:48 pm
Had thinner but they're ok.
My Richa Jacket has very small cuffs but they go under with a little effort.
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#20
Posted 09 December 2014 - 01:13 am
my heated gerbings are nice and toasty but they live behind GS1150 guards and touratech extenders (sorry Ivan, but BMW do make some good stuff) They are quite waterproof and warm warm warm. I use setting 3 on my dual controller for my hands and setting 1 for my feet when I've got my heated socks on unless it's really -10 cold.
The downside is that they are not cheap by time you have added a gerbing dual heat controller (you will want the socks too) but a pwm dc controller can be had very cheap off amazon which does the same job.
My brother did this and mounted a waterproof pot on the fairing with the pwm board mounted somewhere in a nice dry box. This is on a pan euro though so more places to hide stuff. The 3.5mm barrel plugs/sockets can also be got online so you can make up your own leads.
This is the sort of thing you need. The cable to the 'pot' can be easily made longer with a bit of screened three core.
http://www.amazon.co...1317453-4648917
My gloves are the T12's and came with a single heat controller and all the bits needed. The advantage of having the heat control on the fairing is that you can control the heat going along, it is continuously variable there are no 'steps'.
http://www.gerbing.e...de-handschoenen
Since I've had heated gloves and feet there is no pain from unfreezing hands and such, so cold weather no longer bothers me.
Edited by leehenty, 09 December 2014 - 01:26 am.
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