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Last Post 11/18/2014 02:46 PM by Justin jmdirt. 19 Replies.
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Dale

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11/16/2014 07:26 PM
Couldn't feel my hands trying unsuccessfully to get the canti brakes to work on an icy/ snowy descent.
Took a rare DNF today at Jingle Cross.

Next year --> Disc brakes

Next week --> Electric heated gloves

Now back to your regularly scheduled bike talk, I've got a ton of laundry to do and a hot shower waiting, not in that order.
zootracer

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11/16/2014 07:35 PM
they have electric heated cycling gloves, seriously?
Cosmic Kid

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11/16/2014 07:48 PM
But.... but.... but.... disc brakes will never take off on road / cross bikes!!!

Sorry about the DNF, dale. That sucks.
Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
Oldfart

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11/16/2014 08:53 PM
-4°C on my ride today. No snow yet but the frost heaves from the wet trails freezing makes some bits impossible to ride. But other places frozen hard hard. Super hard there. Fast. North Wave winter shoes, gore winfblocker gloves and Craft XC siing toque with a small wind blocker panel under the helmet let me be warm enough. Soup when I got home was nice. Sucks to DNF but at our age we are smart enough to know when to stop.
Dale

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11/16/2014 09:53 PM
aaaaahhhhh… drained the hot water heater. Life is good again


Friday and Saturday the issue was my fingers getting so cold that I'd lose sensation and wasn't sure about where they were or how hard I was pulling on the brakes or shifters. Today it was a combination of zero brakes coming off the hill-- snow and ice on the rims kills the braking, cold fingers again and cleats that jammed up with ice and snow to the point I couldn't get clipped in. The tires (Clement PDX's) were dialed in (22psi) and I felt great on the climbs and corners but the lack of brakes and feet not being attached to the bike made a frustrating lap-and-a-half. I got in a couple good races (2/3 the way back in the 55+ fields.. about where I belonged with that group) Friday and Saturday so it wasn't a blown week-end.


I think I've pulled the plug on a race only a couple of times… hated to do it but it was just embarrassing out there.


Zoot, I saw the gloves at a motorcycle shop. Around $200.00 and not real bulky, they looked like the ideal cyclocross set-up


Old, I've just got a set of Northwave cold weather shoes (have the boots as well) that I raced in, thermal skinsuit, skull cap and a pair of tights. It was just the hands that got cold to the point of pain
Cosmic Kid

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11/16/2014 10:33 PM
Someone just started a thread over on ST about heated gloves.... he found some heated glove liners you may wanna check out.

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=5334879;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread
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Cosmic Kid

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11/17/2014 09:44 AM
Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
Dale

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11/17/2014 10:24 AM
Hahahaha… fine but it beats frostbite and I don't recall seeing you at Jingle Cross this weekend
Cosmic Kid

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11/17/2014 11:13 AM
Oh hell no....I'm smarter than that!!



Actually, we spent Saturday afternoon / evening freezing our assos off at the HS football game. Local team won their quarterfinal game. A pair of heated gloves would have been welcome....and socks, too!

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SideBySide

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11/17/2014 12:47 PM
Sorry for the result.

But I am glad for the comments and suggestions. I wore ski gloves this morning and my fingers were still numb. The rest of my body is warm to overheating, but I can't feel my fingers either. I am glad it is warmer than last week.
Cosmic Kid

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11/17/2014 02:19 PM
A few people over on ST have suggested neoprene gloves....even ones as thin as kayak gloves.

Way back in my college team days, I recall using an old pair of neoprene dive gloves (I think with polypro glove liners for sweat) and they did work pretty damn well at keeping my hands warm.

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longslowdistance

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11/17/2014 05:42 PM
Keeping the head and core warm also is key to keeping the hands warm.
jmdirt

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11/18/2014 09:05 AM
I won't ride below freezing anymore, but back when I used to, I tried some heated grips on my dirt rig and they worked pretty good.

Chem packs in my shoes gave me another 15 degrees of comfort.
THE SKINNY

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11/18/2014 09:41 AM
for me the first half hour the pain increases in the fingers and toes. if i stop for a minute, i guess the blood circulates better and my hands and feet get warm. i've seen heated grips for mtb's.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Cosmic Kid

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11/18/2014 09:58 AM
The ST thread has been updated with other options, if anyone is interested.
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