Bored humanz can look at norcal riderz

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SMR beyoch 02.09.03 (http://www.am.net/troll/picture/smr/02.09.03)

I was pretty happy with the group ... they were supportive and very friendly with great sense of humor. All of them were much more experienced than me with the exception of 2 (one newbie I brought and some guy from Florida). A wee bit choatic but not in bad ways ... a few liter bike style wheelies and stoppies ... very good riding technique ... my only complaint is they stop and talk for too long at the breaks but they said they don't normally stop for as long.

If weather goes right, I'll be joining them this weekend. Not too sure about the riding in 32 degree weather ... it's a weebit painful to the extremities and hitting ice isn't all too fun either (well neither is getting within a foot of slamming into a mtn wall)

[GetnJgyWitit]

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[Troy]

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[PasCaTT]

Hey Leigh..those cheepie grip warmers that azmotorsports sells work pretty well at keeping the hands warm at that temp. You just need to remember to wrap a layer of electrical tape around the left bar before putting the heater on so that it doesn't act as a heat sink. Other than that, just make sure you have something to keep the wind off your neck.

Yeah yeah...I know I'm a wuss and have grip heaters in socal...but it's frigging cold sometimes at 5am heading to work.

B

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Originally posted by PasCaTT
Hey Leigh..those cheepie grip warmers that azmotorsports sells work pretty well at keeping the hands warm at that temp. You just need to remember to wrap a layer of electrical tape around the left bar before putting the heater on so that it doesn't act as a heat sink. Other than that, just make sure you have something to keep the wind off your neck.

Yeah yeah...I know I'm a wuss and have grip heaters in socal...but it's frigging cold sometimes at 5am heading to work.

B

hmm

there is something about having grip warmers that contradicts everything about the way i think about riding ... maybe when i get me an r6 and make the sv my commuter/cruiser ... then i'd do that.

it's a good idea tho' ... just one more thing for me to worry about and another thing to spend money on i can't afford to spend ... (i shouldn't even be out riding, since a full day of riding costs about $20, mostly gas) ...

[Kurt'sSV]

Looks cold. Kurt doesn't like cold.

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By 11am it was very nice outside. Beautiful sunshine, surroundings ... I switched from my cold weather gloves to my normal ones and my fingers didn't get cold ... but yeah, in the morning, it was cold, very cold. I did not like it very much at all. My face disliked it more. I couldn't find my head sock thing, Brehn had been playing with it ...

[bwarbiany]

Last winter, when I was living and working in San Jose, there were a few times I had to be in before 7... So I rode 30 miles from Burlingame (near SF), down to San Jose, in 29-30 degree weather... On the freeway... That sucked...

[Monte]

Originally posted by ersigh
hmm

there is something about having grip warmers that contradicts everything about the way i think about riding ...

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I like the idea of heated grips. Seems better than having some extra pair of winter gloves, which may not have the crash protection of my normal riding gloves and will probably be bulkier/provide less feel, too.

And, if you're like me, and your hands get cold easily, cold weather gloves might not even help much. So, for me, it's either get the heated grips, or ride with numb hands and/or stop frequently to warm them up.

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Originally posted by MrPython
I like the idea of heated grips. Seems better than having some extra pair of winter gloves, which may not have the crash protection of my normal riding gloves and will probably be bulkier/provide less feel, too.

And, if you're like me, and your hands get cold easily, cold weather gloves might not even help much. So, for me, it's either get the heated grips, or ride with numb hands and/or stop frequently to warm them up.

I don't really see how cold weather riding gloves are going to offer LESS protection than regular riding gloves. Mine are thick and provide less feel but I can still fully funtion in them and they are made with gortex and leather. My regular riding gloves may have the hard knuckles but are thin leather ...

As far as the grip warmers go, that's just a personal choice. It's a cruiser/commuter thing in my eyes, as generally, one is not going to go out and *ride* when it's THAT cold ... I like to minimize the amount of things that can go wrong with my bike ...

[Monte]

Originally posted by ersigh
I don't really see how cold weather riding gloves are going to offer LESS protection than regular riding gloves. Mine are thick and provide less feel but I can still fully funtion in them and they are made with gortex and leather. My regular riding gloves may have the hard knuckles but are thin leather ...

As far as the grip warmers go, that's just a personal choice. It's a cruiser/commuter thing in my eyes, as generally, one is not going to go out and *ride* when it's THAT cold ... I like to minimize the amount of things that can go wrong with my bike ...
Most of the cold weather gloves I've seen are bulky (insulation), usually textile and don't seem to have much of the neato armor stuff my regular gloves have. My regular gloves are thin enough in the right places to give me a good feel for the controls, but they're thick and reinforced where you might expect to need it in a crash. Oh, and I've just never found cold weather gloves that look as badass as my normal gloves. :p What kind do you have, anyway?

I know what you mean about the warmers being a cruiser/commuter thing. They are the kind of thing you would see on a Goldwing or BMW tourer or something...along with a stereo, an ass-massaging seat and a coffee maker. For me and my ice-cube hands, though, if it isn't hot out, my hands will pretty much always get cold. So, I'm seriously thinking about getting some of those warmers from AZMotorsports.

My hands are getting numb just looking at the pics from your ride. :eek:

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Originally posted by MrPython
Most of the cold weather gloves I've seen are bulky (insulation), usually textile and don't seem to have much of the neato armor stuff my regular gloves have. My regular gloves are thin enough in the right places to give me a good feel for the controls, but they're thick and reinforced where you might expect to need it in a crash. Oh, and I've just never found cold weather gloves that look as badass as my normal gloves. :p What kind do you have, anyway?

I know what you mean about the warmers being a cruiser/commuter thing. They are the kind of thing you would see on a Goldwing or BMW tourer or something...along with a stereo, an ass-massaging seat and a coffee maker. For me and my ice-cube hands, though, if it isn't hot out, my hands will pretty much always get cold. So, I'm seriously thinking about getting some of those warmers from AZMotorsports.

My hands are getting numb just looking at the pics from your ride. :eek:

lol

The gloves are Frank Thomas ... cycle gear brand. Very well made ... I guess I have seen enough accidents of a variety of speeds that my general regard for gloves is a lot lower than it used to be. I'd rather be wearing gloves, but between my cold gloves and not cold gloves, I see little different in protection ... I think the padding would offer more in some situations and visa versa.

Some cold weather gloves are nothing but pillows with finger slots and I wouldn't wear those.

If I get an R6 or something, the SV will become my commuter bike and I'll DEFINATELY put warmers on it ... but for now, I just put up with the cold. I don't actually mind the occasional stops at denny's to blow my nose and warm up any way ... kinda relaxing. :)

I'm a female so my fingers and toes are ALWAYS cold, even when it's hot outside. heh. :) (basically the label ice queen doesn't just apply to my heart ;) )