Winter cycling wardrobe suggestions

[Jay]

"Pat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>> Finding an outer shell rated for extreme wet weather, very packable, with
>> great zippers, in tall sizes, is not easy. Also on my wish list is
>> pockets high up on the jacket. The pockets could be inside or outside the
>> jacket. If you have a bunch of stuff in the jacket hip pockets, you tend
>> to bump into it as you pedal.
>>
>> Any ideas of were I might find such a jacket would be appreciated.
>>
>> J.
>
>
> Jackets with pockets high up are those designed for backpacking. You might
> look on some of those sites. I like the Showers' Pass clothing and just
> might spring for their jacket made out of eVent.
>
> http://showerspass.com/cart/index.php?cPath=21_25
>
> Pat in TX
>
It looks like they do indeed have some jackets which would be great for
cycling, but only for normal sized people. I could not find any mention of
tall sizes on their website. I need tall mainly for the sleeve length, since
I am 6'4". People who need tall sizes have fewer options. I have been buying
online and by phone for many years, before it was fashionable, for exactly
this reason. Brick and mortar retail stores don't have what odd ball Jay
needs, generally speaking.

I don't think there are any companies making great rain jackets in tall
sizes. I have checked The North Face, mountaingear.com and
outdoorresearch.com.

I have just called LLBean, and they are going to exchange my current jacket,
for this jacket http://tinyurl.com/2kyf6n . It has 2-way zippers, and rated
for extreme conditions. So we will see. LLBean has a great return policy.
They want you to be happy with your purchase, without time constraint.

J.

 

[Tom Keats]

In article <[email protected]>,
Zoot Katz <[email protected]> writes:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:24:22 -0800, [email protected] (Tom
> Keats) wrote:
>
>>They're made with 3M Thinsulate[tm], and the fabric
>>has a velour feel to it. I can cover my gloved fingertips
>>with the flaps for warmth, or peel the flaps off in order
>>to manipulate stuff, like doing up helmet straps or unlocking
>>my U-lock. I got them from a drugstore bargain bin.
>
> I scored two pairs of alpaca mittens made like that.
> Amy and Erin were the first two people I thought of who would
> appreciate their crafting and material so gifted them.
>
> There used to Scandinavian ragg wool glove/mitts made like that. I
> had a pair but wore them out in one Quebec winter working outside.

Sometimes the flaps on mine hook onto my brake levers,
but I'm used to dealing with it, so it's no big whoop.

In re: cold gloves/hands -- if I take my gloves off outdoors
and they get cold, that'd be it.

But

if I stick 'em under my clothing and under my armpits or
down my pants waistband, they'll eventually warm back up
to a comfortable temperature. I just have to look
ridiculous for a few minutes while they warm up.

Remember when take-out Chinese food came in those
aluminum foil pans? A take-out order of chow mein
is (was) a pretty good heat source. They made good
belly-warmers, too (Frank K. take note.) It'd have
to be something dry, like chow mein or fried rice,
and not full of runny juices, like chop suey, or
beef + green peppers + onions + black bean sauce on
chow fun noodle. Or Buddhist's feast.

The trick is to resist the temptation to snack on it
too much whilst en route. But if you do, it beats
Clif bars and those horrid Quaker Oats thingies
all to heck.


cheers,
Tom



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[Zoot Katz]

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:33:05 -0800, [email protected]
(Tom Keats) wrote:
\
>
>Remember when take-out Chinese food came in those
>aluminum foil pans? A take-out order of chow mein
>is (was) a pretty good heat source. They made good
>belly-warmers, too (Frank K. take note.) It'd have
>to be something dry, like chow mein or fried rice,
>and not full of runny juices, like chop suey, or
>beef + green peppers + onions + black bean sauce on
>chow fun noodle. Or Buddhist's feast.
>
>The trick is to resist the temptation to snack on it
>too much whilst en route. But if you do, it beats
>Clif bars and those horrid Quaker Oats thingies
>all to heck.

Of a dozen hot bagels, eleven could make it home warm at twenty below
under a down jacket. The bagelry was three blocks away and open 24
hours. With salmon spread at 3 in the morning bagels were a tasty
snack before bed and still fresh for breakfast four hours later. If
there were any left you could still eat 'em for lunch but they are
best eaten warm from the oven while crunching snow underfoot.

I believed that it was customary in France to take ones bread for a
walk before devouring it at home. Many loafs out airing in shopping
bags were missing a heel.
--
zk

 

[Tom Sherman]

Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Zoot Katz <[email protected]> writes:
>> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:24:22 -0800, [email protected] (Tom
>> Keats) wrote:
>>
>>> They're made with 3M Thinsulate[tm], and the fabric
>>> has a velour feel to it. I can cover my gloved fingertips
>>> with the flaps for warmth, or peel the flaps off in order
>>> to manipulate stuff, like doing up helmet straps or unlocking
>>> my U-lock. I got them from a drugstore bargain bin.
>> I scored two pairs of alpaca mittens made like that.
>> Amy and Erin were the first two people I thought of who would
>> appreciate their crafting and material so gifted them.
>>
>> There used to Scandinavian ragg wool glove/mitts made like that. I
>> had a pair but wore them out in one Quebec winter working outside.
>
> Sometimes the flaps on mine hook onto my brake levers,
> but I'm used to dealing with it, so it's no big whoop.
>
> In re: cold gloves/hands -- if I take my gloves off outdoors
> and they get cold, that'd be it.
>
> But
>
> if I stick 'em under my clothing and under my armpits or
> down my pants waistband, they'll eventually warm back up
> to a comfortable temperature. I just have to look
> ridiculous for a few minutes while they warm up....

I just sit on one hand at a time while riding to warm them up.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people."
- A. Derleth

 

[[email protected]]

On Jan 13, 12:13 pm, Andrew Price <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:34:50 -0500, "David L. Johnson"
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> [---]
>
> >But feet are different, for me.  I really want to keep them warm.  For
> >me, once the feet get cold I'm done.  Hands will eventually warm up, but
> >feet don't.  I have a nice set of booties, and don't leave home without
> >them.
>
> For me, its just the opposite.  As you remarked further up your post,
> some people have cold hands.  I never have problems with cold feet,
> but when my hands start hurting, them I'm done.  And they do, despite
> wearing silk inner gloves under Thinsulate outers.
>
> SIDI produces electrically heated soles for their shoes - does anyone
> know if something similar is available for gloves?
>
>
Just search google for battery heated gloves. I have never tried any
of them. Here is one example http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-gloves/battery-heated-gloves/
.

I don't think Sidi makes heated gloves.

J.