Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You probably don't have them where you are but Snowmobile gloves are what you need. I wear them for snowboarding. They're awesome. Rip-out liners, very tough, totally warm and waterproof. On Dec 8, 2003, at 3:28 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I made a slightly different discovery this morning. It was also around > -5C, > gorgeous weather, so I took my motorcycle to go the office. I > discovered, > however, that neither my gloves nor the long underwear I wore are > adequate > for a 45 km commute at motorway speeds. This weekend I will have to go > to > the local MC emporium and buy some proper winter gloves and thermal > undies. > > Nathan > > Johnny Deadman wrote: > >> -5C this morning, so I decided it was time to put on my medium-cold >> weather cycling gear. >> >> (this means a fleece, neckwarmer and helmet liner in addition to my >> normal shell... the long underwear goes on at about -2, the shell at >> about +4... at about -8 or -9 I put on my super duper long underwear) >> >> and of course I learn, as I always do around this time of year, the >> unalterable law of cold weather cycling >> >> the problem is not getting cold, it's getting hot >> >> 2 miles into my ride I had to stop at the side of the road and strip >> off, steaming like a cow. >> >> I delayered the fleece but kept the neckwarmer and helmet liner and >> all >> was well. >> >> -- >> John Brownlow >> >> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com >> http://www.unintended-consequences.com >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html