I'm outta my element in cold weather. I need a couple of experienced winter riders' opinions.

No snow in DC yet, but it's cold (30-40 degrees) and damp. I have Gerbings jckt liner and gloves, but I'm still using chaps. My feet and my *** are getting frostbite!

I thought about Gerbings EX, but DAMN that stuff is pricey!

Suggestions? Recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

 

Man, there is a TON that can be said. Yes chaps.

I wear upper and lower chilli peppers I think it is called.

Also I wear a HD leather winter jacket and IT IS FANTASTIC!!!!! Expensive but WOW it is GREAT!

Winter gloves.

With lowers, I do not need anything but 'me boots.

You can wear a neoprene like hoodie/dicky, I could go on and on.....there is lot of stuff.

I have a windscreen so I do not need much around my face.

I know there will be a LOT of more posts so put it all together my friend and remember, even cold stay hydrated!!

What I said above I ride in freezing temps toasty warm.

BuzzCap7

 

I use first gear glove liners, and then the Firstgear Rainier jacket & Firstgear Kathmandu overpants for cold weather riding, i have ridden in the mid to low teens with this setup. for boots i wear either the Sidi Adventure Gortex, or Sidi Discovery Rain. My feet never get cold while wearing either of these boots.
I ride year round here in the northwest, unless there is snow or ice on the road, so i do a fair amount of cold weather riding. I had tried some of the heated gear beyond heated gloves, but I didn't like dealing with all the wires, so just invested good jacket/pants/boots so i don't have to deal with all the wires.
I will say that the Gerbing glove liners heat more evenly than the firstgear liners, and are more comfortable in extreme cold.

 

I ride in DC in the cold also on a 2014 FLHTK . I use a Powerlet jacket liner and electric gloves with cuffs. A balaclava to keep the next warm even though the jacket collar is heated. I wear leather over pants from LeatherUp and use the heated grips as needed. The fairing really helps. The last item( which I don,t use) would be electric socks in boots. I use a heavy Harley leather jacket on top.

 

Layers. Wear several layers. I've got silk-weight thermals, regular waffle thermals, jeans and chaps that I can all layer together for my lower half, the same 2 thermal layers plus a LS T-shirt, sweatshirt, and leather jacket for my top. Thinsulate-lined leather gauntlet gloves plus a separate thin liner, two pairs of socks with boots. I've got a neoprene half mask with a fleece neck piece to keep my face warm. I'm good riding down as cold as it gets here in Texas like that all day long. I do plan on putting in a seat heater, which you can get on Ebay for about $30 and works like a champ.

 

Have you considered used Gerbings? Perhaps someone out grew theirs.

What size are you - got a friend that is probably a XL or XXL that doesn't use them anymore.

 

Cold feet are a tough cure. It's usually more of a circulation thing than anything else. Try the feet warmers you shake to activate and place them in your boots.

For pants, I always wear a pair of insulated, quilted long johns under my rain pants (nothing better at wind breaking IMO) and plenty warm. Up top I wear my FXRG jacket with it's liner. If its' colder than 30 a heater liner is as good as it gets.

I have heated grips and seat on my bike and really with them, it's really not even fair.

 

Heated insoles and a heated pant liner, you won't regret getting them. Get the adjustable heat control.

 

for pants, 1st Gear HT Overpants -- just left this morning when it was 22 degrees and my legs were warm. For a Jacket, I wear my Textile Harley Convertible. However I do put an insulated jacket over the top for cold mornings like this morning - jacket was inexpensive from Walmart. Tonight I came home in 37 degree weather with just the jacket and a long sleeve t-shirt underneath.

 

No, actually i haven't. I'm 38 waist (on a good day), so I'm guessing XL Pants.