so the gloves get warm, and the grips don't cool completely off.

it puts a little warmth in the back of the glove, so the back of your hand warms up some before you start moving.

the long gauntlet style gloves will fit over the switch gear and kinda stay put.

works good while pumping gas.

 

good idea

 

+1

Simple but ingenious! Wish I'd read that before my ride today.

 

 

Worth sharing old snowmobile trick good post.

 

Good tip..... I have done this in the summer to keep the sun from beating up grips. I guess I will get in the habit of putting on the grips all the time.

 

I love this. I have the same gloves and never thought of this....one of the many reasons why I love this site.

 

found out another neat trick, or remembered from the forum, whatever...

get a set of plastic doctor/mechanic/janitor gloves (ask the cleaning lady at the motel for a set)

and wear them UNDER your thick heavy gloves, it makes a HUGE difference.
it acts as a vapor barrier, and really helps keep your hands warm.

the plastic gloves are actually damp inside when I take them off after 100 miles,
so I pull them off & lay them out flat, and just put them on inside out for the next leg of the trip.


i got the very thin HD neck gaiter, then a huge thick Snow Mobile style neck gaiter, that i pull up on my noggin, then the full face pushes the cloth back down, to create a pretty tight seal.
https://www.cyclegear.com/gear/freeze-out-neck-wrap


carry a roll of masking tape:
I taped two "hand warmer" pads below my knees, right where the wind hit my knees.
they added heat for a while, and added a layer of padding & a vapor barrier where the wind was hitting.

i also asked the motel cleaning lady for two trash bags, and I left them folded up, just how them came off the roll, so they were triple ply.
i had on "under armour" long johns.
I taped the trash bags to the front of my legs (to the long johns), starting at my waist, and folded them back up double on my lower legs, where the wind would hit them.

seems like a lot of work, but this was for a ~6 hour ride in the ~40's, HTH/YMMV?

 

That Freeze OUT neck gaiter from CycleGear is a great thing to wear in the Winter. I have one and it really makes a difference in keeping you warmer.

 

For $10, I'm going to give that a shot. Often leaving for work with the springtime/fall morning temps in the 30s and it sure would be nice to be a little warmer