Brand New Ultra Classic Meets Old Knees
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05-19-2023, 08:23 AM
Double dittos on Gerbing products.In 20 years never had a failure, rip or tear. I consider the electric pant liners and Jacket liner essential and their gloves are terrific for riding in Michigan. You can feel the heat almost as soon as you leave the parking lot . A lot of my riding is a 30 mile ride to a favorite couple of coffee shops out in the country far away from the suburb craziness north of Deytwa. Pushing 70 with many medical conditions and I am not limited at all. The best description of riding while plugged in is it is like a continuous warm hug after wrapping in a quilt after it comes out of the dryer...Of course for any thing under 50 I wear a modular helmet so I can put on my glasses without fogging easier.
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05-19-2023, 08:42 AM
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07-30-2024, 09:21 PM
Heated pants
Good News: So, the good news is that I picked up my brand spanking new Vivid Black Ultra Classic on Friday night! By the time I made it from Ocean City (Maryland) to just West of Baltimore ~9pm it was down to the upper 20's. [&:] Enough layers to stay warm plus the full-face that my g/f bought me for Christmas and I was comfortable ... except for the cold wind hitting my 42+ year old knees.
Bad News: Despite Under Armor-ish leggings under my jeans and a pair of rain pants over them, the cold wind on my knees was brutal. My abused knees (which regularly ache after my bi-weekly runs or weekly indoor soccer games) were just plain hurting the closer I got to home despite trying to move them to get the blood moving. [:@]
HELP: I *need* a set of highway pegs in a bad way so I can stretch my knees out. I don't think the short ones (like these) I had on the FLSTC will work w/ the Ultra lowers ... nor do I think my legs would reach them. Need suggestions of pegs/mounts that will reach back around the lowers to get close enough that I can rest my toes on them when my heals are still on the floor boards.
Woohoo: Bike ran great and my fears about moving my 5'8" butt from the recently sold Softail Heritage to the UC weren't anything to worry about. I test road a couple EGs before making the plunge, but I'm blown away by how much better this is than the Softail! Woohoo!!
Many many thanks again to everyone's input a while back to my "To Ultra or Not to Ultra" post!! This thing ROCKS!!
Aloha ... Robert
Bad News: Despite Under Armor-ish leggings under my jeans and a pair of rain pants over them, the cold wind on my knees was brutal. My abused knees (which regularly ache after my bi-weekly runs or weekly indoor soccer games) were just plain hurting the closer I got to home despite trying to move them to get the blood moving. [:@]
HELP: I *need* a set of highway pegs in a bad way so I can stretch my knees out. I don't think the short ones (like these) I had on the FLSTC will work w/ the Ultra lowers ... nor do I think my legs would reach them. Need suggestions of pegs/mounts that will reach back around the lowers to get close enough that I can rest my toes on them when my heals are still on the floor boards.
Woohoo: Bike ran great and my fears about moving my 5'8" butt from the recently sold Softail Heritage to the UC weren't anything to worry about. I test road a couple EGs before making the plunge, but I'm blown away by how much better this is than the Softail! Woohoo!!
Many many thanks again to everyone's input a while back to my "To Ultra or Not to Ultra" post!! This thing ROCKS!!
Aloha ... Robert
For real nice comfort in the cold have you considered heated outer pants?
Worth a look.
Mike
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