David Jenkins
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 10:37 PM |
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Had a damn good thrash yesterday...
...and I've just about thawed out now!
Went into town with my missus in my tin-top, and on the way home decided that the weather was rather nice and it was worth getting the toy car out.
Managed to get onto all of my favourite local roads with no sign of any other cars... probably did around 30 miles... er... briskly.
The only down-side was that I had connection problems with my electrically heated gloves (now sorted) and by the time I got home the first fingers on
both hands were white - took ages to warm up. My face was freezing too - I wish I'd worn my full-face helmet instead of a ski hat.
But despite the cold extremities, I love driving in the winter as long as it's dry - the car responds so well. 
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nick205
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 10:43 PM |
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Sounds like fun 
Nothing like an engine inhaling lung fulls of cold fresh air is there
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skodaman
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 12:16 AM |
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What you do behind closed doors is your own business Max. Dunno about the electrically heated gloves though.
Skodaman
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 02:18 AM |
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ski hat
blimey must have been bloody freezing with a ski hat on.
Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 08:49 AM |
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Yes - my head was warm enough under the hat - it was my face that was freezing cold!
The gloves are normally excellent; I can cope with the cold as long as my hands are warm enough to drive. What shocked me the other day was how much
US stuff has gone up in price lately. When I was given the gloves a couple of years ago they cost about £90 - expensive, but very, very good for
biking and kit car driving. I looked the other day and they're nearly £150! I was looking to see how much the batteries cost if I want to use
the gloves away from the car... I don't think I'll be paying £90 for 2 battery packs and a charger in the near future...
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Davey D
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 09:26 AM |
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The last time i went out in the Vortx it was so cold that my hands started to sieze up... i really struggled to change gear with the paddle shift. it
went from being a squeeze of the paddle to having to use my who arm to pull the paddle 
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James
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 12:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
The gloves are normally excellent; I can cope with the cold as long as my hands are warm enough to drive. What shocked me the other day was how much
US stuff has gone up in price lately. When I was given the gloves a couple of years ago they cost about £90 - expensive, but very, very good for
biking and kit car driving. I looked the other day and they're nearly £150! I was looking to see how much the batteries cost if I want to use
the gloves away from the car... I don't think I'll be paying £90 for 2 battery packs and a charger in the near future...
They sound like a good idea to me. I found my hands were ok if I kept them below the top of the scuttle so out of the wind!
Are they 12v?
Pity they're so pricey tho!
My girlfriend and I fitted heated grips to her bike recently, but she still had some blue and white fingers when she got back the other day. 
She was on about buying 'winter' gloves. I wonder if a set of these would be better? Plug in ones for the Locost sound quite cool too!
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 03:25 PM |
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Here's the link for the gloves:
Gerbring
Mine are the middle type (or the previous version of that one anyway). I see that they do one type that costs around £100, but that wasn't
available when I got mine. If you look at the cost of good-quality biker's gloves then the price of these doesn't look quite as bad - but
still very high! They are well made though, and comfortable.
I think I had to pay a bit extra for a cigarette lighter type plug, as the gloves only come with a socket that can be wired to a bike's battery
circuit.
Update:
I see the Americans have a glove liner available (LINK but I don't if that is
available in the UK. Should be a lot cheaper.
[Edited on 24/2/11 by David Jenkins]
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/2/11 at 04:38 PM |
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Current: 2.2 amps
Watts: 27 watts
Surface Temp: 135°F +/- 5°F at 32°F
Just looked it up that 57deg in real money. My that's hot!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/2/11 at 04:51 PM |
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Not sure about the actual temperature, but I do know that they are nice and cosy, without feeling excessively hot.
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