Comments on daze of tundra: Extreme-itys

Hands and feet are a very personal. I rode with po...

2009-02-12T08:20:00.000Z

Hands and feet are a very personal. I rode with pogies and my lobster gloves one day at -25C in Alaska and got frostnip while two other riders just had pogies and liner gloves but stayed toasty.

The Epic pogies are super-warm so they should do you well. FWIW, I'm using Dogwood pogies (easier to get hold of but hardly any insulation) with liner gloves and Black Diamond ice climbing mitts when I need them. For -10C in Finland, I only needed the liners.

Hi. I've never done anything like you're about to ...

2009-02-10T20:11:00.000Z

Hi. I've never done anything like you're about to do, but I cycle commute year round in Helsinki, Finland. Cycling in subzero temperatures for about an hour or just over, going to work, I've been quite surprised that keeping my hands warm isn't very hard. I've ice climbed in Scotland, Finland and Norway for many years and have never found the perfect glove system - but interestingly with riding, I've found that just a loose fitting pair of windproof gloves keeps your hands surprisingly warm once your body has warmed up. I've always been very sceptical of windproof fleece or similar, but the one place it does seem to work is for your hands on the bike. If it is colder than -10 I might take goretex mitts but I very rarely actually wear them.

On the other hand, keeping my feet warm is a total hassle and much much harder to do. So with those amazing looking Pogies plus other gloves I reckon you might be sorted, but look after your toes! I came very close to getting frostbite in them just riding home from work a couple of years ago! http://lightfromthenorth.blogspot.com/2007/02/frostbite.html

Have fun and take care of your toes!

there on there now!

2009-02-09T21:52:00.000Z

there on there now!

You decided on the Powergrips yet?

2009-02-09T21:31:00.000Z

You decided on the Powergrips yet?

You are going to love the Neos Navigator 5 I use a...

2009-02-06T11:25:00.000Z

You are going to love the Neos Navigator 5 I use a pair over here in Northern New York for riding, snowshoeing and winter camping. My feet have yet to get cold using them. -37F has been the coldest temperature I have been in with them.

Ride Fast
John