+1 on the Bar Mitts. I got a pair last year knowing that it was a coin toss whether they would end up in the toy pile or tool pile of my cycling gear - mainly due to the mild winters I enjoy in NC.
Lo and behold, they showed up right before NC started the longest sustained "cold snap" we've seen in decades. So, last year, they were priceless. :-) One evening, I was riding home from work with temps in the mid-20's. I had to take off my gloves because my hands were burning up in gloves tucked inside the Bar Mitts. I finished the ride with bare hands in Bar Mitts. My expectation is that they'll remain on again/off again from season to season here in NC, would be of little value further south of here, and would be golden north of here. So, while your mileage *will* vary based on your winters, I'm completely convinced that they're effective at what they're designed to do. Jack --- Jack Warman Durham, NC On Nov 15, 2:06 pm, Jay Fichialos <quad...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been using Barr Mitts for a few winters now and they're > great.http://www.barmitts.com > > Recently I finished modifying them to work with bar end shifters. Toasty > warm and I can wear fingerless gloves year > round.http://www.flickr.com/photos/quadmod/5179116140/ > > Just a happy customer, > > -Jay Fichialos > > > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 7:08 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > Am also happy with the Wiggy gloves that Rivendell sells. But after > > seeing Dan's link, might have to buy some of those choppers. > > > Will be using them today on the first snow ride of the season. Coming > > down pretty good right now. > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Nov 12, 11:02 pm, mike <mike.rosen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It's nothing like you describe, but when it's cold here, my fingers > > > have been happiest in the sort of military gloves that Riv has sold a > > > couple of times in the recent past. Each finger is in its own little > > > sleeping bag and the outer nylon layer is tight enough to keep out the > > > wind. Looks like they're not currently on the 'clothing' page. > > > Someone at work compared them to snowmobile gloves. > > > > On Nov 12, 2:49 pm, james <meine...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > I've been enjoying my Hillborne a lot this Autumn but with Winter > > > > coming I'm thinking about my hands. Last Winter they got cold often > > > > and I think I need some mittens. My ideal would be all natural > > > > materials--leather outer and wool or rabbit liner. Even better would > > > > be if it was a leather mitten that also had a pull away finger cover > > > > for if the hands get hot. Has anyone seen something like this? I've > > > > been scouring the web with no luck. Anyone seen anything like this or > > > > use them? > > > > > james- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
