Update: Went on a short ride in low 40's-degrees weathers, plus some winds, so temps at the lowest in upper 30's perhaps. I used the new half-mitts with the thumb. I was surprised at how bulky the thumb felt, and it was a bit awkward to get the thumb out. The half mitts are nice because you can quickly remove your fingers, but the full thumb has to be pulled off separately just like a regular glove. Its a small thing, and in really cold weather probably would be worth it, but on an only mildly cold ride, I think I'll stick with the old style, thumbless half-mitts.
I think I would prefer a half-thumb, instead of a full thumb cover, though. Then it would cover the tip of the thumb and the back (dorsal side), but leave the palmar open - just like the rest of the mitt. -Aaron Young The Dalles, OR On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: > I used a thumbless pair through winter, and with a light liner type glove > (with a thumb) they were just fine for my short commute. > > My wife knitted me some custom wool gloves based on a design I suggested > that complement the half mitts nicely. They are fingerless and thumbless, > but the thumb has a convertible cap that can fold down to cover the thumb > from the cold when needed. They are a little goofy, but worked really well > for me. The nice thing is everything is covered, but I could easily > uncover the tips of all finger and even thumb if I needed. > > I recently bought a thumbed paid of half mitts, but haven't had the > need to use them yet. They seem a bit bulkier than the thumbless versions > because of the thumbs of course, but also they are fuzzier on the inside > than the older version - the material is different. They will probably be > better for colder temps with the extra fuzz in there. > > Aaron "air conditioned fingertips" Young > The Dalles, OR > > > On Monday, November 11, 2013, Edwin W wrote: > >> Half baked, or well done? >> I got a pair <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ag4.htm>in my last order, >> and they are working great for this fall transition weather. During the >> day, I can go bare handed, but sometimes in the late afternoons or evenings >> it gets chilly for bare hands. These half mitts are light, pack easily >> anywhere and warm up your hands when it gets too chilly. I am commuting in >> them now and we will see how cold it can be for them to stay functional. >> When they are not doing the job, I might try a pair of light gloves under >> them instead of just switching to heavier gloves. Layering, all about the >> layering. >> >> I am so glad they added the thumbs. >> >> I wish they would put a reflective strip on the back for signalling, >> etc... as cold weather often goes together with dark. >> >> Edwin >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
