A friend has recently started sewing gauntlets for handlebars, with velcro so you can easily apply/remove them from your hoods/bars. They work great. http://bikemitts.com/
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:08 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > Speaking of Polar Expititions (Winnie the Pooh reference): > http://scottexpedition.com (They are a month and a half in to a > self-contained human powered sledge to the South Pole), and just got off > Beardmore Glacier. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:35:21 AM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: >> >> Here in Minnesota, good old fashioned unlined leather chopper mitts with >> wool mitten liners. I fashioned a mitten leash out of lampwick >> Antarctic-explorer style (e.g. http://www.viaggipolari.it/ >> ernest-shackleton-2/), It's excellent because I can take the mitts off >> and not have to hold them. Helpful at stop lights, etc, and sometimes I >> just slip them off for a few minutes if I get too warm; cools my whole >> body. While cotton lampwick is the traditional material, it is hard to >> find in bulk. You could make a leash out of nylon webbing, leather, rope, >> etc. The cross-brace (see photo on site) just needs to be able to slide. >> And then just tack a bar on to the cuff of each mitt, much like a light >> blinky bar/tab, and loop the leash through each mitt. Use buckles, snaps, >> whatever your fancy as a way to remove the leash from the mitt or to adjust >> the length of the leash. To size, make sure the leash is slightly longer >> than finger-tip to finger-tip with arms out straight to the sides >> (wingspan) Plus you can hang 'em up on a hook; it's a total mitten-loss >> protection system! >> >> cheers, >> liesl >> and it's wicked cold here today >> > -- > 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. > -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- 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.
