Heated clothing

[Cartman]

Never really needed heated clothing, thermals a decent jacket do for me, but tempted to try some to reduce the layers. Fancy heated inner soles for sure.

[kwarrgtr]

Hi - I have the Gerbring heated insoles and I would rate them no better than 'okay'. When I first got them I wired them straight to the bike battery and friggin hell they got too damn hot.
I since added a dual controller, but at the mo only run the insoles.
To be honest and a real wuss/wimp/tart/girl (sorry if any real girls here...) I will probably take the cage more and more this
year. I have a 35 mile commute and I am now finding my hands are bloody cold after 15-20 mins. Oh this is on the bmw f800st I just traded in for the GTR. BUT I had, heated grips, muffs and bloody expensive gloves, but still cold, and it hasn't really got that cold yet.
Maybe the bloods been thinned too much by all the alchohol over the (many) years......

[Cartman]

Interesting, I do 70 miles each way all year, had to borrow the wife's cage today and I hate it. She tells me I don't feel the cold as where there's no sense there's no feeling :o

Might explore the EXO kit....

[Martin#30]

Like a number of us here, commuting by bike is my only option - sun, rain or snow. I have done it for years, and muddled by with a combination of thermals, and layers.

This heated clothing is the way forward though. I found in previous years, the first 30-40 minutes of my commute was tolerable in conditions down to -3 or so, then I simply could not stave off the cold effectively after that. Once your core temperature starts to drop, your body restricts blood flow to extremities (hands and feet) which is why they then get cold.

Heated jacket is magnificent to keep core temp high, and thus keep blood flowing to hands and feet.

I shall also be investing in some of their heated gloves. Heated grips are convenient, but they only heat your palms. The back of your hand is the bit exposed to all the cold air, and that gets no warmth from grips.

I have only had my Gerbings jacket working for two commutes, but I am almost evangelical about its effectiveness. Can you tell?  ;D

Martin.

[kwarrgtr]

Heated jacket is magnificent to keep core temp high, and thus keep blood flowing to hands and feet
Umm thats intersting, never thought of that.
In cage again today (looong story... had to go BACK to the dealer and 'unlock' the bimmer top box I took off the 800st  -some prat closed it and locked it and the ONLY key was the one left with the bike at the dealer...) anyway - I digress, lovely bright day today - not sure of the temp at 06:50 - BUT M25 is a real chore in a cage!!!

[Martin#30]

I have only had my Gerbings jacket working for two commutes, but I am almost evangelical about its effectiveness. Can you tell?  ;D

Now I am not sure what the next stage on from evangelical would be, but after a couple more weeks of winter commuting with my Gerbings heated jacket and heated gloves, they are the shnizzle (as my eldest would say, I am assured that is good)  ;D

Seriously though, any winter riders without this gear, you really are missing a trick.

Martin.

[Kwikasfuki]

Just to let you know, Get Geared now stock Gerbing. The range wasn't massive but the retailer might be easier to deal with. The stores seem to have more variety than the online shop.