It's cold :(
thistle_
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First ride of 2010 this morning. Drink frozen and numb feet within 15 minutes 
Sore bits that you don't really want to be sore by the end, after 45 minutes. Overshoes + sealskins + walking socks (and loosened shoes) doesn't help warm my feet. I've yet to experiment with my hands as they're less of a problem - Endura strikes just aren't up to the job though.
I think there's something wrong. My gf and I went out walking for about an hour yesterday in the snow. I was toastie warm apart from my hands and feet. I had thick gloves on and kept my hands in my pockets but my fingers were still freezing by the end. She had fingerless woolly gloves on and was throwing snowballs but her fingers were still warm!
I think it's poor circulation, and it's making it hard for me to get out riding. I'm only 26 so it can't be old age for another 4 years
Is it worth pestering the doctor about it? Is there anything they can do?
Sore bits that you don't really want to be sore by the end, after 45 minutes. Overshoes + sealskins + walking socks (and loosened shoes) doesn't help warm my feet. I've yet to experiment with my hands as they're less of a problem - Endura strikes just aren't up to the job though.I think there's something wrong. My gf and I went out walking for about an hour yesterday in the snow. I was toastie warm apart from my hands and feet. I had thick gloves on and kept my hands in my pockets but my fingers were still freezing by the end. She had fingerless woolly gloves on and was throwing snowballs but her fingers were still warm!
I think it's poor circulation, and it's making it hard for me to get out riding. I'm only 26 so it can't be old age for another 4 years
Is it worth pestering the doctor about it? Is there anything they can do?
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I've just had the same problem. Planned to start 2010 in style with a metric century, but after 18 miles I've had to stop because my fingers and toes were quite literally frozen stiff. Was wearing 2 pairs of gloves (windproof outer and wool liner), 2 pairs of socks, shoes and neoprene overshoes.
Legs were slightly nippy but perfectly ok to ride, top half was perfect with a Merino base layer, had a skull cap on keeping my head and ears warm and my breath kept my chin and neck warm. Just really need something to keep the extremities toasty and I'll be fine...0 -
I've resorted to wearing those thin plastic gloves you get by the diesel pumps at filling stations under my inner gloves, they make an effective windbreak. It seems to have cured the frozen fingers problem, maybe a thin plastic bag over your sock would do the same for your toes.
I know motorcyclists use those methods.0 -
I've heard latex gloves underneath normal gloves will keep you warm, but I've not tried that one yet. My concern would be hands getting sweaty, and the latex not allowing them to breathe so they stay wet and get cold again.0
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I tried the triple layer approach today.
Inner Glove,Latex Glove then Outer Glove.
To be honest it only made a slight improvement but better then nothing0 -
I tried the triple layer approach today.
Inner Glove,Latex Glove then Outer Glove.
To be honest it only made a slight improvement but better then nothing0 -
Get some leather gloves with the fleecey insides. You can pick them up cheap. I have a pair that seem dangerously thin, but they keep my hands really warm for hours and hours. They're not breathable, so your hands sweat, but who cares if your warm?0
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I've got some Etxeondo windstopper gloves that are really good right down to about 2c.. After that I've got some silk inners that seem to do the trick."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
@gietvangent0
