Thermal shoe covers/Winter gear

[malkin]

Keep your eye on the discount sites too.

I got a lined Bern helmet for cheap last fall on Sierra Trading Post. It is either dopey looking or quite fashionable depending on how you look at it.

Steep and Cheap and Chainlove sometimes have great stuff too, and the sale section at TE is not to be missed!

[Catrin]

It is kind of funny - I am moving into a new apartment in a few weeks and I do need some things for the new place. I find myself tempted to just not worry about the needed new apt things so I will have money for winter bike gear - easy to see where my priorities are

I knew about Sierra Trading Post, and, of course, TE's lovely sales. Will keep my eyes out for others.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Do a search of threads here on TE for winter/cold weather gear, gloves, balaklavas, base layers, and clothes. Lots of good threads to read, full of good recommendations.

Be sure to read about the wonders of merino wool as well.

[malkin]

Take care of to your most sensitive and vulnerable regions first--for me it is hands (because of Reynaud's) and face (because of trigeminal neuralgia).

And imagine, that when I was in high school, we thought rare medical conditions were sort of cool and exotic. Now they are just somewhere between inconvenient and intolerable, but hovering around at annoying.

[Catrin]

What is the general consensus on gloves like these?

http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodLG_1482096.html

I saw a pair at a LBS yesterday when I picked up arm warmers and smartwool glove liners. They appear to be quite versatile, but how easy is it to use trigger shifters/brakes with the finger covers over the fingers?

A local bike store had a 30% sale this weekend on gear, since they had no Smartwool arm warmers in stock I picked these up for a really good price, as well as the glove liners mention above (for 10% off).

I found such a large difference in sizes for the arm warmers. For the PI warmers I took a small, but tried on several pairs of Gore Windstopper arm warmers and even the medium was much too small... I am very glad that I was able to try them on before my purchase.

[OakLeaf]

I can't speak directly to the LG gloves you linked to, but I have a pair of convertible running gloves. I do like the option, but typically when I take the covers off, I leave my index fingers inside to keep them from flapping around. I'd make sure those lobster claw covers didn't flap.

[Catrin]

I can't speak directly to the LG gloves you linked to, but I have a pair of convertible running gloves. I do like the option, but typically when I take the covers off, I leave my index fingers inside to keep them from flapping around. I'd make sure those lobster claw covers didn't flap.

The lobster covers tuck inside a little pocket when not in use, so that shouldn't be an issue.