freezing fingers

[Thistle]

hey

Thanks for all the advice. I'll certainly look into the lobster-type gloves. hopefully our LBS have them here. It has given me hope to hear that others ride in colder weather and survive! Bit of a newbie to discussion groups.. .actually this was my first posting! So thanks for your patience if I mess things up.

Thea

[crazycanuck]

Hey there from perth!

Ohhh..i wanna ride round the ACT area as i've heard there are some great tracks!!

Now, about lobster type gloves, there's an option closer to us ozzies & kiwis..

http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/produc...I&category=ACC

I've not tried their lobster gloves as it's not that cold over here in perth & haven't checked out my lbs (that's local bike shop..) to see what wintry gloves they have...

Are you a mtn biker???

c

[Aint Doody]

Get some of those hand warmers. They're available at most sporting goods stores. They put out their own heat. I put them on the tops of my hands inside my gloves. They keep my hands just right.

[RoadRaven]

I read this thread and I marvel

I have enough trouble feeling like I am in control of gears and brakes wearing mid-weight, full-finger fleecey winter gloves

How you gals wear so many layers, and three finger mittens etc just stuns and impresses me...

[Grog]

How you gals wear so many layers, and three finger mittens etc just stuns and impresses me...

Let's say I wouldn't ride my road bike with indexed shifting with these.

And in heavy winter conditions I wouldn't ride my road bike but a mountain bike "tank" anyway!!

[rivergrl]

I really have no suggestions because I live in a warm southern state in the US so even in winter I hardly ever have to worry about getting TOO cold. I would LOVE to be in Austrailia in the winter (or anytime for that matter). I've always wanted to visit that country.

I personally enjoy cold weather, it just bites because it's dark at 5:00 p.m. in the winter and I have to ride on the trainer instead of outdoors.

Right now it's just hot, so I have to go early or in late evening to not have a heat stroke. It's just always too stinking hot in the south..but the food is great!

[Trekhawk]

And in heavy winter conditions I wouldn't ride my road bike but a mountain bike "tank" anyway!!

Yep as soon as we get ice on the road or snow out comes my trusty mountain bike. We dont get as far as normal road rides but its fun being out and she doesn't mind getting dirty.

[Thistle]

So interesting to read all the comments! To clarify, i ride a hybrid and i ride pretty slowly... being overweight and a beginner. But i do have a lot of fun, and now have a new pair of gloves that I got from a outdoor sports store (the bike shop guys just shook there heads and said they didnt know what else to offer me). The chap in the outdoor sports shop had ridden in that same morning and was a "freezing finger" sufferer like me, and said that he wore these gloves and they were good.

I wont get to road test the gloves til tomorrow (seems so long between rides!) but i stuck my hand out of the car window at 80kph yesterday with them on and they felt good. So here's hoping!

Seems everyone who rides in Canberra has their normal winter gloves and there sub-zero gloves. I dont feel quite so much of a wimp anymore