freezing fingers

[Thistle]

hey postiechic

yeh, melbourne can get cold too! i ended up getting them from paddy pallin's and got a pair of manzella blizzard 75's. the dude at the shop had ridden inthe same morning and said he suffers from cold fingers and he wears them. havent tried them on the bike yet, but as soon as i do, i'll let you know. was going to ride this morning,but am feeling really nauseous, so have piked out. that means probably wont get to try them til mon

[Geonz]

I make sure my shoulders are not scrunchy (and if I'm wearing a camelbak or backpack, that the straps aren't constricting blood flow) and pretend I'm in yoga class ("open your chest!" ... yea, like a surgeon?! I'm still a beginner ...) to try to enhace the circulation, and I get warmth in about 9 minutes that way (still have some thick gloves, though I can't remember the brand).
I like my hybrid for cold weather 'cause it's a little more work... so a little more blood flow...
If it's really cold (10 F. and the like) I'll get warmed up before I go outside so I don't have to wait, either with the jump rope (but never in underwire, ladies) or the bike on the trainer.

[Rai Sue]

My hands are always cold!

When it got cold (below 32 degrees F) over the past few years, i figued out that putting some cheap lycra gloves on under wool fingerless-gloves-that-convert-into-mittens worked better than all the other more expensive solutions. I found the lycra gloves in a free-bin, so can't tell you much more about them, but they are good for the wind.

here's a website on cold-finger solutions, that i thought was interesting, with suggestions in a range of prices: http://blog.orbike.com/archives/2005...for_gloves.php

i also once biked with a friend when it was quite cold. I was layering up, and she said she always had to take her gloves off because her hands got too hot, no matter what the outside temps! So, i guess whatever works for you, and no need to feel wimpy.

rai sue

[Thistle]

ok, well i gave my new gloves (manzella blizzard 75's) a real workout yesterday. it was another -5 degree morning in Canberra, and i headed out early. Gotta say they were fantastic. I didnt suffer from freezing fingers at all! So, if you have cold hands like me, and dont mind a glove that makes you sweat a little when it gets above zero, i think they are the go. Wore them in this morning again, and even though it was +5, the icy wind off the mountains made me appreciate them even more. Felt so happy this morning cos there was nothing to stop me enjoying the ride!

Thanks again to everyone for their help. I was so depressed about it when i first posted my query. Felt like winter riding was not going to happen, but now i think i've got everything organised, and nothing will stop me