Well it did try to hit 90 yesterday, but it can just about hit freezing on a morning or two in the winter down here in the flats. The cold usually gets you in the mountains. I can do a 7,000 foot change in elevation in 20 minutes.There are folks here from SoCal and FL who are using heated gear...... It just seems over kill down there... Forgive me for my ignorance.
They are talk 50's this weekend here in Cincy.... So tempted....but like ya'll said...way to much salt...hell my car has trouble getting grip on these roads when accellerating.. what is 2 wheels going to do with that....Don, you're the reason I went ahead and ordered heated grips (and the reason my bike is currently in pieces ). I suspect I'll use these well into spring and maybe on the occasional chilly summer night even.
+1 on the winter riding as well. Wanted to ride the other day when we hit nearly 50 degrees, but the roads are so covered in chemicals and road salt it's a huge hazzard... and this morning my car confirmed a sunny 14 degrees. Damn. Can't wait for spring!!!!
I also have the Firstgear heated gear. I sewed a velcro patch onto the top of the thigh of my overpants.Well I can't give you a comparison between your options, but I love my Firstgear heated glove liners. I have them and the jacket liner. I like the liners because I can choose which gloves I want to wear over them. I start wearing the liners at 50-55F and can go all the way to ~30F. The problem is I can't adjust the heat level on the fly, I have the controller (dual controller, gloves and jacket separately - awesome!) in my pocket and have to pull over to turn the dials. My husband is thinking a patch of velcro on the bike somewhere might do the trick.. We'll see.
Nice! Do you have anything holding the dials in place or do they not move during the ride when exposed like that?I also have the Firstgear heated gear. I sewed a velcro patch onto the top of the thigh of my overpants.