Bikies with better knowledge of oils, greases, and such can weigh in, but my understanding is that White Lighting just doesn't work in cold temps - really not even below freezing. It's parafin based. You want something that won't freeze. If you have internal geared hubs, you just discovered their flaw - made for warmer climates.
Geez, you'd think biking in winter was unusual or something. ;-) As to hands - yes, your mother was right, mittens are warmer than gloves. I have switched from "lobster gloves" to puffy mittens (downhill ski mittens) the last few days. Feet - my feet are cold below 50 degrees. It's just my curse. My goal is to avoid pain in my feet. Make sure you can still wiggle your toes/foot. Restricting blood supply by adding socks into shoes not made for 3 pairs won't help. I'm considering those little gel packs that get warm. You can get them just about anywhere: Walgreens, sporting goods stores, etc. Face - I use a "neck gaiter" - a fleece thing that gets pulled up to my glasses. Yes, my glasses fog up when I stop. Pull it down temporarily when you stop to avoid fog-up. You can try ski-goggles if you want. I find that the small areas of my face exposed aren't really a problem - lots of blood circulation there. And finally... if you are near a bus line you can always take the bus part of the way with your bike to avoid and extra-long outdoor period. At 11:54 AM 1/23/2003 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >OK, how does one keep the oval around your eyes/top of nose from freezing? >And how do you keep glasses from frosting over? Not to mention feet and >hands - >Is there a better grease I could be using than White Lightning on >chain/transmission, and whatever wheels are normally packed with? _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
