Last winter I picked up a set of Bike Iowa's Pogie Lites for my commute. Not cold enough here(Brooklyn) for full pogies and these keep enough wind/rain/snow off and create a nice warm micro climate inside enough that I can wear thin wool liners rather than something thicker that's going to either soak thru or loose dexterity. https://bikeiowa.myshopify.com/products/pogielites
On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:46 PM 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Great snag for you! Let us know how they fare. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 2:59:53 PM UTC-7, Justin Kennedy wrote: >> >> Was able to source a pair from Mike (thanks Mike!) and received them >> today. Supposed to snow here in NY tomorrow. Will give them a test. Plan to >> wear over a pair of full-finger wool gloves for wind protection and added >> warmth. >> >> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 4:48 PM 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch < >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> Chris, Yes, the halfmitts allow for ease of gloved finger dexterity if >>> needed. I've not used them, but they are a windblock for the thumb as well >>> as a combined air pocket for four fingers to be added over a wool mitten to >>> extend the temperature window into colder temps. Great if you are in a San >>> Francisco like climate, where humid/cold tends to bottom out around >>> freezing. A bit like the glomitt idea, but in a separate shell, like a half >>> chopper mitt. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 2:08:49 PM UTC-7, chris feczko wrote: >>>> >>>> Is the point of the half mitts to be able to pop your fingers out? >>>> Honestly bike pogies or bar mitts would proabbly be the best. Look goofy >>>> and stay on your bike but they are super nice for winter riding. >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> Queens >>>> >>>> On Saturday, 7 December 2019 10:58:47 UTC-5, Justin Kennedy wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I never had a pair of halfmitts >>>>> <https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/peeking-through-the-knothole/halfmitts-are-essential> >>>>> but I'm looking for something similar to wear over my medium wool gloves, >>>>> mostly for wind protection (nothing lined). These >>>>> <https://www.rei.com/product/136770/rei-co-op-minimalist-gtx-mittens#> >>>>> REI minimalist mitten shells look decent enough. Anyone else have >>>>> recommendation or, better yet, an old pair of halfmitts they're willing to >>>>> part with? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/8mCPD6SkFs8/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/507168a5-2fcb-4aa6-81df-54864b83e76d%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/507168a5-2fcb-4aa6-81df-54864b83e76d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> (c) 347-325-2640 >> justink...@gmail.com >> www.justin-kennedy.com >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4e59a5c8-ece3-40e3-9931-96bdd19a3a82%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4e59a5c8-ece3-40e3-9931-96bdd19a3a82%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAAdeZ0qLzYOiWARtaTqXAjVcN48x_Aapd_i6DpWbLKOVDmadFg%40mail.gmail.com.
