[RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

[Matt B.]

I wish Riv would bring back the half-mitts!  They also work great over wool 
gripper gloves; I can ride in temps down into the teens no problem that 
way.  Anyway I have two pairs and have used the heck out of them.   I have 
had to stitch them back together a couple times when the original thread 
has failed.


On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 8:36:48 PM UTC-5, ted wrote:
>
> Actually in the SF Bay Area half mits without gloves under are the bees 
> knees. Keep your fingers from getting cold when you start out, and easily 
> slip you fingers out if they start to get too warm. For descents or clouds 
> blocking nature’s heat lamp that start to chill your didgits, just slip em 
> back into the mitts. Brilliant I tell you, brilliant.

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[RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

[ted]

Actually in the SF Bay Area half mits without gloves under are the bees knees. 
Keep your fingers from getting cold when you start out, and easily slip you 
fingers out if they start to get too warm. For descents or clouds blocking 
nature’s heat lamp that start to chill your didgits, just slip em back into the 
mitts. Brilliant I tell you, brilliant.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

[Benjamin L. Kelley]

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 <
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> 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
> 
> but I'm looking for something similar to wear over my medium wool gloves,
> mostly for wind protection (nothing lined). These
> 
> 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?
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

['Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch]

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 
 
  
 but I'm looking for something similar to wear over my medium wool gloves, 
 mostly for wind protection (nothing lined). These 
  
 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?

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Re: [RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

[Justin Kennedy]

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-owners-bunch@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
>>> 
>>> but I'm looking for something similar to wear over my medium wool gloves,
>>> mostly for wind protection (nothing lined). These
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>>
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[RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

['Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch]

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 
>> 
>>  
>> but I'm looking for something similar to wear over my medium wool gloves, 
>> mostly for wind protection (nothing lined). These 
>>  
>> 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?
>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

[chris feczko]

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 
> 
>  
> but I'm looking for something similar to wear over my medium wool gloves, 
> mostly for wind protection (nothing lined). These 
>  
> 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?
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Alternative to Halfmitts?

['Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I use boiled wool glomitts. 
https://www.sweaterchalet.com/dachstein-woolwear/dw-3115-adult-mitts/#cc-m-product-11727274031

It's a different system entirely, but most, if not all, your riding would 
be covered by one pair, with the balance covered with a pair of chopper 
mitts over them for the colder days. Boiled wool; breathes beautifully, but 
also greatly dampens wind. Allows for finger dexterity and warmth while 
instantly having a mitten as needed. At around 20˚F, I add chopper mitts 
(cheap leather ones work well for starters, I use these: 
https://empirecanvasworks.com/product/true-north-mittens/) and am good to 
about zero, then I add a second pair of wool liners (that came with the 
chopper mitts) and am good to -20˚F.

With abandon,
Patrick

On Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:58:47 AM UTC-7, Justin Kennedy wrote:
>
> I never had a pair of halfmitts 
> 
>  
> but I'm looking for something similar to wear over my medium wool gloves, 
> mostly for wind protection (nothing lined). These 
>  
> 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?
>
>

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