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[knonist]

I'm looking at some decent skiing gloves which is around £50.
It is not a huge amount of money but at the end of thhe day, it is only a pair of gloves and it only worth it if it is really cold.

I suffer from raynaud's therefore I need something better than "average warm" for my 10miles journey (each way).

Anyone got any idea of how the temperature will be like for the next few months? I just dont want to buy it then never use them again... (just like those shearling jacket I had)

 

[Crankarm]

It's going to be ball breakingly cold this friday, sat and sunday. But I guess you won't be at work this weekend. You could use the gloves for..........skiing . Expensive gloves then ........

 

[summerdays]

As a fellow Reynauld's sufferer who is having an incredibly bad winter I would say even if you don't wear them this winter there is always next winter. (Actually I think I've had a good day - I don't believe I've lost my circulation today once - very excited all of a sudden).

So buy and if they work - let me know - my best one at the moment is a pair of stretchy fleecyish Mountain something underneath my Sealskin Winter ones.

Which ones are you thinking of buying? I usually buy one or two pairs of new gloves every winter in my desperate search for warm hands. So far its two - the undergloves - Mountain something and some mittens with no fingers which I was unable to change gear and brake properly in. So about £35 so far this winter - but I've been paid more than that in cycling expenses so I can justify the expenditure.

 

[knonist]

My fingers still hurts from yesterday's "freeze out"....

I read this from another forum, and I'm going to give this a try later.. (got to have the gloves first, rite?)


"The US military worked out a treatment regime for this.It is aimed at convincing the sympathetic nervous system that there is no need to shut off the peripheral circulation just because it is a bit chilly out.
Start in a nice warm place with nice warm hands.Fill a bucket with water at 44c[and keep a kettle on hand to keep the temperature up].Don't worry too much about the measurement 44c is about the hottest you can keep your hands in.Go to a cold place [at least 10c colder than the warm place preferably much colder] and sit for half an hour with your hands /feet in the water.
don't worry about the cold ,you'll absorb so much heat through your hands as to be sweating at the end.Go back to a warm place,dry hands thoroughly and keep them warm.
Do this every day for a month .Results -after frostbite years ago I have had bad problems with circulation.I have been doing this for a week and my hands have only gone blue once.I have also spent a day outside at 4C with no circulation cut off when normally my hands go blue below 15c.
Some people need to renew the treatment every year others every few years ,others never.Well see how effective it is after the full month.
Ok so that was last year .It was a bit late in spring so the results seemed promising but no great shakes.Now it's cold enough that I should have had blue hands and a good crop of chilblains for a couple of months.But no circulation problems at all.My hands are like a humans...no circulation cut offs,no chilblains and I have been much less carefulabout keeping them warm too.So it looks like last years treatment did work and very effectively.""

 

[knonist]

Although my finger rarely goes white, but it is often get to a state where I cant pick up the keys. and I can be cold in room temperature.

I just bought a pair of these:
Marmot Randonnee Undercuff Glove 2008
http://www.jackson-sports.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=23&ModelID=6261

2008 model but 38% cheaper than the current model! Same stuff inside including

- Primaloft one® insulation
- Gore-tex XCR waterproof/breathable Glove Insert Keeps hand drier, warmer longer
- DriClime® Bi-Component wicking lining for breathability and excellent moisture transfer -
- Reinforcement: Hair Sheep Leather

 

[knonist]

It's going to be ball breakingly cold this friday, sat and sunday. But I guess you won't be at work this weekend. You could use the gloves for..........skiing . Expensive gloves then ........

What temperature it got down to in cambridge this winter?
I was away the day before the snow start and came back when it all finished.

So no seriously cold day for me.

 

[Biscuit]

Hi,

Interesting stuff on Reynauld's. Since moving to a singlespeed, the gloves saga has finally been resolved this winter with big f**k off mits, since I no longer have to change gear. etc, and can grab enough brake if really need to.
Just remember to do everything you need to before putting them on, including lights, helmet, bike lock and keys, bike compy..need I go on.

 

[Glow worm]

What temperature it got down to in cambridge this winter?

I'm about 10 miles from Cambridge and it's been down as low as 18 degrees F here or 14 below. (I think that's around -7c). Those first warm days of Spring are going to be extra special this year.

 

[Crankarm]

What temperature it got down to in cambridge this winter?
I was away the day before the snow start and came back when it all finished.

So no seriously cold day for me.

-8C is the lowest I saw my thermometer reach as I had food in big containers in the garden and wanted to monitor the temp.

How about motorcycle gloves?

 

[fossyant]

Try training your hands by washing the bike outside at this time with cold tap water.....

 

[Debian]

I suffer quite a bit from painfully cold hands.

Finally solved with a pair of Alpine ski gloves from Millets @ £19. They've been perfect for me.

http://www.millets.co.uk/product/013271.html