http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... Glove.aspx
Ordered yesterday after much waffling. I find my summer gloves comfortable down to 40 degrees with the grips turned on high. I want to ride down into the high teens if the roads are dry. The Glacier is one of a series that is uninsulated in the palm to take advantage of heated grips. I'll report after they arrive.
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Firstgear Glacier Gloves
by Saltcreek » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:26 am
Jim
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Re: Firstgear Glacier Gloves
by Klinker » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:07 am
Saltcreek wrote:...I want to ride down into the high teens if the roads are dry...
Hope you have a heated vest or jacket...
tlp
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Re: Firstgear Glacier Gloves
by Flying Duck » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:19 am
Saltcreek wrote:I want to ride into the high teens.
Come to Seattle in August. That's when Hempfest is. There will be plenty of high teens to ride into.
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Re: Firstgear Glacier Gloves
by Klinker » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:48 am
Flying Duck wrote:...That's when Hempfest is. There will be plenty of high teens to ride into.
Oh, that one set sets the bar at a new...
high?
tlp
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by Off the grid » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:21 pm
Some of you old buzzards could use a doobie or 3. 
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by Klinker » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:49 pm
Off the grid wrote:Some of you old buzzards could use a doobie or 3.
But then we wouldn't pass a drug screen...
Off the grid wrote:...except for a cigar or two.
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by Off the grid » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:29 pm
Klinker wrote:Off the grid wrote:Some of you old buzzards could use a doobie or 3.
But then we wouldn't pass a drug screen...Off the grid wrote:...except for a cigar or two.
Touche'!
(Unless they start pulling hairs I'm good....weed makes me paranoid and thus is in my sordid past)
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by Saltcreek » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:04 am
Doh, hijacked again!
Gloves arrived this week but initially only 40 degrees to test them in. The are well made and fit a little snug. XL, my hand measures 9.5-10. After a few rides they're breaking in and feel about right. Rode yesterday morning at 30 degrees and they warmed up nicely.
As someone who has driven a horse drawn sleigh for over 25 years, I find cold weather motorcycling easier to dress for. Around here, if it's cold enough for me to want electric gear, there's probably not enough traction left to ride anyway. I tell my skeptical friends if I can dress warm enough to stand next to my LT, I'm warm enough to ride it.
I think what would prompt me to an electric vest or jacket would be reduction in clothing bulk.
Gloves arrived this week but initially only 40 degrees to test them in. The are well made and fit a little snug. XL, my hand measures 9.5-10. After a few rides they're breaking in and feel about right. Rode yesterday morning at 30 degrees and they warmed up nicely.
As someone who has driven a horse drawn sleigh for over 25 years, I find cold weather motorcycling easier to dress for. Around here, if it's cold enough for me to want electric gear, there's probably not enough traction left to ride anyway. I tell my skeptical friends if I can dress warm enough to stand next to my LT, I'm warm enough to ride it.
I think what would prompt me to an electric vest or jacket would be reduction in clothing bulk.
Jim
1994 K1100LT Mystic Red, bfd, 35000 miles,
2008 Schwinn Collegiate 49cc, wife gets 100 mpg
1988 Ebbtide Bowrider, 180hp Mercruiser
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by Scott_Anderson » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:11 am
Jim, J.O. just posted over in the for sale section a sale code good for 20% off of Gerbings gear. Don't know how long the sale will last.
Ride safe.
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by SugarHillCTD » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:16 am
Jim,
I have found First Gear products to be good for the $$ spent.
I do admire your cold weather fortitude. Yesterday in the middle of my trip east over the Kanc at about 35F (I still refuse to use the Aeroflow windshield) I was nice and warm with the First Gear electric jacket liner and gloves.
The LT blocks a lot of the wind that reaches me on the RS (hands and neck/head).
Hey, at least I'm not whining about the engine heat
Good luck with the gloves.
John
I have found First Gear products to be good for the $$ spent.
I do admire your cold weather fortitude. Yesterday in the middle of my trip east over the Kanc at about 35F (I still refuse to use the Aeroflow windshield) I was nice and warm with the First Gear electric jacket liner and gloves.
The LT blocks a lot of the wind that reaches me on the RS (hands and neck/head).
Hey, at least I'm not whining about the engine heat
Good luck with the gloves.
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by Klinker » Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:35 pm
Saltcreek wrote:Doh, hijacked again!
It's an affliction. I'm seeking therapy.Saltcreek wrote:I think what would prompt me to an electric vest or jacket would be reduction in clothing bulk.
Precisely. I feel more flexible and in control* than when wearing bulky layers. I don't use mine often, but I'm glad to have it when needed.
*Granted, not "supernatural moto-control"...
tlp
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by owrstrich » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:12 pm
i rode the r s motobrick for 100+ slabb miles no handed sitting back on the passenger seat the other night... my hands never got cold... supernatural aint it...
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by Saltcreek » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:15 pm
Klinker wrote:
No sweat Klink. I think the one responsible for a hijack is the first one. after that it's fair game.
Jim
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by Off the grid » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:54 pm
After that fiasco in the NH mountains I picked up these puppies.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/37/17600/ITEM/Tour-Master-Dri-Mesh-Gloves.aspx
Very happy with them given the price but I wish they were armored a bit.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/37/17600/ITEM/Tour-Master-Dri-Mesh-Gloves.aspx
Very happy with them given the price but I wish they were armored a bit.
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by Saltcreek » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:24 am
old guy old bike wrote:So, any feedback on the gloves?
Jeff
I thought I posted this. It might have ended up in the Amber thread.
Gloves were a little snug and stiff when new but are breaking in nicely. I still prefer my summer gloves with grips on down to high thirties cause they are more like not wearing gloves. The glacier gloves heat up slower on the grips but should be good down to as cold as I want to ride.
My hands measure about 9 3/4 and I bought XL.
Jim
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2008 Schwinn Collegiate 49cc, wife gets 100 mpg
1988 Ebbtide Bowrider, 180hp Mercruiser
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by supercat1 » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:35 am
i am liking my gerbing's so far. my one complaint is that the palm has more padding than i would normally like. it just seems to bunch up a bit. maybe it is that the leather still isn't broken in, but overall not that big a deal.
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