And today's commuting highlight is...

[dibblecorse]

sjtscott said:

dibblecorse said:

easy uneventful ride it, wore my new Gerbings, they are a tad bulky but I'm sure I'll get used to them ....

You get used to them and they do 'break in' which helps.. but main question were you hands warm? i.e. you didn't think about them?

Had them on the very lowest setting and they were neither warm, nor cold, so ideal really, was thinking about them but only because its the first time I have worn heated gloves, suspect they will be easy to forget, had the batteries in as havent got round to fitting the harness so expect them to be comfier without those installed.

[Bikesalot]

Forgot about the huge plume of steam when going for the first ride after applying ACF50 - must have looked rather spectacular this morning.

Between 1 and 3 degrees on the dash for the commute but didn't 'feel' that cold.

All in all rather pleasant

[Dakkon]

My toes were getting cold by the time I got to work, but all good, only saw one other biker who followed me round the sliproad onto the M25 from the M4.

[kiethton]

So turns out that my MOT expired earlier this month, oops....test booked for Saturday

[itcaptainslow]

Rather nice riding in the sunshine and dry today-I've come to the conclusion heated gloves are a worthy consideration. Any recommendations? Ideally something that can have it's own battery pack as I ride three different bikes (hence heated gloves rather than grips).

[Krikkit]

itcaptainslow said:

Rather nice riding in the sunshine and dry today-I've come to the conclusion heated gloves are a worthy consideration. Any recommendations? Ideally something that can have it's own battery pack as I ride three different bikes (hence heated gloves rather than grips).

Gerbing.

[Bikesalot]

Another rather pleasant ride in.

Last ride in this week for me as I’m off to Spain tomorrow for a few days enduro!

[sjtscott]

dibblecorse said:

sjtscott said:

dibblecorse said:

easy uneventful ride it, wore my new Gerbings, they are a tad bulky but I'm sure I'll get used to them ....

You get used to them and they do 'break in' which helps.. but main question were you hands warm? i.e. you didn't think about them?

Had them on the very lowest setting and they were neither warm, nor cold, so ideal really, was thinking about them but only because its the first time I have worn heated gloves, suspect they will be easy to forget, had the batteries in as havent got round to fitting the harness so expect them to be comfier without those installed.

Ah ok you got the big cuffs XR12 I'm guessing.. I have the small/short cuff XRS12 no batteries you just run them off the harness - they fit under the cuffs of my jacket which I then zip/close over the top.
For my coldest days commuting in London (around zero deg) I only ever needed to use the 50% setting I still haven't unlocked the higher settings as found didn't ever need it.

[sjtscott]

Krikkit said:

itcaptainslow said:

Rather nice riding in the sunshine and dry today-I've come to the conclusion heated gloves are a worthy consideration. Any recommendations? Ideally something that can have it's own battery pack as I ride three different bikes (hence heated gloves rather than grips).

Gerbing.

What he said +1

@itcaptainslow They have been discussed a 'little' on this thread already. I have the XRS12 short cuff.. wire off the bikes battery with a harness. Gerbings have the microwire in the gloves they own the patent.. seem to be the best to have. If you have multiple bikes you might want to look at the XR12 big cuffs.. they can take batteries to heat each glove independently or wire off the harness onto the bikes battery.

[itcaptainslow]

sjtscott said:

Krikkit said:

itcaptainslow said:

Rather nice riding in the sunshine and dry today-I've come to the conclusion heated gloves are a worthy consideration. Any recommendations? Ideally something that can have it's own battery pack as I ride three different bikes (hence heated gloves rather than grips).

Gerbing.

What he said +1

@itcaptainslow They have been discussed a 'little' on this thread already. I have the XRS12 short cuff.. wire off the bikes battery with a harness. Gerbings have the microwire in the gloves they own the patent.. seem to be the best to have. If you have multiple bikes you might want to look at the XR12 big cuffs.. they can take batteries to heat each glove independently or wire off the harness onto the bikes battery.

Great tip, thanks for that! I’ll have a Google, hopefully Bikestop stock them as I get discount with them.

[Pothole]

itcaptainslow said:

Great tip, thanks for that! I’ll have a Google, hopefully Bikestop stock them as I get discount with them.

looks like you're out of luck

https://www.bikestop.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q...

[pessimal]

being colder on the metro than i would have been on my scooter!

[supercommuter]

That was cold!

[Bumblebee7]

My Rukka lobster gloves are just about keeping me warm enough, when my commuting distance increases next year or if it gets any colder now I'm going to have to consider some heated gloves. Rest of me is pretty warm though and I'm enjoying the fact it's not raining

[kiethton]

Bike went on for an MOT earlier...



Thankfully easily fixed while there and a new certificate acquired.



Chain and rear tyre are just about dead however (chain is such that depending on where it is it’s either too tight or too loose, both’ll get changed on the other side of Xmas I think...)

[bgunn]

Someone should teach the MOT tester the basics of English grammar, there!

[RemyMartin81D]

Also, heated switch being loose is dangerous but only an advisory?

What a load of emotive bks.

[mckeann]

Why the fk are you riding a bike with a dangerous chain and the chain blocks fitted incorrectly. Do you do your own maintenance or do you need to find a new garage?

[kiethton]

It was the controller for the (broken) heated grips which was dangling, in an area completely out of the way hence not cable tieing it before the test - never caused an issue.

The headlight was me fitting it incorrectly a few weeks ago, the chain was a result of last week’s incident where I fixed it at the side of the road, in the dark, obviously missed the endplate which was in the correct position but not quite seated 100%, too tight was a function of the chain, it’s shot so depending on point of rotation is too tight/too loose, it’s on the list for the spring alongside a tyre.

[Bikesalot]

I've been in Spain enduro riding since Thursday. 19 degrees, blue skies, amazing views and trails.

Got back to the UK last night, the commute this morning was cold, wet, dark, dull.

HUFF.