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<blockquote data-quote="dhalen32" data-source="post: 505360" data-attributes="member: 2782"><p>lacofd:</p><p></p><p>I ride year round unless the road has ice or snow. Watch out for overpasses when the rest of the road is clear and dry but you have some overnight fog or other moisture source. I make a 30 mile trip to work at 5:00AM and return at 5:00PM. Right now it is still daylight for the evening commute but that will end soon.</p><p></p><p>I use a Gerbing jacket liner and the older/bulkier Gerbing gloves. The collar of the liner is heated and butts up nicely to the bottom of any of my full face helmets. On bitter days I wear a "buff" neck gator to keep the breeze off of my neck a little better but most days the liner's collar is sufficient. Our temps here range from -20 to 50 farenheit with December - February being the coldest months. I use several different jackets; all of them textile now. The better ones have storm flaps to seal the zippers and are my favorites for when it is really cold to keep the wind leaks at bay.</p><p></p><p>I tried for years not to use electrics but once you try a jacket liner and gloves you will not go back to going without. It is too simple to just turn a knob to adjust the temperature when compared to adding or removing layers. Like Jeff said, once you get past an hour or so you really need the electric to keep putting back self generated heat that inevitably is lost to the wind. I also run with the "flaps" in their outward position and the windshield all of the way up. No handguards or heated grips.</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dhalen32, post: 505360, member: 2782"] lacofd: I ride year round unless the road has ice or snow. Watch out for overpasses when the rest of the road is clear and dry but you have some overnight fog or other moisture source. I make a 30 mile trip to work at 5:00AM and return at 5:00PM. Right now it is still daylight for the evening commute but that will end soon. I use a Gerbing jacket liner and the older/bulkier Gerbing gloves. The collar of the liner is heated and butts up nicely to the bottom of any of my full face helmets. On bitter days I wear a "buff" neck gator to keep the breeze off of my neck a little better but most days the liner's collar is sufficient. Our temps here range from -20 to 50 farenheit with December - February being the coldest months. I use several different jackets; all of them textile now. The better ones have storm flaps to seal the zippers and are my favorites for when it is really cold to keep the wind leaks at bay. I tried for years not to use electrics but once you try a jacket liner and gloves you will not go back to going without. It is too simple to just turn a knob to adjust the temperature when compared to adding or removing layers. Like Jeff said, once you get past an hour or so you really need the electric to keep putting back self generated heat that inevitably is lost to the wind. I also run with the "flaps" in their outward position and the windshield all of the way up. No handguards or heated grips. Dave [/QUOTE]
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