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Categories: all aviation bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater Mon, 14 Nov 2005
I finally have what appears to be a workable system for keeping my The first iteration looked good, but in testing ended up rotating around the bar. So, I was riding down the freeway with a large air gap under the lever, and the fabric pressing down into the top of the lever. Just about where I was without the framework. However, once I found a way to secure the framework up so it couldn't rotate any more, it was perfect. I took a ride on the freeway in 35° F weather, and could reach the clutch lever the whole time. When I got back, my left hand (it being a one-sided test) was noticeably less cold than my right hand, but still not really warm. I was also wearing the heated vest and about half the insulation I would actually wear on a longer trip in the cold. All I had on was the heated vest over a T-shirt, and my normal wool sweater over all that. By the end of my ~3 mile round trip journey, my chest was no longer warm, although my lower back was toasty. All that wind blast on my chest is no doubt blowing away a lot of heat. I'm thinking of taking some of my leftover fleece and making a bib out of it to keep the front of my chest warmer. I'm definitely pleased that the wind deflection system looks like it's going to work. Should make commuting and longer trips in the cold much more pleasant. Posted at 23:47 permanent link category: /motorcycle Categories: all aviation gadgets misc motorcycle theater Written by Ian Johnston. Software is Blosxom. Questions? Please mail me at reaper at obairlann dot net. |