Winter and Mad Scientist

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So what do you radiant heat engineers and scientists suggest?

Gary P McCarty, Greenspeed GTO, Salt Lake City

Why not heated socks?

Anyone know who stocks these in the UK?

SW

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So what do you radiant heat engineers and scientists suggest?

Gary P McCarty, Greenspeed GTO, Salt Lake City

Why not heated socks?

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Well, mad cyclist anyway.

Winter is coming and I am on a mission to ride warm this winter.

First I bought a Windwrap (GX) Fairing from Mueller's. It is a marvel of adjustability,
aerodynamics, wet weather protection and cold weather protection. But, I just wanted a little more
coverage for winter, so I build a fuller coverage fairing that is not aerodynamic or stylish.
Mark's mounting hardware is very accommodating. My son now calls my trike a soapbox derby racer. I
will post pictures when I am through modifying it (maybe never).

But, I am trying one other thing on which I could use advice. I always suffer from cold toes in
winter riding. The fairing helps as it reduces wind chill. But, the toes are still cold, perhaps
because they are elevated relative to their usual position in respect to the heart. I have been
thinking about "space age blankets" that rely on reflected radiant heat to warm the body. I have
cut aluminum foil to the shape of my bike shoe liners and inserted them below the liners to reflect
the body's heat and the heat of toe warmers back towards the foot. Should that work or am I
overlooking something important?

So what do you radiant heat engineers and scientists suggest?

Gary P McCarty, Greenspeed GTO, Salt Lake City

Electric socks?

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Steve christensen Midland, MI

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Electric socks?

or try the chemical warmers that u expose to air and shake, they work, i use them xc skiing, battery
socks may work bettter, but the chemical warmers may be worth a try to. they make special ones for
feet that are semi circles and have a sticky side to stick to socks, you need to be able to wiggle
your toes to activate them and keep the chemical reaction working

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So what do you radiant heat engineers and scientists suggest?

Gary P McCarty, Greenspeed GTO, Salt Lake City

Why not heated socks?

I have found a couple places on the web but will try to find a local source and will try them.

Crazy as it may sound, I think that the aluminum foil actually helped. Today, I went out in a snow
storm with fairing, aluminum foil under the shoe liner and over the toe box, one pair wool socks,
and chemical toe warmers. My toes were almost toasty.

I have also added a makeshift "body sock" to my home made fairing. It is a poncho with the front
velcroed to fair and the back draped over my shoulders per normal. It was warm and dry in the snow.
This winter is beginning to look ok.

Now some wind shield wipers for my riding glasses?

Gary Mc said:

... Crazy as it may sound, I think that the aluminum foil actually helped. Today, I went out in a
snow storm with fairing, aluminum foil under the shoe liner and over the toe box, one pair wool
socks, and chemical toe warmers. My toes were almost toasty....

I saw some gloves once that were elbow length and had foil inserts between the layers. In theory,
the foil was supposed to conduct heat from the warmer (larger) part of the arm to the colder
extremities. Unfortunately, I have not idea if they worked or not.

Tom Sherman - Recumbent Pedant

"Don't Have a Cow, Man!" - Bart Simpson

In article <[email hidden]>, Gary Mc says...

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Well, mad cyclist anyway.

Winter is coming and I am on a mission to ride warm this winter.

First I bought a Windwrap (GX) Fairing from Mueller's. It is a marvel of adjustability,
aerodynamics, wet weather protection and cold weather protection. But, I just wanted a little more
coverage for winter, so I build a fuller coverage fairing that is not aerodynamic or stylish.
Mark's mounting hardware is very accommodating. My son now calls my trike a soapbox derby racer. I
will post pictures when I am through modifying it (maybe never).

But, I am trying one other thing on which I could use advice. I always suffer from cold toes in
winter riding.

This might sound a bit stupid and obvious, but after years of experience dressing to stay warm
skiing and winter touring, I meant to mention that one of the best things you can do to keep your
feet warm is to keep your head warm. For cycling that would probably mean a helmet cover and
balaclava underneath, with even a face mask for really cold days.

Steve Christensen

Steve,

Being raised in Flint, MI, not far from where you are, I definitely learned the value of head cover.
I am married to my balaclava in the winter. I have found that it is not good to pull the balaclava
up over the face as the warm air escapes thru the top and fogs my glasses. This year I will try to
use a cheap dust mask as a face mask with a hole cut for breathing. I think that will keep the wind
off my face, which is worse when coasting downhill.

For years I ran in the winter. It was easier to dress for it as the wind chill was less a factor and
the heat generation greater. I rode a couple winters on my Rans Stratus in discomfort. This year, I
want going out for a ride to be a pleasure not an exercise in self torment.

Gary McCarty, Salt Lake City

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In article <[email hidden]>, Gary Mc says...

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This might sound a bit stupid and obvious, but after years of experience dressing to stay warm
skiing and winter touring, I meant to mention that one of the best things you can do to keep your
feet warm is to keep your head warm. For cycling that would probably mean a helmet cover and
balaclava underneath, with even a face mask for really cold days.

Steve Christensen