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[url= http://www.amegrips.com/mountainbikeheated/heated-mtb-ergo-tri ]Heated grips![/url]

The ad in the US is rather funny, as it talks about the temperature being at a chilly 38F. Which is a little over 3C. Not exactly cold by our standards!

That said, an interesting idea. As are heated inserts for shoes, a la skiing.


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:11 pm
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****!

i've drawn up some sketches and ideas for heated grips. not going t tell you how they might work just in case.....

the GF is a product designer and she/we know people who could do this properly - a friend works at Ergon, another at Ortlieb.


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:16 pm
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I have used BMW heated grips on the motorbike and they are fairly ineffective. as soon as you put your fingers on the levers you loose #almost all the heat and its only a part of the palms that get the heat anyway.


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:19 pm
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integrates the latest micro-processing with multiple temperature sensors to create the first INTELLIGENT grip - that read your temperature and constantly adjusts - to not only keep you warm, but keep you comfortable.

And all for $9.95. What a bargain!


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:21 pm
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handlebar muff - well got me from Christchurch to Barnet in the bleak midwinter with some feeling in motorbike hands

Also seem milk six pinters used on enduro bikes, fix them to lever guards and you've got wind/waterproof covers


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:24 pm
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TJ, perhaps the idea is a pair of those things that sit over the whole bar assembly on a motorbike (name?) and a pair of heated grips inside. Am sure one could get hands out quickly enough in a crash. Also, I tend not to ride really techy stuff in really cold weather. Might be an idea!


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:25 pm
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I'd have heated grips on a motorcycle, tried it with one working and one not, the difference was I could still use the front brake a good hour or two after the clutch became painfull to use!


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:26 pm
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I'm selling some Gore winter gloves in the classifieds, which probably work better than heated grips.


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 9:43 pm
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I had brush cutters on my BMW F650GS and with the heated grips my hands were toasty warm. The 'cutters kept enough of the wind off my hands to make a real difference. I had to turn them up to full when it got below -5C...
I do know a chap in Norway who rides all year round. He has an upgraded alternator to power heated grips, socks, waistcoat and !heated visor!


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 10:09 pm
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CFH - muffs they are known as


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 10:11 pm
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Mmm warm muff


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 10:15 pm