Considering handlebar covers/mittens for doing #OpenStreetMap updates in cold weather. They're quite pricey though. Would they help?
It's fairly slow travel, with frequent stops near the footway=sidewalk to record data on the phone. Are they any good for that sort of thing, if I use them with a pair of insulated fingerless gloves underneath? #BikeTooter@bikes@mastobikes@cycling
@achadwick@bikes@mastobikes@cycling They work very well, especially with thin liner gloves on. Look for mittens for motorcycle/atv, usually a lot cheaper and work just as well.
@achadwick@bikes@mastobikes@cycling I get about 10-15 degrees C of protection (translating from F, where my dry-bare-hands limit is 45F, but bare hands in bar mitts gets me to 20-25F). The first few minutes of bare fingers on cold grips takes a little getting used to.
I have upright bars, and once or twice when I needed to brake quickly with a hand out, I just grabbed the entire mitt and squeezed, you might want to try that once or twice before you need to do it in a hurry.
@achadwick@bikes@mastobikes@cycling I also make my own pogies for both drop bars and flat bars and am happy to share the template. They take me about 3 hours per pair, cutting and sewing in bulk and probably cost $30 for materials (buying in bulk) but 1/3 of that is the reflective tape. I do an outer shell and an insulated inner shell with flannel. You can make them faster and cheaper upcycling a winter coat or raincoat if you don't care about reflectivity.
I've had good experience with http://barbra.ca/ - protects from wind/cold/snow, but easy to take hands out and back in. I assume you do have good insulation grips on handlebars too? Also, depending on what/how you map (and how vehemently against postprocessing you are), audio mapping & handsfreeset might be an alternative to stopping and typing.
@achadwick@bikes@mastobikes@cycling I have an oversized pair of motorcycle pogies, they protect from the wind chill, but you still need a pair of gloves underneath
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