13-10-13, 08:49 PM
Ah I see, that's definitely a useful feature.
You know, I bought them thinking I'd use them but never have done. Even when riding in snow at motorway speeds last winter I was fine. I've always thought that the fairing on the Boxeye is really good at deflecting windblast off the hands but I must be in a minority.
When it's below 5c, I wear thermals, a t shirt, thin jumper + thick turtle neck jumper + good winter jacket with good gloves and I'm usually good to go. And heated grips on longer journeys. Good thermals are a must - I think the key to staying warm is keeping your core body temp regulated and then your extremities, fingers, toes and erm the other one :b , stay warm too. Granted a heated vest would do the same but it's not essential imo.
You know, I bought them thinking I'd use them but never have done. Even when riding in snow at motorway speeds last winter I was fine. I've always thought that the fairing on the Boxeye is really good at deflecting windblast off the hands but I must be in a minority.
When it's below 5c, I wear thermals, a t shirt, thin jumper + thick turtle neck jumper + good winter jacket with good gloves and I'm usually good to go. And heated grips on longer journeys. Good thermals are a must - I think the key to staying warm is keeping your core body temp regulated and then your extremities, fingers, toes and erm the other one :b , stay warm too. Granted a heated vest would do the same but it's not essential imo.