MrMoose's post was great. Here are my solutions:
> 1) cold feet (seal skinz work here)
Chemical footwarmers (work only kinda sorta). A warm upper body and
legs (Widder electric chaps) can do wonders for keeping your feet warm.
> 2) gloves are not warm regardless of which type/brand.
Light- or midweight waterproof gloves (Gericke Eco for me) + grip
heaters + handlebar muffs. My hands are never cold in any weather. OK,
so the coldest I've tried is about 300 miles @ about 20 degrees, but my
hands were comfortable. But heated grips and handlebar muffs beat
heated gloves any day of the week. More warmth, better control feel,
muffs come off (depending on the type) in about 10 seconds when the
weather turns warm, no hassle with wires. One of the best features is
that with the muffs in my luggage I know my hands will be comfortable in
temperatures from 20 to 80.
> 3)all my heavy clothes bunch up around my neck and feel uncomfortable
> and make it dificult to turn my head
Thick t-neck thermo underwear (whatever sierratradingpost or
sportsmansguide is selling) + collarless electric vest (say Widder
system 1) + insulated jacket (Cycloak Evolution). As others have
pointed out, heated collars can be nice too. I now mostly use a Stich
heated vest, but would prefer something without a collar. This too is
good down to the low 20s for me, but at that point I'll be pretty chilly
and will be stopping every hour for warm drinks.
> 4)face gets cold and glasses fog
Under Armor balaclava. Can't say for glasses, but for helmets both Fog
City fog shields and the Nolan fog insert work well. This is my first
winter with the Nolan fog insert, and so far it's been great.
Of all the heated stuff, for me the heated grips are most important.
I've done sub-freezing trips without heated vest or chaps (well, with
non-operational vest and chaps), but I couldn't have done them without
the heated grips and handlebar muffs.
-Lujo
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