Silk glove liners

[montmil]

Finally. Cooler weather has added a few seasonal items on the rack at one of my favorite scooter stores, Lone Star BMW & Triumph in Austin, Texas. Or, as pal Bengt Phorqs refers to the town, the Commie Capital on the Colorado.

Anyways, Lone Star had a short ton of Tourmaster black silk glove liners with knitted silk cuffs. Looked like a deal at $9.99 / pair so snagged a couple pair. I had bought previous silks at Dallas ski shops but they were rather pricey... for their cost, I kinda thought the glove's price must have included a 3-day lift ticket. Yikes.

The thin silk liners really help keep your hands toastier than without 'em. You fat cats with heated grips may now move on along.

Monte

[marcmax]

Silk liners under just about anything will keep you toasty warm. When I lived in the other big state (sorry Texans) I had silk long underwear that went on under all the other winter stuff and I always stayed warm. Only problem I have ever had with silk glove liners is that all the gloves now seem to have velcro closures. The hook side will really tear up a silk liner in a hurry.

[nhmaf]

It is definitely time to swap over from the summer riding gear - Sunday's 50 mile ride on the Kawasaki (42F in the sunshine) was, very "brisk" and left me with numb fingers.

[suecanada]

One comment...hippo hands with heated grip wraps inside!!!

[Matt Chapter]

Finally. Cooler weather has added a few seasonal items on the rack at one of my favorite scooter stores, Lone Star BMW & Triumph in Austin, Texas. Or, as pal Bengt Phorqs refers to the town, the Commie Capital on the Colorado.

Monte

Sure, Austin is liberal.. in comparison to the rest of Texas.  

Were you in town recently?  I missed you again, let me know when you come back through.

Also, I'm going to have to check out these "silk liners".  I rode into work this morning wearing http://www.kneedraggers.com/product/654330/Alpinestars-SP-X-Gloves  Brisk!

[Altritter]

Only problem I have ever had with silk glove liners is that all the gloves now seem to have velcro closures. The hook side will really tear up a silk liner in a hurry.

I've found two potential fixes for that problem:

1. David Morgan (davidmorgan.com) sells a nice pair of unlined leather motorcycle gauntlet-style gloves for $50. The leather is really nice, and they have snap fasteners on the backs of the wrists (to close up the flared "skirts".

2.  Winter Silks (wintersilks.com) sells silk liners in three weights for varying air temperatures. Prices range from $9.95 for lightweight, to $13.95 for a heavier silk/wool blend. The company offers discounts for multiple pairs. (I lose gloves all the time.) I ordered some—they arrived today—and I think I'm going to like them.

[Barry]

I've been commuting all  this week with temperatures down as low as  -7 Deg C (19 Deg F). My hands wouldn't survive without silk liner gloves. I draw the line at -7 though - chickened out on Friday and went in the car.

Incidentally my local town Macclesfield has a long history of silk production. Here's a quote from the local silk museum web site

"Most of the silk-covered buttons in Britain, (and over much of the civilised world for that matter), in the late 18th century would have been made in Macclesfield, as would most of the silk ties worn in Britain until quite recent times."

Like most other things it's all made in China now.

http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history/victorian/maccsilkmill.html

[wilcom]

Like most other things it's all made in China now.

The worm has turned.............

[Barry]

The worm has turned........

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