From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcattb!sdcarl!rusty Newsgroups: net.cycle Title: Re: Winter Bicycling or Motorcycling? Article-I.D.: sdcarl.4256 Posted: Thu Jan 20 16:52:27 1983 Received: Fri Jan 28 00:54:07 1983 From: rusty (Rusty Wright) there is an article in one of this month's motorcycle magazines. i don't remember which one because i just bought a motorcycle and while at the grocery store bought all of the motorcycle magazines they had; 4. interestingly enough 3 of them had reviews of the bike i'd just bought, the 4th one reviewed it last month and i have a copy of that from the dealer. anyhow, this article was about motorcycle riding in very cold weather. they rode from colorado to seattle, the pictures showed lots of snow. their general recommendations were (1) a faring is a must. (2) clothes that have heaters in them are the only way to keep decently warm when it is really cold. some preferred the electric vest (because you could pile heavy cloths on top of it and so retain its heat), some preferred the electric coveral/riding suit. there are also electric gloves and electric socks (i'm not sure if i remember correctly about the socks though). one of the things they pointed out was that if you keep the trunk of your body warm then your body will try to keep your extremities (feet, hands) warm. if the trunk of your body is cold your body will expend most of its effort in keeping it warm since it contains the vital organs.