There are folks here from SoCal and FL who are using heated gear...... It just seems over kill down there... Forgive me for my ignorance.
Don, you're the reason I went ahead and ordered heated grips (and the reason my bike is currently in pieces ). I suspect I'll use these well into spring and maybe on the occasional chilly summer night even.
+1 on the winter riding as well. Wanted to ride the other day when we hit nearly 50 degrees, but the roads are so covered in chemicals and road salt it's a huge hazzard... and this morning my car confirmed a sunny 14 degrees. Damn. Can't wait for spring!!!!
Well I can't give you a comparison between your options, but I love my Firstgear heated glove liners. I have them and the jacket liner. I like the liners because I can choose which gloves I want to wear over them. I start wearing the liners at 50-55F and can go all the way to ~30F. The problem is I can't adjust the heat level on the fly, I have the controller (dual controller, gloves and jacket separately - awesome!) in my pocket and have to pull over to turn the dials. My husband is thinking a patch of velcro on the bike somewhere might do the trick.. We'll see.
Nice! Do you have anything holding the dials in place or do they not move during the ride when exposed like that?I also have the Firstgear heated gear. I sewed a velcro patch onto the top of the thigh of my overpants.