Last month I posted a thread asking about the use of the kind of hand guards dirt riders use on their bikes to shield their hands from branches and such. I wanted to use them as a wind deflector to keep my hands warmer by getting them out of the windstream. I don't need heated gloves and all that stuff as I live in a warm climate and rarely ride into colder climes.
However, I will be in the mountains of North Georgia and North Carolina in December, and there a pretty good chance for some chilly weather.
After stealing the idea from Charlie B, I bought some brush guards from Cycle Gear - Trackside Brush Guards. They weren't quite as cheap as the ones Charlie used, but still, at $40, I could toss them if they didn't work out.
Mounting was extremely easy. The only thing I had to do was budge the brake fluid reservoir to the left a teensy bit. A few nights ago, I had a chance to see how they worked, and I was astonished. Okay - 50 degrees is not anything like you northern folks experience, but my hands were toasty in my winter gloves, without resorting to liners and/or hand warmer packets.
Easy to install - do what they need to do - and inexpensive. Oh yeah - using your wife's hair dryer, the decals come right off too.
Recommended.
However, I will be in the mountains of North Georgia and North Carolina in December, and there a pretty good chance for some chilly weather.
After stealing the idea from Charlie B, I bought some brush guards from Cycle Gear - Trackside Brush Guards. They weren't quite as cheap as the ones Charlie used, but still, at $40, I could toss them if they didn't work out.
Mounting was extremely easy. The only thing I had to do was budge the brake fluid reservoir to the left a teensy bit. A few nights ago, I had a chance to see how they worked, and I was astonished. Okay - 50 degrees is not anything like you northern folks experience, but my hands were toasty in my winter gloves, without resorting to liners and/or hand warmer packets.
Easy to install - do what they need to do - and inexpensive. Oh yeah - using your wife's hair dryer, the decals come right off too.
Recommended.