[OrRando] Waterproof gloves - still looking, plus bonus shoe review

[Mike Yurconic]

I have the radiants.  They are warm but not waterproof, they get totally so=
aked through in a good rain.
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  From: Lynne Fitzsimmons =

  To: Oregon area Randonneurs =

  Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 6:15 PM
  Subject: [OrRando] Waterproof gloves - still looking, plus bonus shoe rev=
iew


  Hi All,

  I was hanging out in Bike Gallery today waiting for Jason to get his bike=
 repaired (nothing like a Portland Velo ride, heading east into Verboort, u=
nsafe pass by a big truck and watching all the riders in front of you go of=
f the road into a ditch...  Everyone is ok.), and was looking at gloves.

  Has anyone tried the Specialized Sub Zero or Radiant gloves?  I'm looking=
 for warm AND waterproof.  Or exceptionally water resistant.  I've got the =
Mountain Hardwear Conduit over-gloves, and they give it up after a couple o=
f hours of heavy rain.  The Serius gloves aren't all that wonderful either,=
 for all that they claim to be weather proof.  Cecil has watched me wring t=
hem out a few times.

  I know a lot of you out there just wear heaps of wool.  This is not the i=
nformation I'm looking for.  If I wanted warm, wool, and waterproof, I'd ge=
t some Dachsteins from REI.  If they still make them.  I may still.

  Bonus Shoe Review:
  I have gotten real tired of pulling on shoes and booties, riding into to =
work, taking off shoes and booties, and doing the reverse in the evening.  =
Especially since my Shimano shoes are so very water-welcoming.  (Yes, I've =
got Shimano sandals.  Even with wool socks AND Sugoi Resistor booties, my f=
eet were profoundly wet and cold on the Livestrong Ride.)  So I sprung for =
the Pearl Izumi X-Alp Mid GTX shoes.  The GTX stands for Gore-Tex.  Not the=
 warmest shoes out there, but I have the means to cope with that (three che=
ers for the chemical toe warmer).  If it is going to be really cold and I'm=
 going to be out there all day, I could pull booties over them.  BUT, I hav=
e ridden them in some major deluge conditions (across Portland the day the =
sky opened and everything flooded and it was raining sideways), and the fee=
t came out of it pretty well.  So I've retired the booties from commuting.

  Cheers,
  Lynne "Imelda of Gloves" F


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