Pogies / covers for road bars?
#1
DNPAIMFB
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cowtown, AB
Posts: 4,655
Bikes: Titus El Guapo, Misfit diSSent, Cervelo Soloist Carbon, Wabi Lightning, et al.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Pogies / covers for road bars?
Howdy! I have switched to road bars on my commuter, and I'm already worried about keeping my hands warm. My lobster mitts are really designed to work with flat bars, so I'm getting air filtration along the sides of the fingers = cold fingers. Does anyone know where I should go for pogies/handlebar covers designed specifically for drop bars? I don't ever ride in the drops, so they only need to cover the brake hoods. Thanks in advance!
#3
DNPAIMFB
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cowtown, AB
Posts: 4,655
Bikes: Titus El Guapo, Misfit diSSent, Cervelo Soloist Carbon, Wabi Lightning, et al.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Boooo! I have no mad skillz when it comes to sewing.
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,418
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
https://drybike.com/
Try here. They show pictures of flat bars but it is unclear to me if they also work on road bars. Contact them and see. You could obviously switch back to flat bars in the winter.
Try here. They show pictures of flat bars but it is unclear to me if they also work on road bars. Contact them and see. You could obviously switch back to flat bars in the winter.
#6
DNPAIMFB
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cowtown, AB
Posts: 4,655
Bikes: Titus El Guapo, Misfit diSSent, Cervelo Soloist Carbon, Wabi Lightning, et al.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Thanks for the link! Those might work, but they're pretty open on the sides. I may be better off just making my own.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 501
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I've been wondering about motorcycle/ATV/snowmobile handlebar mitts for cold weather.
These insulated mitts from Cabelas's even have pockets for chemical hand warmers:
ATV Handlebar Mitten
Another example:
Waterproof Insulated ATV/Snowmobile Handlebar Mitts
You can find more by google searching "ATV OR motorcycle OR snowmobile handlebar warmer OR mitts OR mitten".
Chemical hand warmers can be saved between uses to minimize expense and trash. They work by oxidizing an iron compound (essentially making rust rather quickly). Between uses store them in a really airtight non-permeable bag (good freezer ziplock or get the ziplock bag on steroids, ALokSak which are waterproof to over 100' and very good for cell phone or other nonwaterproof electronics). By storing them airtight, once the oxygen in the storage bag is used up, the chemical reaction stops until you open the bag and air with oxygen is again available.
Please private message me if you try this type of mitt. I would like to know how they work before buying.
These insulated mitts from Cabelas's even have pockets for chemical hand warmers:
ATV Handlebar Mitten
Another example:
Waterproof Insulated ATV/Snowmobile Handlebar Mitts
You can find more by google searching "ATV OR motorcycle OR snowmobile handlebar warmer OR mitts OR mitten".
Chemical hand warmers can be saved between uses to minimize expense and trash. They work by oxidizing an iron compound (essentially making rust rather quickly). Between uses store them in a really airtight non-permeable bag (good freezer ziplock or get the ziplock bag on steroids, ALokSak which are waterproof to over 100' and very good for cell phone or other nonwaterproof electronics). By storing them airtight, once the oxygen in the storage bag is used up, the chemical reaction stops until you open the bag and air with oxygen is again available.
Please private message me if you try this type of mitt. I would like to know how they work before buying.
Last edited by Giro; 11-04-07 at 07:50 PM. Reason: make reason airtight works
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,418
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
I've been wondering about motorcycle/ATV/snowmobile handlebar mitts for cold weather.
These insulated mitts from Cabelas's even have pockets for chemical hand warmers:
ATV Handlebar Mitten
Another example:
Waterproof Insulated ATV/Snowmobile Handlebar Mitts
You can find more by google searching "ATV OR motorcycle OR snowmobile handlebar warmer OR mitts OR mitten".
Chemical hand warmers can be saved between uses to minimize expense and trash. They work by oxidizing an iron compound (essentially making rust rather quickly). Between uses store them in a really airtight non-permeable bag (good freezer ziplock or get the ziplock bag on steroids, ALokSak which are waterproof to over 100' and very good for cell phone or other nonwaterproof electronics). By storing them airtight, once the oxygen in the storage bag is used up, the chemical reaction stops until you open the bag and air with oxygen is again available.
Please private message me if you try this type of mitt. I would like to know how they work before buying.
These insulated mitts from Cabelas's even have pockets for chemical hand warmers:
ATV Handlebar Mitten
Another example:
Waterproof Insulated ATV/Snowmobile Handlebar Mitts
You can find more by google searching "ATV OR motorcycle OR snowmobile handlebar warmer OR mitts OR mitten".
Chemical hand warmers can be saved between uses to minimize expense and trash. They work by oxidizing an iron compound (essentially making rust rather quickly). Between uses store them in a really airtight non-permeable bag (good freezer ziplock or get the ziplock bag on steroids, ALokSak which are waterproof to over 100' and very good for cell phone or other nonwaterproof electronics). By storing them airtight, once the oxygen in the storage bag is used up, the chemical reaction stops until you open the bag and air with oxygen is again available.
Please private message me if you try this type of mitt. I would like to know how they work before buying.
#9
Tinkerer since 1980
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: London
Posts: 922
Bikes: Coppi racer, Old school BMX, some random a fixed wheel convertion
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
"I don't ever ride in the drops, so they only need to cover the brake hoods."
If this is the case you should chop and flop your road bars or use some short bullhorns or flatbars with barends. You can use time trial leavers with external cable routing to keep acess to the breaks from the same position. This will give you the same hand posisions but make it easier to fit the pogies on them.
If this is the case you should chop and flop your road bars or use some short bullhorns or flatbars with barends. You can use time trial leavers with external cable routing to keep acess to the breaks from the same position. This will give you the same hand posisions but make it easier to fit the pogies on them.
#10
I'll ride for free
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Alaska
Posts: 209
Bikes: Cannondale MTB, K2 Road bike
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I have CliMitts. I used a lightweight glove under them. Sometimes I use just those cheap Xmart stretch gloves as my hands can occasionally get too warm with the CliMitts. I found a post from a person who uses them on drop bars.
https://www.bikeforums.net/archive/in...p/t-83913.html
scroll down and look for VermontRides.
I sometimes use leather buckskin gloves with shearling lining, which is warmer than any cycling specific gloves I have tried. I haven't tried any lobster type gloves because I have already found what works for me.
If nothing else, I think making regular pogies to fit road bars would be rather simple, especially if you have any alteration/sewing/seamstress shops in your area. Just opening them up and making them more of a box shape rather than flat.
https://www.bikeforums.net/archive/in...p/t-83913.html
scroll down and look for VermontRides.
I sometimes use leather buckskin gloves with shearling lining, which is warmer than any cycling specific gloves I have tried. I haven't tried any lobster type gloves because I have already found what works for me.
If nothing else, I think making regular pogies to fit road bars would be rather simple, especially if you have any alteration/sewing/seamstress shops in your area. Just opening them up and making them more of a box shape rather than flat.
#11
assonfire
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 324
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I have poor circulation and I tried everything from Xmart ski gloves to Pearl Izumi's top-of-the-line Amfib lobster claws and my hands were still numb after my ride to work and/or back home. Finally I found these (https://www.icebike.org/Clothing/VulpineAdaptive.htm) and haven't had any more cold hands. They even dry out in 8 hours in time for the ride home. When I first purchased them, I tested them my driving at 70 mph down the highway in 25F degree weather (dry) and sticking my hand out the window for about 2 minutes. Never felt a thing...
Good luck!
Good luck!
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 501
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
The IceBike site cited above also has a general Protecting Your Hands page showing both split finger lobster claw mitts and also pogies made for bicycles. Both pogie sources are still on the web. The Moose Mitts have internal pockets for chemical handwarmers and the site offers on-line ordering.
#13
DNPAIMFB
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cowtown, AB
Posts: 4,655
Bikes: Titus El Guapo, Misfit diSSent, Cervelo Soloist Carbon, Wabi Lightning, et al.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I go away for a few days and all these replies accumulate. Awesome! Y'all are very helpful!
I've done the flip-chop and bullhorn thing in the past, and I don't find it as practical as good old road levers on a road bar, even though I never use the drops.
Are the Climitts insulated? I tried an uninsulated set of pogies a few years back, and they only got me an extra 5C of warmth.
Just my luck, Vulpine Adaptive is out of business. I contacted Kevin Kinney [former owner/operator], and he said that there will be no more Icebike Mitts.
I have an e-mail into Trails Edge to see if they will ship to Canada.
I have also contacted a local outdoor gear repair place to see if they would be interested in creating something specifically for me. I hope I can get this squared away soon - the cold weather is a-comin'...
"I don't ever ride in the drops, so they only need to cover the brake hoods."
If this is the case you should chop and flop your road bars or use some short bullhorns or flatbars with barends. You can use time trial leavers with external cable routing to keep acess to the breaks from the same position. This will give you the same hand posisions but make it easier to fit the pogies on them.
If this is the case you should chop and flop your road bars or use some short bullhorns or flatbars with barends. You can use time trial leavers with external cable routing to keep acess to the breaks from the same position. This will give you the same hand posisions but make it easier to fit the pogies on them.
Originally Posted by MudSplattered
I have CliMitts. I used a lightweight glove under them. Sometimes I use just those cheap Xmart stretch gloves as my hands can occasionally get too warm with the CliMitts. I found a post from a person who uses them on drop bars.
Originally Posted by Heyduke
I have poor circulation and I tried everything from Xmart ski gloves to Pearl Izumi's top-of-the-line Amfib lobster claws and my hands were still numb after my ride to work and/or back home. Finally I found these (https://www.icebike.org/Clothing/VulpineAdaptive.htm) and haven't had any more cold hands. They even dry out in 8 hours in time for the ride home. When I first purchased them, I tested them my driving at 70 mph down the highway in 25F degree weather (dry) and sticking my hand out the window for about 2 minutes. Never felt a thing...
Originally Posted by Giro
The IceBike site cited above also has a general Protecting Your Hands page showing both split finger lobster claw mitts and also pogies made for bicycles. Both pogie sources are still on the web. The Moose Mitts have internal pockets for chemical handwarmers and the site offers on-line ordering.
I have also contacted a local outdoor gear repair place to see if they would be interested in creating something specifically for me. I hope I can get this squared away soon - the cold weather is a-comin'...
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North shore of Mass.
Posts: 2,131
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
1 Post
I switch from drops to flat bars during the winter so I can use Drybike hand covers. They don't work with drop bars. You can't use thick gloves with these hand covers so I'm still not happy as I have poor circulation in my fingers thanks to years of basketball. I think electric gloves would be great. Anyone know of any?
#15
DNPAIMFB
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cowtown, AB
Posts: 4,655
Bikes: Titus El Guapo, Misfit diSSent, Cervelo Soloist Carbon, Wabi Lightning, et al.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
There are a couple of options, but most are in the $200 range IIRC.
https://cozywinters.com/shop/zs-hgx.html
https://cozywinters.com/shop/zs-hgx.html
#16
DNPAIMFB
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cowtown, AB
Posts: 4,655
Bikes: Titus El Guapo, Misfit diSSent, Cervelo Soloist Carbon, Wabi Lightning, et al.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Project Homestyle Pogie has begun! Since I can only whip-stitch ["C-rack that whip!"], I went high-end with the shell and spent a bunch of money on a nicely-sized drybag [waterproof stuff sack]. It's totally waterproof, with sealed seams and all that jazz. I picked up a remnant of fleece fabric and some velcro, plus reflective tape. The construction is like a giant thumbless oven mitt with a hole in the palm. I will probably incorporate a couple of internal straps to hold it onto the handlebar securely.
#17
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 467
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I've just ordered a pair of these:
https://www.joe-brown.com/outdoor-gea...vermi-899.html
Big baggy overmitts meant for climbers. They look like they come a long way up past your wrist, and are meant to fit over other gloves. Nearest thing to pogies I've seen (that would work on drop bars).
Then I'll team them up with other gloves depending on the weather.
https://www.joe-brown.com/outdoor-gea...vermi-899.html
Big baggy overmitts meant for climbers. They look like they come a long way up past your wrist, and are meant to fit over other gloves. Nearest thing to pogies I've seen (that would work on drop bars).
Then I'll team them up with other gloves depending on the weather.
#18
DNPAIMFB
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cowtown, AB
Posts: 4,655
Bikes: Titus El Guapo, Misfit diSSent, Cervelo Soloist Carbon, Wabi Lightning, et al.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Ha-HAAA! I finally finished my road bike pogies! We had a stretch of balmy weather [-8C LOL], but it got cold again, so I decided to whip-stitch the second one. The outer is made of a seam-sealed ripstop nylon drybag. Overkill for sure, but I don't care, and I also can't sew. The inner lining is a windproof fleece. The construction is basically just a bag within a bag, with a 2" velcro strip to allow for easy addition or removal from the handlebars. One problem I did encounter was keeping the pogies from rotating around the handlebar. I cut two small slits where they meet the end of the handlebar, and ran toe straps through to hold the pogies in place relative to the brake levers. I may tweak that a bit further and have the bar ends poke outside of the pogies, since I don't use the drops anyway.
As far as riding with them goes, I am able to get my mittened hands in and out of them with ease. The cold [-20C] weather causes the nylon to stiffen up very nicely, so that when I take my hands out, the pogies maintain their shape. I was signalling turns, adjusting my pack, fixing my glasses and zoop - my hands go right back in every time. The best part is that my hands are actually warm all the way to work. My forearms even started to sweat a little. I need to sew some reflective tape [or maybe a blinkie] on the outside of the pogies, since they now obscure a side view of my bar-mount light.
Pics to follow!
As far as riding with them goes, I am able to get my mittened hands in and out of them with ease. The cold [-20C] weather causes the nylon to stiffen up very nicely, so that when I take my hands out, the pogies maintain their shape. I was signalling turns, adjusting my pack, fixing my glasses and zoop - my hands go right back in every time. The best part is that my hands are actually warm all the way to work. My forearms even started to sweat a little. I need to sew some reflective tape [or maybe a blinkie] on the outside of the pogies, since they now obscure a side view of my bar-mount light.
Pics to follow!
#19
Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Southfield, MI
Posts: 37
Bikes: 2005 Bianchi Veloce, 1991 Specialized Hard Rock, 1952 Raleigh
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yes, please post some pics! I've been drawing some sketches for a set of road bar pogies myself.
Bob Chmara
Southfield, MI
Bob Chmara
Southfield, MI
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 110
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
hmmm, project pogie idea
one can use plastic canvas from arts craft store and use that as an internal stiffener and to give the home spun pogie an structured form to accomodate its function.
#21
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 110
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
upgrading the home spun pogie project
one can also use midweight fleece from wallyworld that one might use as a throw -cutting of a nice portion for the home spun pogie project.
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 116
Bikes: Electra townie 21, electic conversion kit, Dahon folder ,Customized Nashiki
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
https://www.trails-edge.com/retail/te...mfbikemits.htm
I think Trails edge makes a road bar version of the moose mitts that you can look into
I think Trails edge makes a road bar version of the moose mitts that you can look into
#23
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 8
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I am not sure if the original poster is still looking. The best thing I have found for my road bike are Bar Mitts: https://barmitts.com/ They are very warm and keep your hands dry as well. I use them on my winter commutes almost every day.
I hope this helps.
Matt
I hope this helps.
Matt
#24
Cat3.*....Cat2
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Livonia, MI
Posts: 2,171
Bikes: A lot.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
https://www.trails-edge.com/retail/te...mfbikemits.htm
I think Trails edge makes a road bar version of the moose mitts that you can look into
I think Trails edge makes a road bar version of the moose mitts that you can look into
I rode out of the shop yesterday and Mike, the owner let me try out a pair on my ride. It was about 25*F and probably 15mph winds. Since I wasn't expecting to use them, I wore my swix lobster gloves. The combination was beyond hot. I took my gloves off and just wore the moose mits. In the drops they were fine, but on the tops, they were just a little on the cool side. If I would have paired it with a thin pair of gloves it would be perfect. They were one of his "preliminary" versions which he said was a bit smaller then the current ones, and even with wearing the lobster gloves, there was enough room to shift no problem. They are nice, and would recommend them.
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 110
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
home spun pogie project
One can also use a three liter soda bottle which is made of polypropylene (water/windproof thin tough plastic) affixing that to the handlebars so that it does not fall off or twist around.
One places ones left/right hand half-fingered gloved hand within the protective enclosure formed by the soda bottle protective wind shielding enclosure.
Additionally, one can also further augment the retention of warmth by using the fleece remmant material within the soda bottle protective wind shielding enclosure also as well.
Finally, one can also further augment the generation of warmth by using one of those hot hands 2 portable hand warmer chemical packs hunters use by also placing them inside the fleece pocket formed by the soda bottle/fleece combination.
When one places their hands inside this homemade spun pogie protective enclosure one is afforded a warm refuge from the cold buffeting winds while cycling; while only wearing half finger winter bicycling gloves.
One places ones left/right hand half-fingered gloved hand within the protective enclosure formed by the soda bottle protective wind shielding enclosure.
Additionally, one can also further augment the retention of warmth by using the fleece remmant material within the soda bottle protective wind shielding enclosure also as well.
Finally, one can also further augment the generation of warmth by using one of those hot hands 2 portable hand warmer chemical packs hunters use by also placing them inside the fleece pocket formed by the soda bottle/fleece combination.
When one places their hands inside this homemade spun pogie protective enclosure one is afforded a warm refuge from the cold buffeting winds while cycling; while only wearing half finger winter bicycling gloves.