Originally Posted by
wipekitty
Thanks for the suggestions, guys.
The toilet paper tube is brilliant. I'm also not sure why I didn't think of blowing air - I have a hair dryer that has been lonely since nobody around here really driers their hair.
If you use the toilet paper tube and put them away the next day they will be fine. Don't need a hair dryer or a boot dryer. I ride twice a week in the cold weather.
The goose down filled leather mittens I was given in about 1967 are a little worn. One has a couple of cracks. The cracks were repaired with a thin road bike tube and super glue. Cut the rubber to shape and clean both sides with alcohol. Use the brush on type of glue tube and just paint the leather, and hold the patch very tight for a real 30 seconds. They are extremely comfortable above zero for 60 to about 90 miles. Don't dry out leather with hot air, it ruins the leather if you do it all the time..