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[OILCAN1]

My wife isn't home from work yet, but I was just looking at the HD website. Did anyone else notice that the batteries only last about two hours, now I'm not sure how long the batteries take to recharge, but this S#$T seems awful expensive to me to only last two hours. Speaking for myself I will keep my good ol plug in gear. I will still try and find out how warm they are.

[MJZ]

I bought a couple of pair of the Gerbings last winter to use for snow skiing. My wife loved them and I was happy with them also after the first day. At first we left them on and they were dead before we stopped for liquid refreshments around noon. After that, we only turned them on when we were on the lifts, they lasted all day then and were very warm.
As for any other use, they are packed up with the rest of the ski clothes. Might take them out for ballgames next month but I can't see using them to ride in. I have the Gerbing G-3 for riding, no charging and can adjust heat beats the heck out the battery powered, plus the G-3's get a lot warmer.
If you want to try a pair before you buy, I'll be glad to send you a pair of ours to try out since Kathy tore her ACL last trip we will not be going this year. We have a mens large and a ladies small.

[SilvrBulet]

MJZ,

Thanks for the kind offer to check them out.  There is a Gerbings dealer here locally that a lot of folks in our club have purchased Gerbings gear from.  I contacted him today and he said much what you did.  These battery powered were not made for use with motorcycles (were made for skiing, hunting, maybe ATV, etc. but not for going down the road at 60+MPH in the extreme cold).  He said he tried them himself knowing MC folks would be inquiring and he said he cranked them up, rode down the road, and the batteries full blast lasted about an hour and his hands never were toasty warm like with Gerbing MC gloves - just as you described. 

So I guess "wires" are still the way to go. 

thanks everyone for your input,

Blue

[SilvrBulet]

Recieved a direct reply from Gerbing that the Core Heat 7.4v Lithium powered gloves are not made for MCs.  Like the dealer our Hog Club deals with, she said the material will let too much air in at 60MPH to hold the heat and that the material is not made to hold up to that kind of use. 

She hinted about some new gloves that we coming out that would be rated for MCs and also be battery operated.  I did some research on the internet and found a reference to the GerbingEU site that talks about a new Hybrid Glove that will be released December 1 that can either look up to the MC battery for longer trips or for shorter trips use a protable 12v battery.  There were 269 Euros which is about $340 - so it appears they may be pretty pricey.  If anyone has any other details on the new Gerbing Hybrid gloves, please share.

Blue

[MontyB]

Recieved a direct reply from Gerbing that the Core Heat 7.4v Lithium powered gloves are not made for MCs.  Like the dealer our Hog Club deals with, she said the material will let too much air in at 60MPH to hold the heat and that the material is not made to hold up to that kind of use. 

She hinted about some new gloves that we coming out that would be rated for MCs and also be battery operated.  I did some research on the internet and found a reference to the GerbingEU site that talks about a new Hybrid Glove that will be released December 1 that can either look up to the MC battery for longer trips or for shorter trips use a protable 12v battery.  There were 269 Euros which is about $340 - so it appears they may be pretty pricey.  If anyone has any other details on the new Gerbing Hybrid gloves, please share.

Blue

Hey Blue,

A buddy of mine just bought the Gerbing battery powered gloves.  Saw him at a ride last week when it was <20 degrees and he said they kept him warm.
Funny thing...he rides a bike JUST LIKE yours LOL!!!  But he's a little off anyway...always talking about "Steak N Shake..."

Cheers!

[jettjocky]

Of course each person is different, but I have found that if you keep your chest warm (heated vest)  & in really cold weather wear heated chaps, my hands never get cold.  Also heated gloves are really a pain in the butt. 

[spydglide]

Of course each person is different, but I have found that if you keep your chest warm (heated vest)  & in really cold weather wear heated chaps, my hands never get cold.  Also heated gloves are really a pain in the butt. 

Seems the older you get and the more times you've damaged your hands feet with extreme cold, the worse they are for getting cold regardless of keeping your core sufficiently heated.  My feet and hands suffer more now and I'll continue to look for ways to ride comfortable in cold weather as long as I can.  Right now the toes and fingers are the major problems.  har!  spyder

[Fired00d]

Seems the older you get and the more times you've damaged your hands feet with extreme cold, the worse they are for getting cold regardless of keeping your core sufficiently heated.  My feet and hands suffer more now and I'll continue to look for ways to ride comfortable in cold weather as long as I can.  Right now the toes and fingers are the major problems.  har!  spyder

That explains it.... When I was younger cold didn't bother me... now I don't want anything to do with it.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[MJZ]

That explains it.... When I was younger cold didn't bother me... now I don't want anything to do with it.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

That's why all those old Yankees that keep hanging their chads, end up in south Florida.

[Fired00d]

That's why all those old Yankees that keep hanging their chads, end up in south Florida.

Good thing I started off south of the Mason/Dixon line... that's one thing I don't have to worry about being called.

"Chithead" is one thing, but "Yankee Chithead" is fighting words.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[SilvrBulet]

Thanks MontyB for the note.  That buddy of yours riding in the >20 weather needs some serious help beyond some cool hot gloves (like those new Gerbings that are MC rated that is) - what does he think he is, a Polar Bear?  Sounds like he has good taste in bikes and restaurants and undoubtedly some really great friends 

Cheers,

Blue