While I have not had the opportunity to give my Gerbings gear the workout I intended, I am delighted with the NuBuck gloves I got from them last year, and the heated, micro-fiber liner, with complete coverage in the sleeves and collar.

However, I find the arrangement they have for for placing the heat controller can be dramatically improved.

On my bike, the power cord goes into a plug on the lower left side. This is a standard SAE plug on its own fuse. To this is attached a coiled-cord extension that I got from Gerbings. Instead of hanging the controller under the flap of my jacket, where I can’t easily reach it underway, I had a nice lady sew two belt loops to the left LEG of my riding jeans (Defenders from Diamond Gusset), about two inches above the knee. I thread a little strap (with a Velcro fastening)through the belt loops and hang the controller from that.

The result is that I can easily reach the knob on the controller, and turn it, while wearing gloves, and while under way. The strap is loose enough not to constrict my leg, and tight enough to hold the slack in the coiled wire.

In the event of a flying dismount, the Velcro will just tear away.

Fondest regards,
Jack/reep
Twisted Roads

I just can’t get past my fear of hot wires anywhere near my exposed flesh. I did today’s errands on the GTS, under 35F overcast, and my snowboarding gloves did the trick once again. No electricity required…

__Orin
Scootin’ Old Skool

http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/04/21/article/150_jobs_coming_to_rockingham_county

http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/04/21/article/150_jobs_coming_to_rockingham_county

I’ll take a look at lockit.com and see what else they have.

Toadeus: You’re doing some serious riding up in Maine. Glad to know the Gerbings hold up for the long rides too.

Those word verifications are often strange.

Warm regards,

David

PS: another funny contextual word verification “harrush”;