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A Gerbing Heated Gloves Night

February 10, 2012 by Scooter in the Sticks 2 Comments

Gerbing is as good as their word — a brand new pair of leather, G3 heated gloves.  My old ones failed and they replaced them.  I’m a confirmed Gerbing rider.  And when I got home from work tonight I had to try them out during a trip into town.  While the Vespa was idling in the driveway I plugged the new gloves in and felt warmth almost instantly.  Really warm.  And the new gloves have heated palms.

I knew there would be some ice to experiment with nearby and I wanted to give the snow tires a little more testing in a controlled setting.  I’m always interested in what the limits of equipment are to factor into my own limitations.  As the temperature dropped to 27F I figured I better head into town.

You don’t see boots are cars very often around here. Finding one on a Yamaha Vino scooter must be a first.  The fines for this rider have to be rough.

Walking down Beaver Avenue in State College, Pennsylvania I saw a poster of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe (I think) in the window of Uncle Eli’s.  Couldn’t resist taking a picture but it’s the kind of vision I would expect on Twisted Roads rather than here.

I had been thinking about heated grips for the past few weeks while my dead electric gloves were in Tumwater.  But I can say without reservation that these new Gerbing heated gloves work so well that I won’t be looking at anything else.

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  1. ToadMama says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:44 am

    You are a brave soul. The second pic is my favorite. Snow tires for scooters? A booted bike? You are just full of surprises.

    Reply
  2. Charlie6 says

    February 10, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Steve….

    Those new gloves would go very nicely with a sidecar rig…..whether a Ural or one attached to the Vespa….

    Again, great to hear of a company that stands behind their product!

    Dom

    Redleg’s Rides

    Colorado Motorcycle Travel Examiner

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