It was absolutely freezing when that wind hit ya, hahaha. Those gloves have done the job on the highest setting. But you're not wrong. A hot cuppa will always go down a treat, especially after a ride like that. Lucky that I didn't go out first thing or I would have come back home like an ice cube 🥶, the only thing that saved me was that heated vest, which is brilliant. Can't wait to try out the other pair of heated gloves. I look forward to seeing how well they perform. Thank you as always 🥶👍
Awesome video. I'm glad the kit is working out for you. Just a few tips. I couldn't see if in the video if the gloves have cuff adjusters, but if they do pull on the tabs if you can when the gloves are on to seal them to your arms and make them as air tight as possible. Also for the vest it really works best under a layer. Even if it's just a little windbreaker or something to keep airflow from leaking heat while on the bike. Be warned however if its say under a coat or even just a little windbreaker do not put it on high unless it's -20c or you'll feel like your in a Tesla battery pack thermal runaway fire 🙂. I had to change gloves unfortunately as one of the battery packs on the gloves I showed in the video has a loose jack and I was going to send it back and re-order the pair but they were out of stock sadly and I couldn't wait a month in winter without heated gloves so I got a different pair which as gloves are even better however the battery packs are not as good. On high heat with the ones I showed in the video I got 2hr 44mins on high heat before one of the gloves died. This pair I get 2hr 16 mins before one of the gloves die on high heat. However the gloves fit tighter to my hand which makes it a lot easier for the controls of the bike, and it came with a coupon with a free spare pair of batteries you can stick in your pocket and change them out. Because they are a little tighter, they seem more airtight and are warmer. Plus I can just swap the batteries out, So I guess it's a trade off I can live with as 2 sets of battery packs will give me at least 4-5hrs of high heat. Not including the little dinky packs I saved from my last set of gloves which will give it around an hour and 20mins on high heat. So I'm getting close to 6-7hrs with a ton of battery packs stuck on me somewhere. Lol. Maybe I'll make a crazy video of charging up all the battery packs and going outside until they are all dead. Or I'm dead, which ever comes first. As far as the vest goes, as I have the same one. I work outside all day with 2 2hour breaks. With the 20000mAh @3.7v battery pack(13500ish usable @5v USB voltage) I have I use it on medium for a good 4 and half hours continuous with a few bursts of high for maybe another 30 mins to go have a quick smoke and when I come home at the end of the day I have around 20-30% depending how long I wait for public transit as I had to order a tire as my rear tread just separated from the bead after almost 10K kilometers. Love those Swalbe Big bens. That's more than I've gotten from motorcycle tires. Front is still perfect. So if you add up me dicking around all day either riding to work or waiting for the streetcar and all that I'm probably using it for at least 5-6 hours continuous on medium with a few bursts of high and still have 20-30% left at the end of the day if that helps you any. As far as the gloves go you'll probably get close to what I'm getting, 7.4 x 2700mAh is 19.98 watt hours. I have 5500mAh packs at 3.7v which is 20.35 watt hours. I've been getting on these packs around the mid 4500's to high 4000's @5v so it's around 22.5-24 watt hours. Some of the packs are higher. But if you get at least 2 hrs on high you're good. When they say "3 hours" that's Chinese hours so it's going to be anywhere from 2-3 hours. At least on my gloves they were advertised honestly. They claim 2-2.5hrs on high. With the shittiest power pack in the bunch I got 2hrs 16mins before low voltage cutoff. I wish they still sold those original gloves I got those battery packs did at least 1000mAh more than the ones I have now and had a USB-C PD charging profile. However at least I have 2 packs of these ones but one of the sets is micro USB...Ewwww. As for your face you might want to get a Rockbros riding balaclava. It's sort of an open face design so you can put it up over most of your face or pull it down for more airflow. It also is very long so it covers your neck and upper chest. Or you can pull it right down and wear it as a dickie. It was only $20 Canadian. I never ride in the winter without it. It's 11 quid 24 pence on the UK "Warrior women" site. I can't post a link here but if you search "Rockbros balaclava" it should pop up.
Thank you for the tip, I didn't do them up properly. From now on, I will make sure to tighten them up using the cuff adjustment. Will have to buy a windbreaker as I don't have anything big enough to fif over the heated vest, which I absolutely love, especially the heat around the neck, which is so needed in helping me stay warm. I will make sure to be mindful not to put the vest on the high setting when I get a windbreaker. I'll make sure to put a link in the description and would suggest checking out the ear warmers as I think you might like them, especially when the wind gets up and does a number on your eardrums. Thank you for all your help, as it's truly appreciated, and I will definitely take on board all your advice. I'm sorry to hear about the gloves you bought, which have let you down and become faulty. I also have another pair, which is a bit more expensive but may do a better job at keeping the hands warmer. I still haven't taken out for a test run as of yet, but I will di as soon as I get a chance.i will also leave a link to them. Look after yourself and good care out there 😎👍
No problem. You could literally go to a dollar store and get a windbreaker, it doesn't have to be insulated it just has to keep the wind off your torso. Obviously at the speeds we're going something that won't rip apart is best. I like the windbreakers with the big ass pocket in the front to hold extra batteries and crap. I also edited my post to suggest getting a riding balaclava for your face and neck. I'm getting censored for some reason by the algorithm but just go to the end of my original edited post for the info.@@electrocycle1977
The cold still gets through to the finger tips on most of these glove, ill stick to my Rooster Hot hand liners, nice vid mate when you doing the BAC855 upgrade, you will love it?
I know you're right about the cold still getting through most of these gloves. Will definitely try out a pair of Rooster Hot hands to see what they're like. As for the BAC855 I'm starting to itch. I need to sort that out as soon as I get a chance. I've just have a few most bits to do, and then I'm gonna be all over it... trust me on that one. Thank you for the watch and comment, as it's always very much appreciated 👍
Brilliant mate will look forward to seeing the install, the increase in power is amazing just make sure you keep it in a large gear on the cassette when pumping more watts through the motor
Hi, I'm also 5'7" but a bit chunky at 14.5 stone. When trying the with opening the zips on the side, it's a snug, but with the zips open, it's a perfect fit for me. As your 9 stone, I'm sure you won't have to open the side zips. I've put a link in the description for you, so please check out the size it comes in. Hope this helps you out. Thanks for the watch and the comment 👍
Well done you need a hot cup of tea now glad you showed the gloves on this video and it was so cold but you made a good job xx
It was absolutely freezing when that wind hit ya, hahaha. Those gloves have done the job on the highest setting. But you're not wrong. A hot cuppa will always go down a treat, especially after a ride like that. Lucky that I didn't go out first thing or I would have come back home like an ice cube 🥶, the only thing that saved me was that heated vest, which is brilliant.
Can't wait to try out the other pair of heated gloves. I look forward to seeing how well they perform. Thank you as always 🥶👍
I got a black carharrt black label beanie a few years ago, it is long enough to pull down over my ears completely, really helps with the wind.
I used to do the same thing until I bought them ear protectors. That wind in your ears after riding for a while does my ears in lol
Great vid 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed watching.
I appreciate the comment, too😎👍
Awesome video. I'm glad the kit is working out for you. Just a few tips. I couldn't see if in the video if the gloves have cuff adjusters, but if they do pull on the tabs if you can when the gloves are on to seal them to your arms and make them as air tight as possible. Also for the vest it really works best under a layer. Even if it's just a little windbreaker or something to keep airflow from leaking heat while on the bike. Be warned however if its say under a coat or even just a little windbreaker do not put it on high unless it's -20c or you'll feel like your in a Tesla battery pack thermal runaway fire 🙂. I had to change gloves unfortunately as one of the battery packs on the gloves I showed in the video has a loose jack and I was going to send it back and re-order the pair but they were out of stock sadly and I couldn't wait a month in winter without heated gloves so I got a different pair which as gloves are even better however the battery packs are not as good. On high heat with the ones I showed in the video I got 2hr 44mins on high heat before one of the gloves died. This pair I get 2hr 16 mins before one of the gloves die on high heat. However the gloves fit tighter to my hand which makes it a lot easier for the controls of the bike, and it came with a coupon with a free spare pair of batteries you can stick in your pocket and change them out. Because they are a little tighter, they seem more airtight and are warmer. Plus I can just swap the batteries out, So I guess it's a trade off I can live with as 2 sets of battery packs will give me at least 4-5hrs of high heat. Not including the little dinky packs I saved from my last set of gloves which will give it around an hour and 20mins on high heat. So I'm getting close to 6-7hrs with a ton of battery packs stuck on me somewhere. Lol. Maybe I'll make a crazy video of charging up all the battery packs and going outside until they are all dead. Or I'm dead, which ever comes first.
As far as the vest goes, as I have the same one. I work outside all day with 2 2hour breaks. With the 20000mAh @3.7v battery pack(13500ish usable @5v USB voltage) I have I use it on medium for a good 4 and half hours continuous with a few bursts of high for maybe another 30 mins to go have a quick smoke and when I come home at the end of the day I have around 20-30% depending how long I wait for public transit as I had to order a tire as my rear tread just separated from the bead after almost 10K kilometers. Love those Swalbe Big bens. That's more than I've gotten from motorcycle tires. Front is still perfect. So if you add up me dicking around all day either riding to work or waiting for the streetcar and all that I'm probably using it for at least 5-6 hours continuous on medium with a few bursts of high and still have 20-30% left at the end of the day if that helps you any.
As far as the gloves go you'll probably get close to what I'm getting, 7.4 x 2700mAh is 19.98 watt hours. I have 5500mAh packs at 3.7v which is 20.35 watt hours. I've been getting on these packs around the mid 4500's to high 4000's @5v so it's around 22.5-24 watt hours. Some of the packs are higher. But if you get at least 2 hrs on high you're good. When they say "3 hours" that's Chinese hours so it's going to be anywhere from 2-3 hours. At least on my gloves they were advertised honestly. They claim 2-2.5hrs on high. With the shittiest power pack in the bunch I got 2hrs 16mins before low voltage cutoff. I wish they still sold those original gloves I got those battery packs did at least 1000mAh more than the ones I have now and had a USB-C PD charging profile. However at least I have 2 packs of these ones but one of the sets is micro USB...Ewwww. As for your face you might want to get a Rockbros riding balaclava. It's sort of an open face design so you can put it up over most of your face or pull it down for more airflow. It also is very long so it covers your neck and upper chest. Or you can pull it right down and wear it as a dickie. It was only $20 Canadian. I never ride in the winter without it. It's 11 quid 24 pence on the UK "Warrior women" site. I can't post a link here but if you search "Rockbros balaclava" it should pop up.
Thank you for the tip, I didn't do them up properly. From now on, I will make sure to tighten them up using the cuff adjustment. Will have to buy a windbreaker as I don't have anything big enough to fif over the heated vest, which I absolutely love, especially the heat around the neck, which is so needed in helping me stay warm. I will make sure to be mindful not to put the vest on the high setting when I get a windbreaker. I'll make sure to put a link in the description and would suggest checking out the ear warmers as I think you might like them, especially when the wind gets up and does a number on your eardrums. Thank you for all your help, as it's truly appreciated, and I will definitely take on board all your advice. I'm sorry to hear about the gloves you bought, which have let you down and become faulty. I also have another pair, which is a bit more expensive but may do a better job at keeping the hands warmer. I still haven't taken out for a test run as of yet, but I will di as soon as I get a chance.i will also leave a link to them. Look after yourself and good care out there 😎👍
No problem. You could literally go to a dollar store and get a windbreaker, it doesn't have to be insulated it just has to keep the wind off your torso. Obviously at the speeds we're going something that won't rip apart is best. I like the windbreakers with the big ass pocket in the front to hold extra batteries and crap. I also edited my post to suggest getting a riding balaclava for your face and neck. I'm getting censored for some reason by the algorithm but just go to the end of my original edited post for the info.@@electrocycle1977
The cold still gets through to the finger tips on most of these glove, ill stick to my Rooster Hot hand liners, nice vid mate when you doing the BAC855 upgrade, you will love it?
I know you're right about the cold still getting through most of these gloves. Will definitely try out a pair of Rooster Hot hands to see what they're like. As for the
BAC855 I'm starting to itch. I need to sort that out as soon as I get a chance. I've just have a few most bits to do, and then I'm gonna be all over it... trust me on that one.
Thank you for the watch and comment, as it's always very much appreciated 👍
Brilliant mate will look forward to seeing the install, the increase in power is amazing just make sure you keep it in a large gear on the cassette when pumping more watts through the motor
@bridgeburner1659 Thanks for the heads up on keeping it on a high cog. Appreciate all the advice, brother 👍
What are the sizes like mate? I'm 5'7'' and 9 stone so usually things are too big for me. definitely interested in the vest.
Hi, I'm also 5'7" but a bit chunky at 14.5 stone. When trying the with opening the zips on the side, it's a snug, but with the zips open, it's a perfect fit for me. As your 9 stone, I'm sure you won't have to open the side zips. I've put a link in the description for you, so please check out the size it comes in. Hope this helps you out. Thanks for the watch and the comment 👍