{"id":4009,"date":"2021-01-07T21:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T04:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2021-10-10T18:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T01:12:15","slug":"how-to-make-handlebar-mitts-and-extend-your-riding-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/how-to-make-handlebar-mitts-and-extend-your-riding-season\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Handlebar Mitts and Extend Your Riding Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are lots of ways to keep your harms warm while riding your bike or motorcycle. gloves, heated grips, heated gloves, hot hands type disposable handwarmers, etc. I’ve tried lots of them – and don’t get my wrong, I love heated grips on my motorcycle. But they don’t work so well that I don’t need to wear thicker gloves. And I have found that I really don’t like wearing thick gloves while riding – I just lose too much dexterity with a thicker glove. The solution: handlebar mitts<\/strong> (aka pogies, aka bar muffs, aka bar covers aka… I don’t know what to call them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Long story short, I decided to save my $$ and make my own handlebar mitts (pogies). I used 1.5mm neoprene (probably could have gone with thicker) from amazon<\/a>, made my own template (PDF layout\/instructions here <\/a>NOT TO SCALE), and developed a working prototype in a couple hours. I am very pleased with the results and the bar mitts are quite effective at blocking the wind and making cold rides much more enjoyable. Total cost – about $15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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