Erin C. wrote:
7401southwick wrote:
I also have Raynauds so I feel for you.
This is going to sound very counterintuitive but give it a try. It’s cheap. Get some thin latex type gloves and put them on under your standard gloves and hand warmer packs. This will trap all the moisture from your hands getting out. I know people say you don’t want your hands to sweat inside your gloves as that makes your hands colder. For me I’ve found that is next to impossible to prevent so I go the other way and just trap it next to my skin and prevent the wind and cold from getting to it. At the end of the ride your hands will be sweating like a pig inside the latex but they will be considerably warmer. Easiest way to experiment with this is put a latex glove on one hand but not the other and go for a ride.
Raynauds sucks. I’ve had my hands go completely numb and white and the temperature was 50F.
https://www.uline.com/...BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds I also have Raynaud's and it's my feet that suffer on the bike in the winter. I have wool socks, I've duct taped the vents on the bottom of my shoes, use baggies, and have shoe covers and my feet still freeze in the winter. Anyone have suggestions for what else I can do?
Oddly enough my feet don't bother me running, only riding.
For cycling in below freezing temperatures, I have found that shoe covers with layered wool socks are not enough. (until recently I lived in Michigan and bike commuted through the winter - 1hr each way) The
Lake MXZ-303 winter cycling boots are by far the best. I have tried other brands' winter footwear and none come close. They're expensive, but if you really want to ride outside in cold temperatures, they're the best way to go. When it drops below about 20 deg. (Fahrenheit) I use Grabber Toe Warmers (I put them on top of my toes because that's the most comfortable, but if it were really cold out I'd put them under the toes to insulate between my foot and the shoe/cleat interface).
I just saw that Lake does make an even more extreme version of them, the MXZ-400, but that's more than I'll ever need. I also haven't tried the 45NRTH Wolvhammer boots, but have read really positive reviews of them. With any of them, be sure to buy big enough to let your toes wiggle in big socks. Squeezing your feet is a good way to restrict blood flow and exacerbate the problem. The BOA closures that all of these use are good at keeping your feet secure while your toes still have room.