My spouse gets cold on the Spyder, but she's found a solution!

[mecsw500]

My wife always gets cold easily while riding on the back in 50 degree temperature.

So we went to Scheel’s, or Scheels.com and she bought these:

Women's Under Armour 4.0 Baselayer Crew
Women's Under Armour ColdGear 4.0 Baselayer Tights

Now she says she’s toasty. She still uses the heated seat though. I’d die from heat stroke but there you go.

She says the 1.0 not 4.0 rated items are good for the 60’s.

They are not cheap, but it beats not wanting to ride because it’s a bit chilly.

 

[2dogs]

My wife experienced the same. I bought her heated pants and jacket with adjustable heat settings. Everybody's happy now.

 

[RayBJ]

Check out Merino wool base layers. Super comfortable, warm, sweat sapping, and priced similar to Under Armour.

I wear it year-round. Summer light weight to shed sweat and stabilize body ecosystem temp. Winter heavy weight for warmth.

 

[Peteoz]

Yeah, those baselayers make a huge difference, mecsw. I use a baselayer with a heated jacket liner over it and a Klim multi season jacket, and it’s all I need down to 25f.

Pete

 

[mecsw500]

My wife is allergic to wool, so the Under Armor seems a good option. I never thought about heated clothing to be honest. I used to have heated gloves when I lived in the UK and commuted every day through London in the 80’s. They were uncomfortable under gloves so they kind of put me off heated items, especially since the advent of heated grips and seats. My BMW R100 back then would slowly discharge the battery around town anyway, so heated clobber would not have been such a good idea.

I’m sure the technology has changed and the Spyder’s charging system is up to it. I might research it over the summer for next season, that’s a good idea, thanks.

I don’t mind the cold so much, Draggin’ Jeans, a sweater and heavy leather jacket does it for me.

What would be nice now would be air conditioned jackets as the over 100 degree summer looms, lol. One minute we complain of the cold and next of the heat of the summers. Utah doesn’t get much of the temperate in between.

 

[2dogs]

The spyder has an alternator so it will produce more than enough for two sets of heated clothing. Also I can't say enough about Baker's Airwings. They work so much better than I expected.

 

[Little Blue]

Trying to Stay Warm

...The Best Tip is to wear several layers. This is what my wife does. It seems to work well for her and I enjoy more time with her.

Also no worries about the battery.
I only ryde when the temperatures are above 50°F. .......:thumbup:

 

[Peteoz]

Yes, I bought the Zarkie heated gloves to go with the jacket, mecsw, and they were so bulky and uncomfortable that I stopped using them after one attempt. My Lee Parks gauntlets with Outlast (warm in cold, cool in heat), along with heated grips provide a perfect solution for me. The current model Zarkie jacket is brilliant. Heat in body, arms and neck, and the elements are so flexible that you can roll the jacket into a ball and not damage it.

Pete