I ordered the jacket, pants and gloves today from wingstuff.com. Everything is on back-order and they expect delivery in about three weeks. Act early if you're thinking about these for a Christmas gift.
The gloves are made from goatskin and I like the feel of them - they are not stiff. They seem relatively supple and fairly well made.What were the gloves like? Stiff or did they have more of a broken in feel?
My Gerbing gloves are stiff... some Widder gloves I had a few years ago felt like I'd had them for years as soon as they arrived.
I second what Mellow said:I'm in the market for my first set of heated gear, so I think I'll give these a try. First, I need your thoughts on a couple of questions:
- Heated vest or heated jacket? Pros and cons, please.
- Do I need heated gloves if I have heated grips?
Please advise.
As Mellow said, I would recommend the jacket liner rather than just a vest. My arms get cold in the bicep area where they get the most wind blast.I'm in the market for my first set of heated gear, so I think I'll give these a try. First, I need your thoughts on a couple of questions:
- Heated vest or heated jacket? Pros and cons, please.
- Do I need heated gloves if I have heated grips?
Please advise.
I would say if you can fit a thick sweatshirt (no hood) under your Rocket jacket, the Synergy liner would probably work fine. If that would be tight in the shoulder / arms, perhaps just the heated vest version.Thanks for the reviews. This product seems to have become popular quickly.
The dealer in Lompoc has this gear in stock. I'm trying to move to wearing my Joe Rocket 990 jacket year-round. It's silly but I don't feel safe on the bike anymore unless I'm wearing tight ceramic infused 1.2+mm leather. The vest liner looks compact. The jacket liner doesn't look like it will fit in a snug jacket.
Actually, you can look at that from the other side, you don't have to have a TM jacket so odds are, they'd sell more that way.Jon & all, Great info here. Thanks for reporting. These look very interesting to me. I'm a bit surprised Tourmaster did not design these to zip into existing jackets like the liners (unless I read this wrong). That would make these so much easier to use.
I get the impression, you're starting to get exited about your new bike.. LOL:coolit:Bump..
User feedback on the synergy gear??
Putt...
That's kinda my thoughts too, Chris.. I would rather hear it from some of the members on THIS board... My local dealer is suppose to order a set of the pants and liner in XL so they/we can judge how the sizes actuallyPutt,
Webbikeworld has a favorable review of the vest and an unfavorable review of the gloves. http://www.webbikeworld.com
These guys are very hard on heated stuff, often attributed to weak electrical power on their review bikes.
I like what I hear, but my hands and arms are where I take a beating in the cold so I am gonna wait for some "other" reviews before i take this as gospel.
It may be cheaper than Gerbing and come with its controller included but I never hear that Gerbing did not keep someone warm. On top of that, can't mix and match like you can with some of the others like Warm and Safe.
Cold gear is hard for me to consider unless I ride north of I-30 most of the time....
I want heated gear, especially after Moonshine last year, but I want to get it right, I can;t afford to cheap out And have to invest twice.
Chris
Actually, the gear would mainly be for the wife... I can stay warm behindI get the impression, you're starting to get exited about your new bike.. LOL:coolit:
I got the image from the Powerlet web site http://www.powerletproducts.com/products/power_cables.phpMy Synergy pants, jacket and gloves arrived yesterday, but it will be several days before I can put them to the test. The Powerlet setup above looks correct. I'm going to look for that connection locally first. Where did you get it?
I bought the gloves and jacket from Wingstuff, but the jacket is still on backorder.
Like others have said, the gloves are very supple from the start, and they're going to be my new winter gloves, whether I use the heat or not.
The warmth is great for the fingers (the elements are on the tops), but I wish the elements for the thumbs were moved to the front inside, because that's the part that's in the wind while holding onto a handlebar.
I'm very happy with the gloves, and anticipating the jacket.