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.
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'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'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.
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.
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.
Bump..
User feedback on the synergy gear??
Putt...
Putt,
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
I get the impression, you're starting to get exited about your new bike.. LOL:coolit:
My 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.