My neck is cold :(

SamPazz · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:39

I commute 15 miles to college at about 9am when the temps are around 6-7 degrees? Currently i have some cheapo thermal neck warmer thingy that i bought last year for £5 and i find it does nothing in this weather and by the time i get to college my neck feels like a block of ice, does anyone have any suggestions on what i could buy or do i just need to man up

Rilot · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:43

I use at item like this: http://www.getgeared.co.uk/Motorcyc...cycle__Face_Mask_Neoprene?sc=21&category=-121

It cost about the same as that but I've had it for years.

agnes · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:57

I have never suffered from this, but my mate did horribly, we would go for a winters morning ride at 8am as the sun would be coming up in February and he would b**** and moan about his bloody neck and fingers...

Anyway, he used all sorts of neck warmers that cost him a truck load (could have braided and brembo'd his crappy GSXR brakes with the amount he spent on neck warmers!).

In the end, as a joke, I bought him a classic knitted scarf from Oxfam for crimbo, bog standard length, pretty chunky, very nice and purpler muhahahaha.

Anyway, he never took the bloody thing off on rides! Said after wrapping it round 3 times, and tucking the scarf down the front, he didn't have any issues at all!!!

So maybe give this a shot?

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gillywibble · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:07

I've got a 'Bikers Wind Stopper' which does the trick.

Also, it's not cold yet

SamPazz · 11 Nov 2011 at 15:19

I was looking at this:

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/oxford-chillout-neck-tube.html

should be ok?

Fireskull · 11 Nov 2011 at 16:17

Always just used a thermal Buff, never really got a cold neck and we are talking minus degrees with wind chill factor.

https://www.buffwear.co.uk/catalogue/index.php/cPath/196_199

Felix · 11 Nov 2011 at 18:16

Just a buff for me. Works really well.

domthecondom · 11 Nov 2011 at 20:01

a scarf does it

Kaeo · 12 Nov 2011 at 11:21

Balaclava/scarf/manup

MouseMat2004 · 12 Nov 2011 at 22:31

Just go to somewhere like Millets and buy a neck warmer, probably cheaper than buying one from a bike site but just as good.

FunkyCowie · 13 Nov 2011 at 10:32

I use oxford comfies although I have never had to pay much for them, reason being a couple of different biking and scootering mags have been giving them away for £2.50 for shipping only

http://www.oxford-shop.co.uk/item3293.htm

arctine · 13 Nov 2011 at 11:52

I got a 'cold killers' thing that covers my neck, mouth and nose. It's awesome, can't feel the old at all. Best 16 quid I've spent.

Linkex · 14 Nov 2011 at 06:37

Anyone have any tips for killing the extra fogging up these things seem to cause?

gillywibble · 14 Nov 2011 at 08:46

Linkex said:
Anyone have any tips for killing the extra fogging up these things seem to cause?

Get a Pinlock device fitted. No more fogging.

PardonTheWait · 16 Nov 2011 at 00:11

I've got a PoloPancho which I wear quite a lot when it's really cold. Dunno where they got it from, I inherited it from my parents. It's a big fuzzy buff thing with a front and back like a poncho.

I just found a picture of it online and they've made it look gay as ****!

Ive got a smaller one as well with much less of a bib which is much less bulky, but I can't find it to see what it's called. It's not a polopancho though.

eidolon · 16 Nov 2011 at 08:03

I've never tried them on a bike but I've got a couple of those cheap Buffs and they serve me well when I'm skiing so I hope they will work just as well on the bike this Winter.