Chin warm?

[popa griffin]

How does one keep there neck/double chin warm at night/morning.

Being that start work at 5am, its quite a cold ride to work and my neck/double chin gets freezing cold.

Anyone know of something to wear too keep said double chin warm?

Also riding home from my night job on the weekends ensues in teh cold neck aswell. :(

[Mom]

I have a thin wool scarf that I wrap around my neck and tuck down the front of my jacket, it tucks up under my ears in the helmet and goes under the chin strap, cuts out all the cold and I can pull it up over my nose if I want to.

[Hitcher]

Put your jacket on backwards. But if you do, make sure that you never lose consciousness if you come off you bike while still wearing your helmet...

[yungatart]

I have a "snood" which I bought at a local bike shop. It is a knitted tube, which keeps my neck warm, can also be tucked up under my helmet and cover my nose if necessary.
A twin pack cost about $25 bucks from memory.

[Tank]

Buff do some new umm buffs that have a polyprop bottom.

Keeps neck and chin nice and toasty.

Used one riding thu the snow a couple of weeks ago - and give them three thumbs up!

[Murray]

Eat lots of pies, the third chin will keep the double chin warm which will keep your first chin and neck warm

[Bonez]

Grow a beard. A decent one not something that looks like shaved womens pubes.

Or follow Dangerousbastards example and flog a sleeve from a jersey at an op shop.

[popa griffin]

I have a "snood" which I bought at a local bike shop. It is a knitted tube, which keeps my neck warm, can also be tucked up under my helmet and cover my nose if necessary.
A twin pack cost about $25 bucks from memory.

A snood you say. At a bike shop you say.

Next time I might have a look in a bike shop first before looking a numpty and posting a new thread. <_<

[Burtha]

wear a fur coat darlink!
I wear scarves tho

[babysteps]

Got a snood too, $10 at R&R Sports :cool:

[Usarka]

Cut the sleeve off an old baggy jersey.

or something like this http://www.buff.es/en/catalog_headwear.php?t=1 from somewhere like motomail

[sunhuntin]

instead of spending $25 for 2, hit your local thrift shop and buy a few skivvies. i buy those and cut the necks out [leaving a flap on both sides about a handswidth long to help keep chest and back warm] you might have to hem them depending on the material, but none of mine have needed that.
ive got 4 or 5 and wear one all the time in winter. can go under chinstrap and up over the nose easily.

[Tony W]

Wear a balaclava. End of story.

[Highlander]

Kathmandu Easter sale, they have a "Neck Gaitor" tube thingy that is REALLY warm http://www.kathmandu.co.nz/Mens/Accessories/10175/Neck_Gaiter.html . Now that I looked that up I didint think mine was that expensive I thought it was less than $10 but then it wouldn't be the first time today I have been wrong :Pokey: .

[Sparrowhawk]

Yeah, I have a neck gaiter from an outdoors stoor. Can't remember if it was kathamandu, r&r sports or pack'n'pedal, but they all have them. I spent about $10 - $15, and it's friggin' brilliant.

[Pogo2]

Wear around the neck (as a gaiter) when it is cold and then I can use it as a helmet liner in the warmer weather - makes the head feel cooler and keeps the insides of my helmet clean as well. Good for all seasons.

[Neon]

I've got an oxford toasty neck warmer + a polyprop balaclava and have just made a rubber insert to cover the chin guard on my helmet to stop the breeze getting in there in the morning. My chin, mouth and nose are warm but my eyes water from the cold. And it's not even real cold, it's fake Auckland cold :baby:

But yes, it's starting to get chilly at 6am on the way to work, looking for something to wear under leathers to block the wind chill. Oxford Chill Out?

[varminter]

I got a thingy from the bike shop when I bought my gear last year. It's got a warm neck bit and a front and back, bit like a vicars collar (sorry, best description I can give) got heaps from 'er indoors, apparently I should have worn a scarf, then, when it got caught in the rear wheel....whoohoo insurance pay out.:(

[Holyshift]

Bought one of these of Trademe
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Helmets-clothing-footwear/Jacket-pant-sets/auction-211445884.htm
Found it really good as it tucks in to your jacket and stops the wind getting in underneath.

[caseye]

got one of those thermal head socks, u know, pull it down over the head to yer neck then put lid on top, all good then toasty and warm under the chin at all times, ears too.

[smoky]

I have a thin wool scarf that I wrap around my neck and tuck down the front of my jacket, ....
I'm not saying don't wear one but......
About 29 years ago I gave up wearing a scarf on a motorbike; I had a custom made chopper/café bike built from an old CBR400 motor and modified frame.
And just to show what a plonker I was back then; I had some high ‘ape hanger bars’, straight pipes, open face helmet so I didn’t have to take it off while I smoked.
Use to ride it to work, even thru winter. One cold autumn Saturday I went to work, scarf wrapped around my face.
But on the return from work to home about midday – the sun was shining and it was warm. I tied the scarf in a quick loose knot and tucked the ends into my jacket – off I went

As I was riding along, my arms intolerably spread out holding the ridiculous hangers, my jacket puffed up and opened a bit – I thought I must of looked cool.
Then one end of the scarf came out of the jacket and was flapping away out the back. The restrictor free pipes burbling, freedom, rebellion, cool man

Then the scarf got caught in the back wheel, dragged me off the back and along the road on my knees – ambulance, embarrassment, 6 weeks to recover, not cool man

[Nasty]

I have these http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Helmets-clothing-footwear/Other/auction-211611754.htm .. I wear that with a silk balaclava so it won't roll down my ears ... but I really like it. ...

[FJRider]

Wear a balaclava. End of story.

The thermal sports balaclavas are available in most sports shops. Around $10. Silk ones are good too, although slightly dearer...

[portokiwi]

"Neck Gaitor" are good use to wear one of them on the bike. mmmmmm now that we are moving to wellington.... might have to invest in another. or just cout up the old BOP scarf the brother in law gave me.:lol:

[boman]

Bought one of these of Trademe
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Helmets-clothing-footwear/Jacket-pant-sets/auction-211445884.htm
Found it really good as it tucks in to your jacket and stops the wind getting in underneath.

I got one or these too. Wear a thin balaclava underneath also, keeps me toasty warm.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I've plaited my nosehairs together.

[Mom]

I'm not saying don't wear one but......
About 29 years ago I gave up wearing a scarf on a motorbike; I had a custom made chopper/café bike built from an old CBR400 motor and modified frame.
And just to show what a plonker I was back then; I had some high ‘ape hanger bars’, straight pipes, open face helmet so I didn’t have to take it off while I smoked.
Use to ride it to work, even thru winter. One cold autumn Saturday I went to work, scarf wrapped around my face.
But on the return from work to home about midday – the sun was shining and it was warm. I tied the scarf in a quick loose knot and tucked the ends into my jacket – off I went

As I was riding along, my arms intolerably spread out holding the ridiculous hangers, my jacket puffed up and opened a bit – I thought I must of looked cool.
Then one end of the scarf came out of the jacket and was flapping away out the back. The restrictor free pipes burbling, freedom, rebellion, cool man

Then the scarf got caught in the back wheel, dragged me off the back and along the road on my knees – ambulance, embarrassment, 6 weeks to recover, not cool man


Yeah well I dont have a bike with ape hangers, and have been using a scarf for the past 33 odd years without mishap. There are better things out there for sure, but my scarf works just fine for me.

[Disco Dan]

How does one keep there neck/double chin warm at night/morning.

Being that start work at 5am, its quite a cold ride to work and my neck/double chin gets freezing cold.

Anyone know of something to wear too keep said double chin warm?

Also riding home from my night job on the weekends ensues in teh cold neck aswell. :(

Grow a beard. Or at least a goatee. Just make sure you are not single - no-one looks good with a goatee.

If you can only do little clumps then buy a balaclava thing - push it right over so its around your neck then pull the front up to cover your mouth and nose - grip in your teeth while you put your helmet on.

If your cheap you can also get an old wooly jumper and cut the arm off. Do it in the right place and you end up with a tube of wooly jumper arm that has one bigger opening than the other - helps it stay tight like a tiger.

[imne1]

I have neoprene (wetsuit material) mask off trademe for $16 new, that wraps around covers ears, face from the nose down, throat and down the front. I start work at 5am also, it really makes a difference.

[YellowDog]

OMG what a strange question for something so obvious.

Try rubbing fresh chillies on your neck and chin before putting your helmet on.

[Mom]

Try rubbing fresh chillies on your neck and chin before putting your helmet on.
:slap: :clap:

[captain_andrey]

Wear around the neck (as a gaiter) when it is cold and then I can use it as a helmet liner in the warmer weather - makes the head feel cooler and keeps the insides of my helmet clean as well. Good for all seasons.

+1 for Buff

Its also a balaclava and a beanie:)
Any snowboarding shop should have one.

[slofox]

OMG what a strange question for something so obvious.

Try rubbing fresh chillies on your neck and chin before putting your helmet on.

Just a tip for the gentlemen on the site...if you DO rub fresh chillis on your neck and chin, or handle fresh chillis in any other way, PUT YOUR GLOVES ON BEFORE YOU TAKE A SLASH!!!!. And don't ask how I know this...suffice to say half an hour under a cold shower is the result if you don't...

[popa griffin]

Just a tip for the gentlemen on the site...if you DO rub fresh chillis on your neck and chin, or handle fresh chillis in any other way, PUT YOUR GLOVES ON BEFORE YOU TAKE A SLASH!!!!. And don't ask how I know this...suffice to say half an hour under a cold shower is the result if you don't...

Ahhhaaa I already know this. Since i work in produce, i was once handling chillies, slicing them and all that jazz, and needed to pee, didnt think once about it.

Needless to say, i was working the rest of the day in pain :(

[saltydog]

Well, along with pies and chillies, Rev-it does a nice wee neck thingy made of a quasi-neopreme material. The first time I wore it I couldnt believe I'd been riding for 20 years without one (or something like it, Revit wasnt even born!)
Also cuts out heaps of wind noise.
But I have ridden with a guy that was (a farmer) using a rolled up mutton-cloth (cheese-cloth) as a neck warmer. When it got a bit manky he'd just cut another new piece.

[popa griffin]

Never to mind ladies and gentlemens, My sister being the nice chick she is, brought me up a thing from the camping/hiking store she works at down in christchurch.

And if its good enough to keep christchurch necks warm, im sure it should be more then up for the task in hamiltons weather.

[Winston001]

I got a thingy from the bike shop when I bought my gear last year. It's got a warm neck bit and a front and back, bit like a vicars collar .....(

Yes got one of those too and it works.

However my preference for winter in the south is something wind-proof and am still looking. One of those neoprene masks as mentioned above would be a good option. Used to wear scarves but they'd always find a way of one end cracking in the wind.

I've found that wind-proofing is the most important first step with riding gear. I put one of those strong plastic shopping bags down my chest once just as an experiment and was amazed at the difference. Now got an Oxford wind-proof top now. :niceone:

[Gate0r]

I rock a beleclava eh. Cuts down the wind noise on the open road real nice too. It's an oxford one, some synthetic windstopping kinda stuff. I forget how much i paid for it now but its real nice. Anything woolen might get itchy and annoying

[PrincessBandit]

Put your jacket on backwards. But if you do, make sure that you never lose consciousness if you come off you bike while still wearing your helmet...
And when the men in white coats cart you off to the loony bin you'll already be fitted with your own straight jacket. :niceone:

Grow a beard. A decent one not something that looks like shaved womens pubes.

Now that must be an embarrassing look on a mans face (unless it's beaver eating time)


Wear a balaclava. End of story.
Only problem I find with balaclava is my damned glasses have those light weight bendy arms and trying to get them inside my balaclava and helmet together is a pain in the ring. But it certainly is warm once I've done the 10 minute dance to get my head gear on.

[slofox]

, didnt think once about it.

:(

Nor did I....dammit

[Blatman]

Kathmandu Easter sale, they have a "Neck Gaitor" tube thingy that is REALLY warm http://www.kathmandu.co.nz/Mens/Accessories/10175/Neck_Gaiter.html . Now that I looked that up I didint think mine was that expensive I thought it was less than $10 but then it wouldn't be the first time today I have been wrong :Pokey: .

Good tip, thanks mate - got one for $14.95 at Kathmandhu in Henderson today - ahhhh....warm as toast :)

[davebullet]

Just a tip for the gentlemen on the site...

Minor correction - there are no gentlemen on this site :laugh: