*** THERMAL NECK WARMERS***

[LB]

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Our neckwarmers arrived by courier on Friday. Got some strange looks in the Ladies when I was trying it on!!

I am very impressed with this product.

I find this new neckwarmer very warm, and not at all restrictive when turning my head. It does feel much more snug around my neck than my old one, which just takes a bit of getting used to.

I have for a number of years been using a polyprop neckwarmer that was once the thigh of a longjohn, and it's been fine. It was very thin and not at all bulky. I had tried a couple of polar fleece or similar neckwarmers, but found them too thick and bulky and apart from not being able to breathe too well, they stopped me from turning my head, so I'd stuck with my longjohn-thigh warmer.

I would occasionally get a bit of a draft if the neckwarmer moved up/around, but the design and fabric of s41's warmers means it stays in place and doesn't ride up at all - very well shaped and stretchy/thin fabric (but warm!)

The only problem Hamish found was that with the fabric up over his nose, his glasses fogged up. Simple solution is to fold the fabric down under the nose.

Very well made, very good value for money (esp at the Kiwibiker price).

I would highly recommend this product - great initative there s41. Have you thought of approaching shops to sell them?

Of course, I have personalised mine with a Ducati label on the front.....(well, I had to differentiate between mine and Hamish's somehow, didn't I!!)
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[Simon A]

Just got mine today and it works realy well! I've got 2 other neck warmers, one lets a draft in and the other is too restrictive but this one is perfect . Thanks S41

[XTC]

Mine should be arriving today.... I've got an HJC face mask but the back of my neck gets cold with that.

[RPM91]

Yeah mine arrived monday and it is brilliant, nice and warm and fits nicely, id recommend these to all you bikers

[vifferman]

Do any of you that hve bought them have helmets that are quite snug around the bottom? Mine is pretty tight, and has extra flap thingos around the base, and I reckon that will pull the neckwarmer down. Waddya reckon?

[s41]

My helmet is very snug fitting and doesnt pull the warmer down at all. You have to remember these are elastic and cling nicely to the face and neck.
Best $23 you will ever spend on a bike.
Crappy ones in bike shops are selling from $50 up to $70 and we reckon these are heaps better. We have sold 80odd in the last few weeks, mainly on trademe, but you lot are slowly catching on.
Remember $23 applies only if you e-mail me direct. If you go through the trademe process $28
Cheers

[LB]

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Vifferman: my helmet is quite snug everywhere, but the neckwarmer is a clingy stretchy fabric so it stays in place when I put my helmet on. You should be fine.
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[XTC]

Yes these neck warmers are great. I have a 55km ride to work and a 55km ride home(funny that) and work shift work. I have been using the bike this week and until yesterday it was not really cold enough to test this thing properly. Well last night when I left for work at 6:00pm it was sorta cold but the neck warmer worked great and my neck was toasty. But this morning on the way home at 7:00am there was frost everywhere and it was bloody cold... But my neck was warm only part of me that was cold was my fingers and toes. Get one you'll not regret it.

[Ixion]

Yes these neck warmers are great. I have a 55km ride to work and a 55km ride home(funny that) ..

How odd.Yes, that is strange. I find that my ride in in the mornings is 25km and takes 20 minutes , but often the ride home is 100km or more and takes an hour or so.

Mrs Ixion has often commented on this strange phenonomen, with some disparagment. She cannot understand why I am often late for dinner . I explain that it is one of those inexplicable natural things, which I have no control over. I put it down to quantum myself.

Oddly, it seems more prevalent in fine weather in summer. Dunno why that is

[BNZ]

I havnt tried my neck warmer on the bike yet but I took it up skiing in some shit house weather last week and it worked a charm.

[Ixion]

I got one of these and have now tried it a couple of times. Seems good.

Simpler and less messy than the traditional scarf. When you stop you can just fold it down , you don't have to take it off, looks like a crew neck.

Is well made, seams neatly finished and overlocked (used to work in the rag trade).

Recommended.

[erik]

I've got one of the neck warmers too, it arrived a couple of weeks ago now, but I wanted to give it a try before posting, plus I've been busy last week with exams.

I agree with what other's have said, the quality of work is really good, I'm impressed. The material looks like a good choice for a neckwarmer, I haven't seen this type of material before, it's kinda close weave stretchy material on the outside and like felt on the inside.
It's warmer than either of the other two neckwarmers I've tried (a thick polarfleece one and a thin thermal-underwear-type-material one), particularly around the top of the neck.
It doesn't feel restrictive at all (unlike the thick polarfleece neck warmer I've tried).
It does seem to make the visor fog up a bit more easily like LB said. But it's not much of a problem, my visor fogs up anyway.

The only other points I'd make are that it still lets a bit of the cold air through, I think if you were touring in cold conditions, you'd probably still want a scarf or something.
The other thing is that I think it could fit me a bit better, it feels like the lower front part of the neck is too loose, the material bunches up a bit, and under the chin it feels like it doesn't allow quite enough material for how far my chin sticks out relative to my neck. Maybe it's because I'm tall, I'm not sure. In any case, the fit is still better than the other neck warmers I've tried.