Best Balaclava

[Mully]

Anyone else know of good balaclavas. Its that time of year.

What, time to rob banks??

[Stella]

I tried a balaclava today, found it a bit tight and awkward. Certainly served the purpose though!

I think I would use a half-balaclava or neck sock up over my mouth a but more than a full balaclava. But I am wondering how do you put your helmet on without it slipping down? Or do you bite the front bit to hold it up?

[tri boy]

What, time to rob banks??

Do you want to be the "wheel man"?

[Eric]

Try the Oxford one. Its silk and is cool - warm and keeps it shape very well.
I use a Kathmandu neckgator made of fleece material and is real warm

Good luck deciding.

Eric

[Cr1MiNaL]

I use the oxford cotton/polyester one which i got from yamaha for 16 bucks.. its awesome though u might need to hand wash it in cold water every 2-3 months... not a problem... v warm n snug in 13 deg -15 deg temps.

Raj.

[Holy Roller]

I found that the oxford one channels rain down my front in the wet, Though really warm in the cold dry weather I don't like it in the rain. The best I have found is the polarfleece neck warmer. When it gets wet the water does not soak away to uncomfortable places, rather it just stays in the fleece and body heat keeps it warm. Best of all it was a giveaway from the bike shop.

[Holy Roller]

But I am wondering how do you put your helmet on without it slipping down? Or do you bite the front bit to hold it up?

Slip it over your head and pull it down until the top is just above your eyes. Pull your helmet on and adjust by pulling down on the neck warmer until ones nose is still covered yet able to see. Do up helmet.
Thats what I do

[Morcs]

I Sell good balaclava's... ill do a KB Discount too...

www.mountaindesigns.com.au

[terbang]

Bloody wimps, just shove an old newspaper up yer jumper.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Bloody wimps, just shove an old newspaper up yer jumper.

Oh lol so true mate I was wonderin if I was the only dude who actually had to stuff newspapers down ma cotton jumper coz of lack of descent funds as a student to buy good stuff... used to be such hard times ... I look back now and remember so many of us had gone through the same thing together... good times... I miss high school...

[tri boy]

Bloody wimps, just shove an old newspaper up yer jumper.

Newspaper. Bloody luxury!
We ad to walk 15 miles to toxic waste dump, steal wet, used bum wipe, to stuff down th inside of grandpas cotton singlet, so he could ride to top of Himalaya to buy 5yr Yak fat to lube my push bike chain so i could push it ta school (cause the bandits ad stole th wheels).

[pritch]

Newspaper. Bloody luxury!
We ad to walk 15 miles to toxic waste dump, steal wet, used bum wipe, to stuff down th inside of grandpas cotton singlet, so he could ride to top of Himalaya to buy 5yr Yak fat to lube my push bike chain so i could push it ta school (cause the bandits ad stole th wheels).

Shit! I can't compete with that. :-)

Silk is the only way to go. If you use anything else you eventually need two helmets because one is two big when you're not wearing the balaclava.

My favourite brand is Ermenigildo Zegna (?sp). Zegna are also famous for their suits and other (very expensive) fashion wear, but I only aspire to own their ski mask...

[saltydog]

Zero index wears(well used to anyway) a scarf when he rides, and the otherday it somehow undid itself and got caught in his chain and sproket, didnt damage the bike but the scarf was fucked.

Reminds me of a time I was in Lombok riding with a sarong around my waist....dangling. I'd had a few at the time and couldn't work out what happened as I got almost thrown from the bike, huge rash around my waist and no bloody sarong! Stumbled around thinking I was going mad and left it at that. Woke up the next morning still perplexed at the previous nite so I headed out to inspect the bike where I found the sarong tightly wrapped around the hub inbetween the sproket and the spokes. And the penny dropped!!

[saltydog]

Bloody wimps, just shove an old newspaper up yer jumper.

Terbang, kenapa kamu pakai namanya bahasa Indonesia? I did an internal flight over there with 12 un-servicables flashing red on the dash and the captain said "Ngak masala, lets go....." Scary'er than the road from Kuta to padang-bai on a scooter!

[Chilling_Silence]

I bought myself a neck-tube after another rider told me about one.
Dont get me wrong, it was great, pretty warm and all, but the thing was always wanting to slip down, there was always a little bit of air getting through in a weird way that annoyed me, it just didnt sit quite right on me. Think it wasnt quite long enough for my neck. In my haste, I spent $30 on one...

Ordered one from MotoMail, hopefully it'll arrive today, $15 for a full silk one