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Haistelija
I finally succumbed to the ugliness of pogies this year.
The 45nrth Sturmfist 4 gloves I was using last winter are the warmest I've ever used, but I'm just so sick of my gloves getting completely drenched and staying soaked all day and losing half their warmth.
Pogies are the ugliest bike accessory ever, but I'm past caring now.
Although it also pisses me off that they class neoprene pogies as waterproof, when they're totally not. They also get soaked after about half an hour of constant heavy rain, so your gloves get damp inside still. Hopefully not as bad as without the pogies though, and they'll still hopefully block the wind even when they're wet.
I went with the Hippo Hands Cascade pogies, but I had to make multiple modifications. I fitted Dot snaps to hold straps down instead of relying on the velcro, one piece of which was literally about half an inch by one inch and wasn't sticking for shit. I fitted snaps to the opening so that I can close them when my bike is locked up, otherwise the rain just goes straight inside. Why this isn't a standard feature I don't know?
I also punched a hole in the side of each one and fitted my bar plugs through it to stop the pogies sagging.
I guess we'll see how they go in the inevitable soaking winter we have ahead.