| Re: Secrets of Warm Toes?
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:15:39 GMT, Stephen Harding
<smharding16@msn.com> wrote:
>dgk wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:34:55 GMT, Stephen Harding
>> <smharding16@msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>dgk wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I think the 9 miles isn't long enough. My commute is 15 each way, and
>>>>my toes are pretty much fine until the last few miles. Then they start
>>>>freezing.
>>>
>>>My commute is 11 miles each way and my feet are pretty well frozen
>>>by the time I get to work in 45-50 minutes.
>>>
>>>However, I think they're actually starting to warm up again by that
>>>time (temperature decrease of toes has bottomed out). If I rode a
>>>longer route, I think they might actually start to warm.
>>>
>>>This happens with my hands where my fingers are at their max cold
>>>(cold enough to be aching on thawing) after about 20 minutes. The
>>>remainder of the commute they are warming up.
>>>
>>>This is the case at and below about 10-15F. Above this temperature,
>>>both hands and feet don't generally get cold enough to be aching on
>>>warmup.
>>>
>>>
>>>SMH
>>
>>
>> Are you sure that they're warming up and not numbing?
>
>Both hands and feet are cold and numb at some point during
>my really cold weather commutes.
>
>The hands definitely start to warm up again after 20-25 minutes.
>
>I can't really tell if the feet are. They don't seem to get
>worse beyond 45-50 minutes in extreme cold, and actually seem to
>be getting better (i.e. warmer).
>
>
>SMH
Hopefully that is all behind me with the Hotronic foot warmers. Maybe
it will get cold enough this winter to find out. However, it's going
to be near 60 tomorrow so that won't do it. (NYC).
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