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By Sherlock on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 01:04 pm:

Cheers all,
Think i'v got that, looking for suitable site to link too to test on.. 

By David1300 on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 01:20 pm:

Sherlock, go here and you can post a link to totally unrelated sites. Don't even need to find anything related to bike/biking 

By Marshman on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 02:57 pm:

Baggy, you're slipping. The link you posted in your example wasn't clickable  

By Sherlock on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 03:32 pm:

OK, lets try this

http://www.tshirthell.com/ 

By Sherlock on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 03:36 pm:

I think it works !!
Chuffed to ••••••• now

Thanks... 

By Barmy on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 07:33 pm:

I have made heated grips and heated insoles for my boots. To replicate the process you will need to obtain a replacement electric heater element, the sort that is like an enormous spring and designed to replace burned out elements in the type of fire that has a ceramic matrix supporting the wire.
Next you need to calculate the length of wire that you need to produce the appropriate heat out put at around 12 volts. I would suggest about 35 watts, measured with an ammeter and using the equation watts = amps x volts.
I have a hazy recollection of this being about 20 inches for the wire I used - you must measure your own.
This length of wire can then be used as appropriate.I wound it round the handlebar grips and covered them with lengths of bicycle inner tube. I also made canvas insoles for my boots and threaded the wire in giant stitches, then glued another layer of plain canvas on top for protection. These were so effective at 35 watts that I had to trail my feet out in the airflow to keep them cool enough.
I discovered that the element wire is REALLY hard to solder,and used crimp joints instead.
Somewhat cheaper than buying ready made, and like most challenges, fun to try. 

By Sherlock on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:24 pm:

Barmy,



Oh,sorry, were you serious ??? 

By Wacko on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 08:59 am:

@ Barmy
Mate you have got to be kidding......what do you do when they start smokin.... 

By Bagman on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 09:56 am:

Hot foot it to the nearest Fettlers Anonymous meeting

"My name is Barmy, and I am a Fettler"

Stu.. the bagman.. 

By Marshman on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 04:24 pm:

Oi bagman! No!

Just because he's been out and bought a shiny new bike, doesn't mean that he's not entitled to save a few quid by making heated insoles out of hopsacks and an old night storage radiator.


I hear that a good compost heap can heat up to about 50c... 

By Barmy on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 07:49 pm:

Or perhaps there is an easier way to warm my feet using the hot air that's around.
As I said it's the challenge not the cash. 

By Marshman on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 08:29 pm:

More power to your elbow mate. It's just that I keep thinking how many fires are caused by faulty electric blankets, and I know if I tried it, I'd be wondering how fast I'd be able to get my boots off!

Nice to see another proud beard wearer posting on the forum.  

By Bagman on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:24 am:

Time to start a Grizly Adams section for all the Big Beard Boys

Stu.. the bagman.. 

By Marshman on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:51 pm:

Damn, I've just trimmed mine for the summer  

By Fjrhoward on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 10:31 pm:

Me too.