we are . It ’ s easy enough , download the app , open Bluetooth , attach the batteries and stab at some buttons until they connect . Will it be easy for you ...? Not if you ’ re like Vege , our publisher who threatens to throw his computer out of the window on a daily basis . You ’ ll know if this is you or not . Next up you need to calibrate them . Again , easy enough if you ’ re not Vege . That done , I was ready to head south with toasty fingers .
HOT AND COLD PERFORMANCE Guessing at an appropriate temperature , I set the app to 21 degrees as I left Reefton , heading
for the West Coast . The gloves are pretty toasty in their own right with Primaloft insulation , and it actually took a fair while for them to start heating , as both my hands and gloves were warm as I got on the bike . Somewhere around Greymouth I could start to feel some warmth spreading over the top of my hands and fingers . I ’ d kinda forgotten about the heating , but this reminded me about the heated aspect of the gloves , so I ended up spending a fair bit of time fiddling with the app as I went - no , it ’ s not recommended . So , while you ’ re not meant to be looking at the app while you ride , I was
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