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Heated grips 'can prolong riding season'
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Written by Fran Newton, 30/12/09
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Motorcyclists hoping to avoid a bike insurance claim after being distracted by their cold fingers could enhance their safety with heated grips.
According to R&G Racing, investing in heated grips can help bikers keep their hands warm and extend their winter riding season, LondonBikers.com reports.
The firm has updated its grips to provide the warmest temperatures after findings showed that at 30 miles per hour in winter temperatures of a few degrees C, the wind-chill can mean temperatures of around minus 20 for bikers.
"We are all-weather bikers here at R&G Racing, so we know what it feels like riding through the depths of winter," commented R&G Racing's sales director Simon Hughes.
The firm suggests that riders are unable to concentrate or operate their machine's controls properly when their hands are not warm.
"We are confident our updated heated grips give higher temperatures through a rider's glove than ever before, giving the rider even more resilience to winter's bite," he added.
Bike insurance policyholders can invest in the grips for just under £30 and adjust them using five settings from warm to hot.
The firm, which recently exhibited at Birmingham's Bike Show, sells a variety of products, with engine covers being among its newest offerings.
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